January 25th – March 1st, 2011
Dave Ujifusa
Era
Description
Creation 
The creation of the world and man, and early events
Patriarch 
The birth of the Hebrew people through a family of patriarchs, covering a period of two
hundred years
Exodus
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Conquest
Judges
The exodus of the Hebrew people as they are delivered out of four hundred years of
slavery in Egypt
The conquest of the Promised Land by the Hebrew people upon their return from Egypt
A four-hundred-year period during which Israel is governed by rulers called judges
Kingdom
An additional four-hundred-year period during which Israel becomes a full-fledged
nation ruled by a monarchy
Exile
A seventy-year period during which Israel’s leaders live in exile, having been conquered
by foreign countries
Return
The return of exiled Jews to Jerusalem to rebuild the city and the temple
Silence
A final four-hundred-year period between the close of the Old Testament and the
opening of the New Testament
Gospels
The life of Jesus of Nazareth as told in the Gospels
Church
The formation of the Christian Church
Missions
The expansion of the Church into the Roman Empire through missions
Era
Figure
Description
Creation 
Adam
The first man
Patriarch 
Abraham
The first patriarch
Exodus
Moses
The leader of the exodus
Conquest
Joshua
The leader of Israel’s army
Judges
Samson
The most famous judge
Kingdom
David
The most well-known Israelite king
Exile
Daniel
The major exile prophet
Return
Ezra
The central return leader
Silence
Pharisees
The religious leaders
Gospels
Jesus
The predicted Messiah
Church
Peter
The leader of the early Church
Missions
Paul
The first Christian missionary
Judges: Political-Military Leaders
Figure: Samson
Location: Canaan
Story-line: Samson and others were chosen as
judges to govern the people for four hundred
rebellious years
Major themes:
 Judges – Deborah, Gideon, Samson, Samuel
 Rebellion
 Cycles
 Ruth
Judges 2:16-19: "Then the LORD raised up
judges, who saved them out of the hands of
these raiders. Yet they would not listen to
their judges but prostituted themselves to
other gods and worshiped them.
Judges 10:15: “But the Israelites said to the
LORD, 'We have sinned. Do with us whatever
you think best, but please rescue us now.'”
Judges 21:25: “In those days Israel had no
king; everyone did as he saw fit.”
2 Samuel 11
Psalm 51
Figure: David
Location: Israel
Story-line: David, the greatest king in the new
monarchy, is followed by a succession of mostly
unrighteous kings, and God eventually judges
Israel for her sin, sending her into exile in
Babylon
Major themes:
 United Kingdom: Saul, David, Solomon
 Divided Kingdom: Civil War
 Northern Kingdom
 Southern Kingdom
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Author of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of
Solomon
Son of David and Bathsheba
Third King following King Saul and King David
Had 700 wives and the richest man in the
world
Wise Ruling: I Kings 3:16-28
Figure: Daniel
Location: Babylonia
Story-line: Daniel gives leadership and
encourages faithfulness among the exiles for
the next seventy years
Major themes:
 Prophecy
 Prophets
 Exiles: Daniel 9:4-19
 Power Change
Figure: Ezra
Location: Jerusalem
Story-line: Ezra leads the people back from
exile to rebuild Jerusalem
Major themes:
 Disrepair
 Temple - Zerubbabel
 People - Ezra
 Walls - Nehemiah
Figure: Pharisees
Location: Jerusalem
Story-line: Pharisees and others entomb the
Israelites in legalism for the next four
hundred years.
Major themes:
 The Changing Guard
 Political Sects – the Maccabeans and Zealots
 Religious Sects – Pharisees and Sadducees
 Messianic Hope
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The assignment for week 4 is to recite the
books of the New Testament to one other
person and read “The Story of the Bible in
1000 Words”.
Weekly updates posted on www.ujifusa.com
◦ Powerpoint
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I’ll email you with a reminder each week
Isaiah 9:6