Saturday, June 4, 2011

ISRAEL'S POSTEXILIC HISTORY: OUTLINE

The High-Level Outline:
I. THE GENEALOGIES FROM ADAM TO DAVID (1 Chr. 1:1-9:44)
II. THE HISTORY OF KING DAVID (1 Chr. 10:1-29:30)
III. THE HISTORY OF KING SOLOMON (2 Chr. 1:1-9:31)
IV. THE HISTORY OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH (2 Chr. 10:1-36:23)
V. THE FIRST RETURN OF THE EXILES (Ezra 1:1-2:70)
VI. THE RESTORATION OF THE WORSHIP OF JEHOVAH (Ezra 3:1-6:22)
VII. THE ACCOUNT OF ESTHER (Est. 1:-10:3)
VIII. THE SECOND RETURN UNDER EZRA (Ezra 7:1-10:44)
IX. THE RESTORATION OF THE CITY WALLS (Neh. 1:1-7:73)
X. THE REFORMS OF EZRA AND NEHEMIAH (Neh. 8:1-13:31)

The Detailed Outline:

I. THE GENEALOGIES FROM ADAM TO DAVID (1 Chr. 1:1-9:44)
A. FROM ADAM TO ISAAC’S SONS (1 Chr. 1:1-54)
1. From Adam to Noah’s sons (1 Chr. 1:1-4)
2. Descendants of Japheth (1 Chr. 1:5-7)
3. Descendants of Ham (1 Chr. 1:8-16)
4. Descendants of Shem (1 Chr. 1:17-27)
5. From Abraham to Isaac’s sons (1 Chr. 1:28-34)
6. Descendants of Esau (1 Chr. 1:35-37)
7. Others from Edom (1 Chr. 1:38-54)
B. THE TWELVE PATRIARCHS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS (1 Chr. 2:1-9:44)
1. Descendants of Judah (1 Chr. 2:3-4:23)
a. Sons of David (1 Chr. 3:1-9)
b. Descendants of Solomon (1 Chr. 3:10-24)
2. Descendants of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:24-43)
3. Descendants of Reuben (1 Chr. 5:1-10)
4. Descendants of Gad (1 Chr. 5:11-17)
5. Deeds of the eastern tribes (5:18-26)
6. Descendants of Levi (6:1-81)
a. The Temple musicians (6:31-48)
b. Descendants of Aaron (6:49-53)
c. Territory for the Levites (6:54-81)
7. Descendants of Issachar (1 Chr. 7:1-5)
8. Descendants of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:6-12)
9. Descendants of Naphtali (1 Chr. 7:13)
10. Descendants of Manasseh (1 Chr. 7:14-19)
11. Descendants of Ephraim (1 Chr. 7:20-29)
12. Descendants of Asher (1 Chr. 7:30-40)
13. Descendants of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:1-40; 9:35-44)
a. Various leaders (1 Chr. 8:1-32)
b. The family of king Saul (1 Chr. 8:33-40; 9:35-44)
C. THE RETURNING EXILES (1 Chr. 9:1-34)
1. Returnees from assorted tribes (1 Chr. 9:1-9)
2. The priests (1 Chr. 9:10-13)
3. Other Levites and their duties (1 Chr. 9:14-34)

II. THE HISTORY OF KING DAVID (1 Chr. 10:1-29:30)
A. THE TRAGEDY OF SAUL (1 Chr. 10:1-14)
1. The record of Saul’s death (1 Chr. 10:1-12)
2. The reasons for Saul’s death (1 Chr. 10:13-14)
B. THE TRIUMPHS OF DAVID (1 Chr. 11:1-13:14)
1. His coronation (1 Chr. 11:1-3; 12:38-40)
2. His city (1 Chr. 11:4-9)
3. His champions (1 Chr. 11:10-47; 12:1-37)
4. His challenge (1 Chr. 13:1-14)
C. THE ANOINTED OF GOD (1 Chr. 14:1-17)
1. David’s fame (1 Chr. 14:1-2, 17)
2. David’s family (1 Chr. 14:3-7)
3. David’s foes (1 Chr. 14:8-16)
D. THE ARK OF GOD (1 Chr. 15:1-29)
1. The qualification (1 Chr. 15:1-10)
2. The sanctification (1 Chr. 15:11-14)
3. The transportation (1 Chr. 15:15)
4. The celebration (1 Chr. 15:16-28)
5. The condemnation (1 Chr. 15:29)
E. THE PREFACE TO WORSHIP (1 Chr. 16:1-6; 37-43)
1. David blesses the people (1 Chr. 16:1-3)
2. David bestows responsibilities (1 Chr. 16:4-6, 37-43)
F. THE PSALM OF PRAISE (1 Chr. 16:7-36)
1. The explanation (1 Chr. 16:7-22)
2. The exhortation (1 Chr. 16:23-36)
G. THE PROPHECY OF NATHAN (1 Chr. 17:1-15)
1. David plans to build a house for God (1 Chr. 17:1-6)
2. The Lord promises to build a house for David (1 Chr. 17:7-15)
H. THE PRAYER OF DAVID (1 Chr. 17:16-27)
I. THE CAMPAIGNS OF DAVID (1 Chr. 18:1-20:8)
1. Against the Moabites (1 Chr. 18:2)
2. Against the king of Zobah (1 Chr. 18:3-4)
3. Against the Arameans (1 Chr. 18:5-11)
4. Against the Edomites (1 Chr. 18:12-13)
5. Against the Ammonites (1 Chr. 19:1-20:3)
6. Against the Philistines (1 Chr. 18:1, 20:4-8)
J. THE COURT OF DAVID (1 Chr. 18:14-17)
K. THE CENSUS OF DAVID (1 Chr. 21:1-30)
L. DAVID’S PREPARATIONS (1 Chr. 22:1-19)
1. The collection (1 Chr. 22:1-5)
2. The charge (1 Chr. 22:6-19)
M. DAVID’S PERSONNEL (1 Chr. 23:1-27:34)
1. The Levites (1 Chr. 23:1-32; 24:20-31; 25:1-26:32)
2. The priests (1 Chr. 24:1-19)
3. The military (1 Chr. 27:1-15)
4. The officials (1 Chr. 27:16-34)
N. THE FINAL DAYS OF DAVID (1 Chr. 28:1-29:20, 26-30)
O. THE FIRST DAYS OF SOLOMON (1 Chr. 29:21-25)

III. THE HISTORY OF KING SOLOMON (2 Chr. 1:1-9:31)
A. SOLOMON’S GREAT WISDOM FROM GOD (2 Chr. 1:1-17)
B. SOLOMON’S GREAT WORK FOR GOD (2 Chr. 2:1-5:14)
1. Arranging for the work (2 Chr. 2:1-18)
2. Assembling the Temple (2 Chr. 3:1-4:22)
3. Acquiring the Ark (2 Chr. 5:1-14)
C. THE DEDICATION BY SOLOMON (2 Chr. 6:1-7:10)
1. Solomon’s sermon (2 Chr. 6:1-11)
2. Solomon’s supplication (2 Chr. 6:12-42)
3. Solomon’s sign (2 Chr. 7:1-3)
4. Solomon’s sacrifices (2 Chr. 7:4-10)
D. THE REVELATION TO SOLOMON (2 Chr. 7:11-22)
1. Sin plus repentance equals restoration (2 Chr. 7:11-18)
2. Sin minus repentance equals rejection (2 Chr. 7:19-22)
E. SOLOMON’S RESOURCEFULNESS (2 Chr. 8:1-18)
1. Solomon the builder (2 Chr. 8:1-10)
2. Solomon the husband (2 Chr. 8:11)
3. Solomon the religious leader (2 Chr. 8:12-16)
4. Solomon the merchant (2 Chr. 8:17-18)
F. SOLOMON’S REPUTATION (2 Chr. 9:1-9, 12, 23-24)
G. SOLOMON’S RICHES (2 Chr. 9:10-11, 13-22, 25, 27-28)
1. His gold (2 Chr. 9:13-20)
2. His horses (2 Chr. 9:25, 28)
3. His other riches (2 Chr. 9:10-11, 21-22, 27)
H. SOLOMON’S REIGN (2 Chr. 9:26)
I. SOLOMON’S REST (2 Chr. 9:29-31)

IV. THE HISTORY OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH (2 Chr. 10:1-36:23)
A. THE DIVISION OF THE KINGDOM (2 Chr. 10:1-19)
B. THE REIGN OF REHOBOAM (2 Chr. 11:1-12:16)
C. THE REIGN OF ABIJAH (2 Chr. 13:1-22)
D. THE REIGN OF ASA (2 Chr. 14:1-16:14)
1. Asa’s service (2 Chr. 14:1-8; 15:1-19)
2. Asa’s salvation (2 Chr. 14:9-15)
3. Asa’s sins (2 Chr. 16:1-14)
E. THE REIGN OF JEHOSHAPHAT (2 Chr. 17:1-20:30)
1. His good deeds (2 Chr. 17:1-19)
2. His grievous deeds (2 Chr. 18:1-34)
3. His faulted kingship (2 Chr. 19:1-3; 20:35-37)
4. His fruitful kingship (2 Chr. 19:4-11; 20:31-34)
5. His frightened kingship (2 Chr. 20:1-12)
6. His favored kingship (2 Chr. 20:13-30)
F. THE REIGN OF JEHORAM (2 Chr. 21:1-20)
G. THE REIGN OF AHAZIAH (2 Chr. 22:1-9)
H. THE REIGN OF ATHALIAH (2 Chr. 22:10-23:21)
I. THE REIGN OF JOASH (2 Chr. 24:1-27)
J. THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH (2 Chr. 25:1-28)
K. THE REIGN OF UZZIAH (2 Chr. 26:1-23)
L. THE REIGN OF JOTHAM (2 Chr. 27:1-9)
M. THE REIGN OF AHAZ (2 Chr. 28:1-27)
N. THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (2 Chr. 29:1-32:33)
1. Preparing the Temple (2 Chr. 29:1-36)
2. Reinstituting the Passover (2 Chr. 30:1-27)
3. Reorganizing the Priests and Levites (2 Chr. 31:1-3)
4. Requiring the people to tithe (2 Chr. 31:4-21)
5. The helplessness of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 32:1-22)
6. The healing of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 32:24-26)
7. The honor of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 32:23, 27-33)
O. THE REIGN OF MANASSEH (2 Chr. 33:1-20)
P. THE REIGN OF AMON (2 Chr. 33:21-25)
Q. THE REIGN OF JOSIAH (2 Chr. 34:1-35:27)
R. THE REIGN OF JEHOAHAZ (2 Chr. 36:1-4)
S. THE REIGN OF JEHOIAKIM (2 Chr. 36:5-8)
T. THE REIGN OF JEHOIACHIN (2 Chr. 36:9-10)
U. THE REIGN OF ZEDEKIAH (2 Chr. 36:11-23)

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