Time Periods in Scripture
The Bible is not a random collection of disconnected stories. It is one unified narrative that unfolds across time, revealing the steady progression of God’s redemptive plan. From creation to new creation, each time period plays a distinct role in shaping the story. These eras are not just historical markers. They reveal the character of God, the unfolding of His covenant promises, and the anticipation and arrival of the Messiah. By exploring Scripture through its historical and theological movements, you will begin to see how each period builds upon the one before it, forming a clear and purposeful storyline that leads to Jesus Christ and continues through the life of the Church. This approach helps you follow the Bible’s message from beginning to end with greater clarity, depth, and awe.
Select a Time Period
Trace the early chapters of Genesis where creation, sin, judgment, and promise lay the foundation for everything else in Scripture.
Explore the unfolding story of the Patriarchs as God establishes His covenant family through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, setting the stage for Israel’s future.
Watch God’s promise unfold as a small family becomes a mighty people in Egypt, setting the stage for deliverance and a coming king.
Follow Israel through the desert as God tests, teaches, and prepares a wandering people to become a faithful nation.
Joshua leads Israel into the Promised Land as God fulfills His covenant and establishes His people through conquest and promise.
Journey through the period of the Judges when God raised unlikely leaders to rescue His people amid cycles of rebellion and redemption.
Enter the era of Israel’s united kingdom as Saul, David, and Solomon rise to power, revealing both the glory of God’s plan and the cost of human pride.
Discover the rise and fall of the Northern Kingdom of Israel as God’s chosen people drift into idolatry, political turmoil, and exile.
Explore the Southern Kingdom of Judah as faith’s flicker endures through turmoil, temple reform, and exile under God’s unwavering promise.
Hear the voices of the prophets who warned, wept, and pointed forward to redemption as they called Israel back to covenant faithfulness.
Witness the rise and fall of the brutal Assyrian Empire as it conquered Israel, threatened Judah, and became a tool in God’s sovereign judgment.
Follow the people of Judah into exile as God’s judgment falls, faith is tested in a foreign land, and hope begins to rise through prophetic promise.
See how God fulfilled His word through Persian kings as the exiles returned, the temple was rebuilt, and hope for restoration began to rise.
Trace the silent yet significant centuries between the Testaments as empires rose, Jewish identity shifted, and the world was prepared for the coming of Christ.
Explore how Greek rule brought both cultural influence and fierce resistance as the Jewish people struggled to remain faithful in a changing world.
Explore the dramatic rise of the Maccabean rulers as they reclaimed Jewish worship and independence, only to confront the challenges of power and identity.
Witness the rise of Roman power over Judea as temple defilement, political tension, and violent revolt set the stage for the coming of the Messiah.
Discover how Jesus fulfills every promise of the Old Testament as the true Messiah, the anointed Savior foretold by the prophets and revealed in the Gospels.
Discover how the Church began through the power of the Holy Spirit, spread across the Roman world, and laid the foundation for Christian faith and community.
