ISRAEL – ABRAHAM TO MODERN (Contents)

PART I: Patriarchal Period – The Birth of a Nation (c. 2000–1700 BCE)

The Call of Abraham

Isaac and the Covenant Lineage

Jacob (Israel) and the Twelve Tribes

PART II: Egyptian Sojourn and National Deliverance (c. 1700–1250 BCE)

Sojourn in Egypt and Enslavement

The Exodus under Moses

Wilderness Journey and Covenant Testing

PART III: Conquest and Confederation (c. 1250–1050 BCE)

Joshua and the Conquest of Canaan

Period of the Judges (Crisis of Leadership)

Reign of Saul – First King

David – Covenant and Kingship

Solomon – Wisdom and the Temple

PART V: Divided Kingdom and Prophetic Warnings (930–586 BCE)

Split of the Kingdom: Rehoboam and Jeroboam

Northern Kingdom (Israel)

Southern Kingdom (Judah)

PART VI: Babylonian Exile and Persian Return (586–332 BCE)

Babylonian Captivity

Cyrus and the Persian Restoration

PART VII: Hellenistic and Hasmonean Period (332–63 BCE)

Alexander the Great and Hellenisation

Seleucid Oppression and Maccabean Revolt

PART VIII: Roman Rule and Messianic Age (63 BCE–135 CE)

Rome Takes Control – Herodian Rule

Ministry, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus

Jewish-Roman Wars and Diaspora

PART IX: Rabbinic Judaism and the Global Diaspora (135–1800s CE)

Rise of Rabbinic Literature and Yeshivas

Life under Christian and Islamic Empires

Migration Patterns and Jewish Life in the Diaspora

PART X: Zionism and Return to the Land (1800s–1948)

Modern Zionism and Political Mobilisation

British Mandate and Conflicts

The Holocaust (Shoah)

PART XI: Modern State of Israel (1948–Present)

Declaration of Independence (1948)

Major Wars and Peace Treaties.

Social and Political Dynamics in Modern Israel

Technological and Economic Growth

Religious Landscape and Global Jewish Identity

PART XII: Theological and Prophetic Framework

Prophecies of Exile and Return

The Role of Israel in Christian Theology

Israel and the End Times