Proverbs to Lamentations

David becomes King of Judah.

1010 BC

David becomes King of Israel & Judah.

1003 BC

Solomon crowned King of Israel & Judah.

970 BC

930 BC

Divided Kingdom (1 Kings 12) - Northern Kingdom (Israel... "the ten lost tribes") and Southern Kingdom (Judah)

722 BC

Israel is taken into captivity by the Assyrians. (2 Kings 17:23-24)

609 BC

Josiah dies. (2 Kings 23:29)

This is the first of the three exiling of Judah by the Babylonians. This is also the date from which Jeremiah's prophecy of 70 years of exile is taken. (2 Chronicles 36:20-22) Daniel is taken to Babylon at this time. (Daniel 1:1)

606 BC

This is the date of the second exiling of Judah. Jehoiachin is taken to Babylon. This is significant as the line of David to Jesus comes through Jehoiachin. (Matthew 1:11)

597 BC

The third exiling of Judah is when God - through Nebuchadnezzar - burns and destroys the Temple and tears down the walls of Jerusalem making them rubble.

586 BC

Cyrus becomes the King of Persia. (Ezra 1:1)

536 BC

The Temple is rebuilt -often called the Second Temple or Zerubbabal's Temple. (Ezra 6:15)

516 BC

486 BC

Xerxes in the Book of Esther (Artaxerxes in the Book of Nehemiah) begins to reign. Xerxes is portrayed in two well-known movies: 300 which is about the Battle of Thermopylae and A Night With The King which is about Esther becoming Queen of Persia.

479 BC

Esther becomes Queen. (Esther 2:16-17)

50 years after the Temple is rebuilt, Nehemiah goes to Jerusalem and finally rebuilds the walls of Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 2:1)

466 BC

Reformation Movement - Luther, Calvin and Zwingli

1500's

First Great Awakening - John & Charles Wesley (Methodism)

1700's

Second Great Awakening - Called in the United States: the Restoration Movement, Stone / Campbell Movement or the Christian Connection Movement. By the early 1900's, the Restoration Movement had split into Disciples of Christ, Churches of Christ and conservative Christian Churches.

1800's

Churches of Christ called by some: "The fastest growing church in America"

1950's

Bill Bright initiates Campus Crusade at UCLA

1951

Some progressive Churches of Christ - wanting to imitate the "success" of Campus Crusade and save their children who chose not to go to Christian Colleges - form an "experimental" effort for secular campuses called: Campus Advance. This was founded at the 14th Street Church of Christ in Gainesville, Florida. In 1973, the congregation moved to a new building and was renamed the Crossroads Church of Christ. In 1967, Chuck Lucas was chosen to initiate Campus Advance. Concepts such as small group evangelism ("Soul Talks"), "counting the cost" at baptism (total commitment), and a shepherding "buddy system" called "prayer partners" were innovations. The campus ministers and "women's counselors" raised-up there were sent into existing Mainline Churches of Christ, thus forming the "Crossroads Movement" also called the "Total Commitment Movement."

1967

Kip McKean is baptized at the 14th Street Church of Christ.

1972

Elena Garcia-Bengochea (McKean) is baptized at the Crossroads Church of Christ. 1976 Kip is the luckiest guy in the world as Elena marries him! They serve as the Campus Ministry Leaders for the Heritage Chapel Church of Christ and reach out to Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. Starting with seven students, 300 students are baptized in the next three years.

1973

1979

The Spirit sends the McKeans to the Lexington Church of Christ, which in time is renamed the Boston Church of Christ. Their first gathering with the Lexington Church of Christ on Friday, June 1, 1979 was "the 30 would-be-disciples in the Gempel's living room." The young men and women raised-up in this congregation to plant churches around the world become known as the Boston Movement. The major difference between "Crossroad congregations" and "Boston churches" was that in the Boston churches every member through the pulpit and discipling was called to "total commitment," while most of the adults in Crossroad churches remained lukewarm.

Chuck Lucas resigns from the ministry leaving the Crossroads Campus Ministries without any direction. By this year, Boston had planted Chicago, London, New York City and Toronto

1985

Over 2,000 "remnant" young people move to Boston and her plantings from the Crossroads Campus Ministries.

1985-88

About half of the "Crossroads Campus Ministry Churches" undergo "reconstruction" by the Boston Movement. Reconstruction is simply when every member of a congregation is called to be a disciple. Usually about half answer the call making the reconstructed congregations to be exactly the same "totally committed churches" as the Boston plantings. Interestingly in 1987, the Crossroads Church of Christ "disfellowshipped" the Boston Movement Churches because of the reconstruction, which they considered "unbiblical".

1987-90

World Sector Leaders are selected formally forming a Central Leadership for the Boston Movement. The Mainline Churches of Christ "disfellowshipped" the Boston Movement because of this new central government.

1988

1990

McKeans move to LA to encourage the young planting. It grows from 154 disciples to 10,000 disciples by 2001

1991

Moscow is planted by the McKeans and 850 are baptized the first year

The Boston Movement grows to 142 congregations in 53 nations. The Evangelization Proclamation is written, which pledges the movement to plant discipling churches in every nation with a city of at least 100,000 in population. The name "International Churches of Christ" is adopted by all Boston Movement Churches.

1994

2000

The Evangelization Proclamation is fulfilled - 392 churches in 171 nations.

2001

McKeans go on Sabbatical and never make another decision for the ICOC

The November Long Beach Unity Meeting formally sends the ICOC back to Mainline Theology. In fact, signaling this change in doctrine, most ICOC churches change their name to Church of Christ. For example: The "Denver International Church of Christ" changes its name to become the "Denver Church of Christ."

2002

In February, the "Kreite Letter" is the spark that decimates the ICOC. In April, the McKeans are formally fired for their convictions. In July, the Spirit carries them to Portland, Oregon to a congregation whose membership had fallen from 300 to 26.

2003

The Portland Church experiences a great revival unseen anywhere else in the world in what is left of the ICOC. The Portland ICOC becomes the fastest growing congregation in what is left of the ICOC. Scores of "remnant disciples" seeking spiritual revival flock to Portland from 26 different states. At the second Portland World Missions Jubilee in August, McKean "calls out the remnant." In September, a letter signed by 65 Evangelists and Elders shows the tremendous opposition and persecution in response to McKean's call. For the honor of God, the Portland ICOC Leadership pens "Our Concern for All The Churches." Then, a second ungodly letter signed by 85 Evangelists and Elders "disfellowships" the McKeans and all the disciples with them.

2005

With opposition to the McKeans helping Hilo, Hawaii under Kyle & Joan Bartholomew's leadership, in October - seeing "no remedy" - the brothers in Portland formally announced that God has initiated a new movement. The name of "International Christian Church" is adopted by all SoldOut Movement congregations

2006

Portland Movement is more well known as?

SoldOut Discipling Movement

The McKeans plant the City of Angels International Christian Church with 42 "sold-out" disciples from Portland.

2007

The Central Leadership Council is selected by the McKeans.

2008

2009

The Crown of Thorns Project becomes the rallying plan for the SoldOut Movement to evangelize the nations in this generation

2013

The City of Angels Church has daily baptisms and over 1,000 in attendance every Sunday. (Acts 2:47)

World Sector Leaders are selected by the McKeans replacing the Central Leadership Council

2014

Presently, the Sold Out Movement has expanded in eight years to 59 churches in 28 nations

2015

ascribing author of Proverbs

Solomon

Proverbs 22:17 and Proverbs 24:23 refer to?

"sayings of the wise."

attributed to Agur son of Jakeh

Proverbs 30

Provers 31:1-9 attributed to

King Lemuel

majority of Proverbs is closely linked with

Solomon

these proverbs were "copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah."

Proverbs 25:1

who compiled these proverbs as editors and added Chapters 25-29 to the earlier collections

group of wise men or scribes

Solomon's ability to produce proverbs is quantified in?

1 Kings 4:32 where 3,000 proverbs are attributed to him.

Scriptures about Solomon's unparalleled wisdom

1 Kings 4:29-31, 34

the source of most of the Book of Proverbs

Solomon

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge (wisdom in some translations)

Proverbs 1:7

Act for good when it is in your power to do so

Proverbs 3:27

"Evil reigns when good men do nothing.

Edmund Burke

Proverbs 4:23

Guard you

Proverbs 5-7

Warning against lust, immorality and adultery

Whoever hates discipline is stupid

Proverbs 12:1

Proverbs 12:16

Keep your cool... overlook an insult

Proverbs 13:11

Get rich quick schemes are not wise

Hope deferred makes the heart sick

Proverbs 13:12

the "sin of the remnant"

Acedia

Independent spirits will cause death

Proverbs 14:12

Motives are important to God granting our plans success

Proverbs 16:2-3

Proverbs 16:21

Pleasant words promote instruction

A brother is born for adversity

Proverbs 17:17

Proverbs 18:16

Gifts open the hearts of kings

Proverbs 18:17

Make no judgments until you have listened to both sides

Proverbs 18:19

When you offend someone (even unintentionally) they can become very hard toward you

Draw people out before giving advice

Proverbs 20:5

Do not gossip

Proverbs 20:19

Proverbs 22:6

Train a child in the Lord and by the end of his life he will turn to God

Righteousness in God's eyes is to never quit even when you fail

Proverbs 24:16

Being a sluggard (lazy) is sin

Proverbs 26:13-16

Speak the truth in love

Proverbs 27:5-6

Proverbs 27:17

Iron sharpens iron

Proverbs 28:13

Confess sin

Proverbs 29:18 KJV

"Without vision the people perish."

The wife of noble character

Proverbs 31:10-31

Life is meaningless

Ecclesiastes 1-2

Ecclesiastes 9

Same fate - all die

Ecclesiastes 12

Aging and "The conclusion of the matter... Fear God and keep His commandments."

The greatest of all songs!

Songs of Songs

an analogy of Christ and the church

Songs of Songs

who wrote the Songs of Songs?

Solomon

by the inspiration of the? and its purpose?

Holy Spirit; to exult the joys of love and sex in marriage

composed of two disciples being "friends and lovers." (SS 5:1, 16)

Christian Marriage

"Shulammite" woman of the Song of Songs is?

"Abishag the Shunammite" of 1 Kings 2:22. (SS 6:13)

to whom has Solomon's righteous anger towards?

Adonijah

• son of Amoz

• considered "the greatest of the writing prophets.

Isaiah

was a son of the priest

Jeremiah

it means 'The Lord Saves"

Isaiah

who was the father of Jeremiah

Hilkiah

Isaiah prophesied alongside?

Amos, Hosea and Micah.

when did Isaiah ministry started?

740 BC

What happened in 740 BC?

• the year King Uzziah died. (Isaiah 6:1)

• The Spirit initiated Isaiah's ministry

Jewish tradition

The Ascension of Isaiah

during the "reign of terror" of Manasseh, Isaiah was? and what scripture

sawed in half (Hebrews 11:37)

two sons of Isaiah

Shear-Jashub (Isaiah 7:3) and Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. (Isaiah 8:3)