Moses – 1800BC-1400BC
TIMELINE – Covering the Life of Moses
Approximately 8 portrait A4 pages from 1800BC- 1400BC set up so you can print them.
| WORLD/SECULAR HISTORY | year/month/day | Christian History and Jewish History |
|---|---|---|
| Historical events in Politics and Business | Events and history that happened in both faiths | |
| including Christian & Jewish people | ||
| 1875-1730BC | Sojourn in Egypt Exodus 1:1-7 | |
| 1858BC | Death of Jacob – Genesis 49:29-33 | |
| Amenemhet III, 6th Egyptian Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty | 1841-1792BC | |
| 1804-1405BC | III. The Mosaic Period: Joseph to Joshua (Gen 50) Death of Joseph – (Deut 34) Death of Moses | |
| 1804BC | Death of Joseph during reign of Egyptian Pharaoh Amenemhet III, 1841-1797 Genesis 50:22-26 | |
| Israelites enjoyed prosperity for 75 years after death of Joseph | ||
| A gap of 300 years gap between the end of Genesis and Exodus. Genesis 50:22-Exodus 1:22 | ||
| Amenemhet 1V the 7th Egyptian Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty | 1792-1782BC | |
| Hammurabi Babylon | 1792-1750BC | |
| Queen Sebek-neture-re 8th Egyptian Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty | 1782-1778BC | |
| Hyksos invasion of Egypt | 1730BC | |
| Hyksos kings at Aravris (Zoan) | 1730-1570BC | |
| HYKSOS KINGS | 1730-1570BC | |
| c1730-1570BC | Oppression in Egypt: Hyksos Dynasty Exodus 1:8-12 | |
| *Israelites were oppressed for 3 recorded reasons: (1) The new Hyksos ruler “knew not Joseph” – he did not have historical knowledge of Joseph, nor did he have reasons to respect it if he had; (2) Israelites were “more and mightier” than the Hyksos; (3) A military alliance with the former Egyptian regime was seen as a possible trouble area. | ||
| A number of volcanoes | 1668BC | |
| New Egyptian Kingdom 18th Dynasty | 1550-1292BC | |
| 1570-1445BC | Oppression in Egypt: Eighteenth Egyptian Dynasty Exodus 1:13-12:30 | |
| Pharaoh of Egypt Amenhotep I | 1548-1528BC | |
| 1548-1528BC | Some think Amenhotep I commanded the midwives to kill Hebrew boys Ex 1 15-20 | |
| 1533-1405BC | Birth of Miriam | |
| c1530?BC | Midwives ordered to kill Hebrew boys Exodus 1:15-22 | |
| Pharaoh of Egypt Thutmose I | 1528-1508BC | |
| 1528-1508BC | and Thutmose I commanded the Hebrew boys to be thrust into the Nile Ex 1:22 | |
| 1528 appox | The end of the 300 year gap between the end of Genesis and the start of Exodus – Exodus 1:7-8 | |
| 1528BC | Birth of Aaron | |
| 1525-1485BC | The First 40 years of the life of Moses | |
| 1525BC | Birth of Moses by Jochebed and Amram Exodus 2:1-4 | |
| 1525-1405BC | Moses | |
| 1504-1483BC | Moses’ parents hid him for three months and when no longer possible, laid him in a basket of bulrushes where the daughter of Thutmose 1 found him. The daughter was the only living child of Thutmose 1 and his official wife, Ahmose. Hatsheput later exerted great power and even ruled all of Egypt from | |
| Miriam the older sister of Moses who kept a sisterly eye on him while he was in his boat. Exodus 2:1-10 | ||
| Thutmose II | 1508-1504BC | |
| Queen Hatshepsut and Thutmose II | 1504-1483 | |
| Thutmose III, the Pharaoh of The Oppression | 1483-1450BC | |
| 1525-1485BC | Moses in Pharaoh’s Court: Prince 40 years Exodus 2:5-10 | |
| 1485BC | Moses slays an Egyptian beating a Hebrew and flees Ex 2:11-15 | |
| 1485BC | Moses runs away to Midian | |
| Second 40 years | ||
| 1485-1445BC | Moses in Midian Wilderness: Shepherd for 40 years Exodus 2:16-4:17 | |
| Burning Bush -God’s way so he could talk to Moses | ||
| Sandal | ||
| Moses married Jethro’s daughter : Zipporah. Moses’, area of work seems to have been near the Gulf of Aqaba and Mt. Sinai, the very region where he would lead Israel. No doubt geographical information would prove invaluable. | ||
| Death of Thutmose III | 1450BC | |
| Amenhotep II, the Pharaoh of the Exodus | 1450-1423BC | |
| Birth of Gersham by Zipporah and Moses | ||
| 1446BC | Moses’ youngest son born | |
| 1445BC | Third 40 years:- Exodus 7:8 to the end of the book of Deuteronomy 34:12 | |
| 1445BC | Moses returns to Egypt Exodus 4:18-7:13 | |
| 1445BC | Moses appears before the Pharaoh of the Exodus, Amenhotep II . Upon the request of a leave of three days, Amenhotep took away the straw from bricks forcing a great deal of hardship. Exodus 5:1-21 | |
| Aaron now 83 and Moses 80 Exodus 7:6-7 | ||
| Aaron’s rod becomes a snake. Exodus 7:8-13 | ||
| The ten plagues. Exodus 7:14-11:10 | ||
| First born die. Exodus 11:1-10 | ||
| Moses Hebrew name means: drawn out. | ||
| The Three Annual Festivals. Exodus 23:14-19 | ||
| Passover. Numbers 28:16-31 | ||
| Feast of Weeks or Pentecost.Numbers 28:26-31 | ||
| The Feast of Trumpets. Numbers 29:1-40 | ||
| Oct-Apr 15 1445BC | The Plagues and Passover Exodus 7:14-12:30 | |
| Probable length of plagues is 6 months, October – March. Following are suggestive reasons: 1st plague, the Nile to Blood, is suggested at its flood stage which is Sept to October and 7 days following was the second plague, Frogs; (2) 10th plague, Death of Firstborn, was noted as Mid Nisan Mar/Apr. | ||
| The Passover was instituted on the 14th of April in the evening. The month of April was commanded by God to be ”the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you”. Exodus 12: 2. | ||
| Apr 15 – June 15, 1445BC | The Journey from Egypt to Mt. Sinai Exodus 12: 31 – 19:2 | |
| Pillar of Cloud by Day. Exodus 13:20-22 | ||
| Pillar of fire by night. Exodus 13:21-22 | ||
| The Egyptian army sank in the sand. Exodus 14:5-10 and 23-31 | ||
| 1445BC | Crossing the Red Sea Maybe the Red Sea crossing was in the Gulf of Aqaba so Mt Sinai was in the Land of Midian. | |
| 1445BC | Exodus | |
| Journey took three months and was about 150 miles: cf Exodus 19: 1. | ||
| or if Mt Sinai was ?? time to travel would have been longer | ||
| 1445BC | Song of Miriam and Moses Exodus 15:121 | |
| 1445BC | Waters of Marah and Elim Exodus 15:22-27 | |
| Manna begins on May 15, 1445, exactly one month after leaving Egypt. Exodus 16: 2, 14. | ||
| And ends forty years later in Canaan after the great Passover Commemoration Exodus 16:35; Josh 5:11 – 12. | ||
| 1445BC | Quail was provided for one day on May 14th , 1445BC. Exodus 16 : 12 – 13. | |
| Water from the Rock Exodus 17:1-7 | ||
| June 15, 1445BC | Encampment At Mt. Sinai Exodus 19: 2- Numbers 10 : 11 | |
| May 20, 1444BC | Encampment : 11 months 5 days Num 10:11 | |
| Moses went up Mount Sinai and got the Ten Commandments or Laws on two tablets of stone. Exodus 20:1-17 | ||
| The Law/Covenant Given Exodus 19:2-24:18 | ||
| Instructions for the Tabernacle Exodus 25:1 – 31:18 | ||
| Golden Calf Exodus 32: 1 – 33: 23 | ||
| Moses with New Stone Tablets Exodus 34:1-35 | ||
| 1st five laws of the Ten commandments | ||
| 2nd five laws of the Ten Commandments | ||
| The Law/Covenant was given again Exodus 34:1 – 35:3 | ||
| Estimated 1444BC | Psalm of Moses Psalm 90? | |
| The High Priests were told to do certain jobs and wear particular clothes. Exodus 39:1-31 | ||
| Completed April 1 1444BC | Construction of the Tabernacle – Exodus 35:4 – 40:38 | |
| 1444BC | Tabernacle completed | |
| April 1444BC | Levitical Laws given cf Exodus 40:17 – Numbers 1:1 and Lev 1:1 – 27:34 | |
| May 1st 1444BC | First Census : 603, 550 Warriors Numbers 1:1 – 46 | |
| * Compare this census Num 1: 45 – 46, with the census at the time of David. | ||
| 1,300,000 warriors 2 Sam 24;9: 400 years later. | ||
| May 1 – 20, 1444 | Preparations to leave Mt. Sinai (20 days) Num 1:47 -10:10 | |
| May 20 – June 1444BC | Journey From Mt Sinai to Kadesh-Barnea Num 10:11 – 12:16 | |
| Deut 1:2 calls this a journey of 11 days. | ||
| Probably, it took much longer with the great mass of people and animals to travel the 150 miles. | ||
| c July – Aug. 1444?BC | Encampment at Kadesh-Barnea Num 13:1 – 14:45 | |
| Moses inspects the Tabernacle Exodus 39:32-40:38 | ||
| Miriam and Aaron oppose Moses Numbers 12:1-16 | ||
| Twelve spies searched out the Promised Land for 40 days. | ||
| All but Joshua and Caleb lived by sight not faith and convinced the people to not enter the land. | ||
| * Because of this very great act of unbelief every Israelite 20 yrears or older with the exception of | ||
| Joshua and Caleb would die in the wilderness wanderings. | ||
| 40 years – a year for each day of the spies’ search Numbers 14:34. | ||
| Immediately, all ten of the faithless spies died in a plague (14:36ff) | ||
| c Sept. 1444 -March 1404?BC | Wandering in Wilderness Number 15:1 – 19:22 | |
| Wandering approximately 37 years 6 months. | ||
| * During these wasteful years very little is recorded. | ||
| from Kadesh the people traveled as far southeast as the tip of the Gulf of Aqaba – 85 miles. | ||
| Korah Numbers 16:1-50 | ||
| Ground opens Numbers 16:1-50 | ||
| Budding of Aaron’s Staff Numbers 17:1-17 | ||
| Sixteen different locations are mentioned. | ||
| But they most likely spent the majority of time at Kadesh. | ||
| Death of Amenhotep II – 7th Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt | 1423BC | |
| Thtmose IV – 8th Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt | 1423-1410BC | |
| Amenhotep III – 9th pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty | 1410-1377BC | |
| Responsibilites for the Priests, Numbers 18:1-19 | ||
| The Red Heifer, Numbers 19:1-22 | ||
| c Mar 1404-Sept 1404?BC | Journey from Kadesh-Barnea to Plains of Moab Numbers 20:1 – 21:35 | |
| Water from the Rock The Meribah springs, Number 20:1-13 | ||
| Apr 1404BC | Death of Miriam at Kadesh: First Month Num 20:1 | |
| Son of Moses at Kadesh Num 20:1 – 13 | ||
| Edom Denies Israel Passage Numbers 20:14-21 | ||
| Aug 1404BC | Death of Aaron (123 years) at Mt. Hor: Fifth Month (33:38) Numbers 20:28 | |
| Mourning for Aaron 30 days Numbers 20:29 | ||
| Arad Destroyed Numbers 21:1-3 | ||
| The Bronze Snake Numbers 21:1-9 | ||
| The Journey to Moab | ||
| Defeat of Sihon and Og | ||
| Sept 1404BC | Israel crossed Zered 38 years after Kadesh Numbers 21:12- Deuteronomy 2:4 | |
| c Sept 1404. – Mar. 1405BC | Encampment at Plains of Moab near the Jordan River Numbers 22:1 – Deuteronomy 34:12 | |
| Balaam Encounter Numbers 22:1 – 24:25 | ||
| Moab Seduces Israel Numbers 25:1-3 | ||
| Plague Numbers 25:1-18 | ||
| Second census: 601, 730 Warriors Numbers 26:1 – 65 | ||
| Numbers 27:1-36:13 | ||
| Six Cities of Refuge Numbers 35:6-34 | ||
| Feb 1405BC | Three Sermons of Moses: Covenant Renewed (Deuteronomy Past 1:1-4:43; Present: 4:44 -26:19; Future: 27:1 – 30:20) | |
| Feb – March 1405BC | The book of Deuteronomy covers 30 days | |
| March 1405BC | Death of Moses 120 years Deuteronomy 34:1-12 | |
| March 1405BC | Mourning for Moses 30 days Deut 34: 8 | |
| End of the Torah Deuteronomy 34:9-12 | ||
| Battle of Kadish in Syria | ||
| 1405BC | Start of the book of Joshua – see timeline | |
| Europe Music | 1405-1390BC | Joshua leads Israel for last 15 years of his life |
| Oldest record of writing in China on bones | 1400BC | |
| Trade in Amber | 1398BC | Conquest completed in about 7 years |
| Nippure books | 1390BC | Joshua dies aged 110 |
| China Light chariots | 1390BC | Caleb takes over the reigns of leadership |
| The next section of the time line: the Judges of Israel | The next section of the time line: the Judges of Israel | |