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The Intertestamental Period Part One: The Rise, Fall and Reemergence of Israel

The Intertestamental Period Part One: The Rise, Fall and Reemergence of Israel. Bible with P.C. Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Let’s take a moment to pray…. Count your blessings… …and praise the Lord for them! Lift up your concerns and worries… …give them to the Lord!.

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The Intertestamental Period Part One: The Rise, Fall and Reemergence of Israel

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  1. The Intertestamental Period Part One:The Rise, Fall and Reemergence of Israel Bible with P.C. Tuesday, September 13, 2011

  2. Let’s take a moment to pray… Count your blessings… …and praise the Lord for them! Lift up your concerns and worries… …give them to the Lord!

  3. : Creation to Flood 12 STEPS IN ISRAEL’S HISTORY1. Adam to Noah 2. Noah to Babel 3. Abraham to Jacob 4. Joseph to Egypt 5. Moses to Wilderness 6. Joshua to Promised Land :The Patriarchs : Exodus and Conquest

  4. Confederacy to a United Kingdom 12 STEPS IN ISRAEL’S HISTORY7. Period of Judges 8. Kings9. Divided Kingdom10. Babylonian Captivity11. Return From Captivity12. Intertestamental Period False Worship, Social Injustice, Inevitable Judgment but… …Hope for the Future

  5. THE FIRST PART OF ISRAEL’S STORY

  6. THE SECOND PART OF ISRAEL’S STORY After the death of King Solomon, the nation of Israel split into two kingdoms. Their history is told in 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles & Jeremiah.

  7. Intertestamental Period (The Time Inbetween) Last book of the OT was written in 400 B.C. First book of the NT was written in about 50 A.D. 400+ years of history… 400+ years of silence…

  8. When we last left the Israelites… • Persecution and exile under the Babylonians (605-539 BC) had given way to revival and a return home under the Persians (539-332 BC). • Until Alexander the Great conquers Persia and takes over their empire—including Israel. • Thus begins the time of the Greeks and the rise of the threat of Hellenization. (332 B.C.) IMPORTANT WORDS TO KNOW: Hellenization: the spread & infiltration of Greek culture. Diaspora: the scattering or dispersion of the Jews. Septuagint: Greek translation of the Old Testament.

  9. Just a minute P.C.,where do we get our information about this time period? Great question! The Apocrypha • 12 Books written btw 200 B.C. & the time of Jesus’ birth. • Still included in Roman Catholic versions of the Bible. • Historically, other Christians have considered them useful for historical instruction but not inspired by the Holy Spirit! The writings of Josephus • Famous Jewish historian • “The Jewish Wars” & “The Antiquities of the Jews”

  10. Alexander the Great Divides His Empire • Before Alexander dies at age 33, he splits his empire between his four generals. • Two parts are important to understand biblical history: the Ptolemaic & Seleucid empires. • The Ptolemies were located in the south, in Egypt. Their dynasty ended with Cleopatra. • The Ptolemies were tolerant of Jewish beliefs and customs. The influence of Hellenism was still subtle and not forced. (*The Septugaint translation) • The Ptolemies were eventually conquered by their bitter rivals, the Selecuids.

  11. Things Get Worse With the Selecuids… • The Selecuids were located in the north and the east, in Syria. • Because Israel was sandwiched between Egypt and Syria, it was often desired land by other nations. Why? • Initially the Selecuids were also tolerant towards Judaism. But as their power and their wealth decreased at the hands of the emerging Roman empire, things changed…. • Antiochus Epiphanes began forcibly enforcing the embrace of Hellenism. Jerusalem began to be converted into a Greek city.

  12. Oh no, you didn’t… • Under Antiochus Epiphanes, the high priest of Israel became a political appointment. He removed Onias III (a Levite priest) and sold the office to a Hellenizing Jew. • Later Antiochus would ransack and defile the Temple, outlaw Judaism and plunder Jerusalem. • Jewish resistance came quickly. It started with a man named Mattathias. IMPORTANT WORDS TO KNOW: Hasideans: (“faithful ones”) Jews who opposed the paganization of their culture. [like the Puritans] Hasmoneans: the family of Mattathias (a.k.a. the Maccabees)

  13. The Maccabean Revolt… • Led by Judas Maccabeus (“the Hammer”—one of Mattathias’ sons), this small band of revolutionaries were able to eventually defeat the Selecuids through guerilla warfare tactics. • This group also triggered an intense and violent civil war between pro-Hellenistic and anti-Hellenistic Jews—a controversy that continued into the days of Jesus, his disciples and Paul. • The Maccabees were able to secure a brief period of Jewish independence. The Temple was rededicated (Hanukkah). But the effects of the corruption of the priesthood remained…

  14. Before you leave… A little benediction: The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.

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