Biblical Events

God creates the heavens, the earth, living creatures, and humanity, ordering creation as a good and purposeful world.

The woman and the man disobey God’s command in Eden, and sin, shame, alienation, and death enter the human story.

Cain’s jealousy turns into violence, and he kills his brother Abel despite God’s warning about the power of sin.

God judges the violence of the world through the flood, preserves Noah’s household, and establishes a covenant marked by the rainbow.

Humanity seeks a name and a centralized greatness at Babel, but God confuses the people’s language and scatters them across the earth.

God calls Abram to leave his homeland and promises to make him a blessing to the families of the earth.

God confirms the promise to Abram through a covenant ceremony and pledges descendants, land, and a future relationship with his family.

Sarah gives birth to Isaac in her old age, and Abraham names the promised son according to God’s command.

God tests Abraham by commanding him to offer Isaac, then provides a ram and confirms the promise through Abraham’s obedience.

On the journey away from home, Jacob dreams of a stairway and receives God’s reaffirmation of the promise given to Abraham.

Jacob wrestles through the night, receives the name Israel, and emerges marked by blessing as he prepares to meet Esau.

Joseph’s brothers sell him into slavery and deceive Jacob, beginning a chain of suffering and providential reversal in Egypt.

Joseph rises to authority in Egypt, preserves food during famine, and is reunited with the brothers who once sold him.

God appears to Moses in a burning bush, reveals his holy name, and commissions him to lead Israel out of Egypt.

A series of plagues confronts Pharaoh’s refusal to release Israel and reveals the Lord’s power over Egypt’s claims and gods.

God delivers Israel from slavery through Passover, the departure from Egypt, and the crossing of the sea.

When Israel complains of hunger in the wilderness, God provides bread from heaven and teaches the people to trust his daily provision.

At Mount Sinai, God forms the people rescued from Egypt into a covenant community and gives them instruction for worship and life together.

While Moses is on Mount Sinai, Israel makes and worships a golden calf, bringing the newly formed covenant community to the edge of destruction.

Israel completes the tabernacle, and the glory of the Lord fills the sanctuary at the center of the camp.

The spies report on Canaan, but fear overwhelms the people’s trust, leading God to decree a generation of wilderness wandering.

After the people are bitten by serpents, God provides healing through a bronze serpent lifted up by Moses.

Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan on dry ground, and the people enter the land promised to their ancestors.

Joshua leads Israel around Jericho, and the city falls after the people follow the instructions given to them.

Joshua gathers Israel at Shechem, recounts God’s acts of deliverance, and calls the people to serve the Lord alone.

Deborah and Barak lead Israel against Sisera’s forces, and the victory song celebrates God’s deliverance through unexpected leaders.

God reduces Gideon’s army and gives Israel victory over Midian through a small force using torches, jars, and trumpets.

Ruth remains loyal to Naomi, finds protection with Boaz, and becomes the mother of Obed in the family line leading to David.

Hannah dedicates Samuel to the Lord, and the child grows into a prophet whose word reaches all Israel.

After the Philistines capture the ark and suffer affliction, they return it, and Samuel calls Israel to put away foreign gods.

Samuel privately anoints Saul and later presents him to the people as Israel’s first king.

God directs Samuel to anoint David, the youngest son of Jesse, and the Spirit comes powerfully upon him.

David faces the Philistine champion Goliath and defeats him with a sling, declaring that the battle belongs to the Lord.

David captures the Jebusite stronghold and establishes Jerusalem as the political center of his kingdom.

David brings the ark of the covenant into Jerusalem with celebration, music, sacrifice, and dancing before the Lord.

At Gibeon, Solomon asks God for an understanding mind to govern the people and discern between good and evil.

Solomon dedicates the Temple in Jerusalem with prayer, sacrifice, and a public confession that God cannot be contained by a building.

Rehoboam rejects wise counsel, the northern tribes secede under Jeroboam, and the united monarchy becomes two kingdoms.

Elijah announces that Israel will experience a drought because of its covenant unfaithfulness, and God sustains him in hiding.

Elijah confronts the prophets of Baal at Mount Carmel and calls Israel to return to wholehearted loyalty to the Lord.

Elijah is taken up, and Elisha receives his mantle and continues the prophetic ministry with the Spirit’s power.

Naaman, commander of Aram’s army, follows Elisha’s instruction to wash in the Jordan and is healed.

Jonah announces judgment to Nineveh, and the city turns from its violence, prompting God to show mercy.

Assyria captures Samaria and brings the northern kingdom of Israel to an end after years of imperial pressure and political instability.

When Assyria threatens Jerusalem, Hezekiah prays, Isaiah speaks God’s word, and the city is spared from the invading army.

The book of the law is found during Temple repairs, and King Josiah leads Judah in a sweeping renewal of covenant worship.

Babylon destroys Jerusalem and the Temple, ends the Davidic monarchy in Judah, and carries many Judeans into exile.

Ezekiel sees dry bones come together and receive breath, a vision of God restoring a people who believe their hope is lost.

Daniel continues to pray to God despite a royal decree and is preserved through a night in the lions’ den.

Under Persian rule, Judean communities return to Jerusalem, rebuild the Temple, and begin the demanding work of communal restoration.

Esther risks her position in the Persian court to expose Haman’s plan and seek deliverance for the Jewish people.

Jesus is born in Bethlehem, and the Gospel birth narratives connect him with David’s line, Israel’s hope, and God’s presence with his people.

John the Baptist appears in the wilderness, calls Israel to repentance, and announces the coming of the stronger one.

Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan, the Spirit descends upon him, and a voice identifies him as God’s beloved Son.

The Spirit leads Jesus into the wilderness, where he resists the tempter and remains faithful to God’s word.

Jesus calls fishermen by the Sea of Galilee to leave their nets, follow him, and participate in announcing the kingdom of God.

At a wedding in Cana, Jesus turns water into wine, and his disciples begin to see his glory and believe in him.

Jesus teaches the crowds about the kingdom of heaven, kingdom-shaped righteousness, prayer, mercy, and faithful practice.

Jesus calls Matthew from the tax booth, and a meal with tax collectors becomes a sign of his mission to sinners.

Jesus forgives a paralyzed man’s sins and heals him publicly, demonstrating authority to forgive and restore.

During a violent storm on the Sea of Galilee, Jesus rebukes the wind and waves, leaving the disciples asking who he is.

Jesus feeds a vast crowd in a deserted place with five loaves and two fish, and the people eat until they are satisfied.

Jesus comes to the disciples across the stormy sea, reveals his presence, and brings the frightened boat to safety.

At Caesarea Philippi, Peter identifies Jesus as the Messiah, and Jesus begins to teach the disciples about the road to suffering.

Jesus is transfigured before Peter, James, and John, and Moses and Elijah appear as the Father identifies Jesus as his beloved Son.

Jesus takes Jairus’s daughter by the hand and restores her to life after the household has heard that she has died.

Near Jericho, Jesus hears blind Bartimaeus’s plea for mercy, restores his sight, and receives him as a model of persistent faith.

In Bethany, Jesus calls Lazarus from the tomb and reveals himself as the resurrection and the life.

Jesus enters Jerusalem to the acclamation of crowds and teaches in the Temple during Passover week.

Jesus enters the Temple courts, drives out those exploiting the space, and declares that the house of prayer must not become a den of robbers.

Jesus shares a final Passover meal with his disciples, interprets the bread and cup through his coming death, and commands them to remember him.

In Gethsemane, Jesus prays in anguish, submits to the Father’s will, and is arrested after Judas arrives with an armed crowd.

Jesus is crucified under Roman authority, buried, and raised; the empty tomb and resurrection appearances become the center of apostolic proclamation.

The risen Jesus commissions his apostles as witnesses and is lifted up from their sight as they await the promised Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit comes upon Jesus’ followers in Jerusalem, and Peter announces the risen Jesus to the gathered crowd.

At the Temple gate, Peter and John heal a man unable to walk and announce that the risen Jesus is the source of his restoration.

Ananias and Sapphira secretly withhold part of a gift while claiming to give the whole, and both die after Peter confronts their deception.

Stephen bears witness to Jesus before the council, is condemned, and prays for his attackers as he dies.

Philip explains Isaiah to an Ethiopian official on the desert road, and the official believes and is baptized.

Saul encounters the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus and is commissioned as a witness who will carry the Gospel to the nations.

Peter learns that God shows no partiality as the Gentile centurion Cornelius and his household receive the Holy Spirit and are baptized.

Herod imprisons Peter during the festival, but an angel leads him out while the church prays for his release.

Jewish and Gentile believers gather in Antioch, receive teaching, and are first called Christians as the church grows under the Spirit’s direction.

The church at Antioch commissions Paul and Barnabas, who proclaim Jesus in Cyprus and cities across southern Galatia before returning to report to the church.

The apostles and elders meet in Jerusalem to decide how Gentile believers should be welcomed into the people of God.

Paul revisits churches in Asia Minor and receives a vision calling him to Macedonia, carrying the Gospel into new European communities.

After Paul and Silas are beaten and imprisoned in Philippi, an earthquake opens the doors, and the jailer and his household believe.

In Athens, Paul engages philosophers and announces the God who made the world, calling hearers to repent because God has raised Jesus from the dead.

Paul remains in Corinth for an extended ministry, teaching the word of God and forming a church amid opposition and encouragement.

Paul teaches in Ephesus, many turn from magic practices, and the word of the Lord grows despite a city-wide confrontation.

Paul is seized in the Jerusalem Temple after accusations against him, and Roman soldiers intervene to prevent the crowd from killing him.

Paul recounts his encounter with Jesus and his calling to the nations before King Agrippa, Festus, and the assembled leaders.

A storm destroys the ship carrying Paul toward Rome, but everyone survives, and Paul ministers to the people of Malta.

After arrest, hearings, and a dangerous voyage, Paul reaches Rome and proclaims the kingdom of God while under guard.

John receives a vision of Jesus Christ while exiled on Patmos and is commanded to write what he sees for the churches.

The risen Christ addresses seven churches in Asia, commending faithfulness, exposing compromise, and promising life to those who endure.

John sees God’s throne surrounded by worship and the Lamb receive the scroll, revealing his worthiness to open its seals.

Revelation announces the fall of Babylon, the symbol of arrogant, violent, and exploitative worldly power.

Revelation depicts the dead standing before the great white throne as God judges according to what is written in the books.

John sees a new heaven and a new earth, the holy city coming from God, and God dwelling with humanity where death is no more.