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8/12/2019 Inter Testament Intro

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400 Years

Of

Gods Silence

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NO! God had stopped speaking through hisprophets His preparing of his people for the Messiah is

complete

But Gods silence doesnt mean He wasnt

acting or that He had not spoken on theevents of this period.

Christians are often ignorant of this timeperiod When so much of the world changed

Which separates the OT from the NT

And sometimes just conclude that it isnt asimportant as other studies.


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These years are very important:It lasts longer than the Kingdom of

Judah.

It changes the entire stage for the

gospel and the entrance of theMessiah.

Two trends happen here:The world was quickly changing.

The Jews in Judah become entrenchedin new leadership, and religiousorganizations.


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To understand the need for this study you should knowsome general infomation . The next questions have to do

with the general outline time between OT & NT

Persian, Greek, Hasmonean and Roman

What are the four kingdoms between the Testaments and

in what dates did they rule Israel?

Alexander the Great

Who started the Greek Empire?

Four Greek generals took over, each with their chunk.

Who took over the Greek empire after Alexander died?

Mattathias with his five sons. (from Israel)

Who started the Hasmonean Kingdom?

Antiochus Epiphanes from the Syrian Greek Kingdom.

Who persecuted the Israelites before they fought forfreedom?

When Antiochus fought to beat the Egyptian part of theempire he was beaten by the Egyptian Greeks, because

the Romans helped them.

Where do w

e first notice that the Romans arebecoming strong?


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1050 1010

SAUL

DAVID

2 Sam 2,5

970

930

SOLOMONI Kings 1

THEDIVIDEDKINGDOM1 Kings 12

605

N. KINGDOMTAKEN

CAPTIVE2 KINGS 17:23So Israel wascarried away

from their ownland to

Assyria.

721

DANIELTAKEN

CAPTIVEThe first

deportation2 Kings 24

598 BC

EZEKIELTAKEN

CAPTIVE

The seconddeportation

2 Kings 24

FROM UNITED KINGDOM TO DEPORTATION


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598 420 BC

ArtaxerxesDecree

70 YEARS OFCAPTIVITY

MALACHIMal 3:1

Behold,He is

coming.

ZERUBBABELRETURNS

Ezra 2

Startsrebuilding

the Temple

EZRARETURNS

Ezra 7Civic and

spiritualreforms NEHEMIAH

RETURNSNeh 2

Rebuildsthe city

walls

S. KINGDOMTAKEN

CAPTIVE

The thirddeportation

2 Kings 25:21

Thus Judahwas carried

away captive

from its ownland.

Templecompleted

EZEKIELTAKEN

CAPTIVE

586 538 458 444515


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420

INTERTESTAMENTAL PERIOD

Israel is dominated by Gentile Nations(one exception Hasmonean Period)

334 323 217 164 63 4 BC

MALACHI

Hasmoneans(Maccabean

Revolt)(164-63)

Syrians

(Seleucids)(217-164)

Ptolomies

(323-217)

Greeks

(334-323)

Rome

(63-4)

Persians

(539-333) BIRTHOF

CHRIST

Gal 4:4

In thefullnessof time,

GodsentHis

Son.


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4 BC 30/33 AD 66 70 115 132 AD

BIRTH

OFCHRIST

DEATH, BURIAL,

ANDRESURRECTION

OF CHRIST

John 3:14

Even so mustthe Son of Manbe lifted up.

1st

JEWISHROMAN

WAR

2ndJEWISH

ROMANWAR

3rdJEWISHROMAN

WAR

DESTRUCTIONOF

JERUSALEM

Matt 24:2

Not onestone hereshall be left

uponanother.


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Amos

Hasmonean

Kings

OldTestamentcompleted

400BC

Alexanderconquers

the PersianEmpire

331BC

MaccabbeeRebellion

167BC

Death ofHerod

the Great

4 BC

Persian Empire

Malachi?

Hellenistic Kings

Pompeythe Great

Ptolemies

Seleucids

Rome

Alexander

the Great


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What happened between the timeof the Old Testament and the NewTestament?

The Persian Dominance 539-331BCBeginning of 2nd Temple Judaism

The Greek/Hellenistic Period 331-

164BCThe Hasmoneans (Maccabeans)164-63BC


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Roman Rule (63BCff)Why did Jesus & Christianitycome during this period?

The Pax Romana - Littleconflict, Large systems ofroadways and communication

outletsInfluence of Greek Culture -Lingua Franca

Romes tolerance of Judaism


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Rise of Synagogues

OT Canon Established

Rule of OT Law Restablished Corruption of the High Priest

Greek Septuagint Translation

Rise of Sadducees (of Zadok?) Rise of the Pharisees (separatists)

Hasidim

Herods temple project Undertaken

The Intertestamental Period400+ Years of Subjection, Oppression, and

Corruption


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The Fullness of Time

But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forthHis Son

in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus,that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. And

Joseph went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth,

to Judea, to the City of David, which is called Bethlehem,with Mary, who was engaged to him. And it came about

that while they were there, Mary gave birth to herfirstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laidHim in a manger born of a woman, born under the

Law. And in the same region there were someshepherds staying out in the fields, and an angel of the

Lord suddenly stood before them and said to them,Today in the City of David there has been born for you a

Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

Galatians 4:4; Luke 2:1-12

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