Proverbs to Lamentations

1010 BC

David becomes King of Judah

1003 BC

David becomes King of Israel & Judah

970 BC

Solomon crowned King of Israel & Judah.

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)

606 BC

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)

597 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)

586 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.

536 BC

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

516 BC

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

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)

466 BC

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

1500s

Reformation Movement - Luther, Calvin and Zwingli

1700s

First Great Awakening - John & Charles Wesley (Methodism)

1800s

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

1950s

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

1951

Bill Bright initiates Campus Crusade at UCLA.

1967

Some progressive Churches of Christ - imitating Campus Crusades - form Campus Advance.

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.

Where was campus advance founded?

14th Street Church of Christ in Gainesville, Florida

1972

Kip McKean is baptized at the 14th Street Church of Chris

1973

Elena Garcia-Bengochea (McKean) is baptized at the Crossroads Church of Christ.

1976

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 year

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.

1985

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.

1985-88

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

1987-90

About half of the "Crossroads Campus Ministry Churches" undergo "reconstruction" by the Boston Movement; the other half oppose the Boston Church's efforts. Reconstruction is simply when every member of a congregation is called to be a disciple through individual "life talks" where the new evangelist or women's ministry leader "counts the cost" of discipleship with each potential member. Usually about half answer the call making the reconstructed congregations to be exactly the same "totally committed churches" as the Boston plantings. Very sadly in 1987, the Crossroads Church of Christ "disfellowshipped" the Boston Movement Churches because of the reconstructions, which they considered "unbiblical."

1988

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

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

1994

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.

2000

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

2001

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

2002

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.

2003

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.

2005

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.

2006

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

2007

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

2008

The Central Leadership Council is selected by the McKeans.

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)

2014

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

2015

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

Was solomon the only author of proverbs?

No For instance, Proverbs 22:17 and Proverbs 24:23 refer to the "sayings of the wise." Also, Proverbs 30 is attributed to Agur son of Jakeh and 31:1-9 to King Lemuel. Interestingly, neither of whom is mentioned elsewhere in the Scriptures.

What scriptures show Solomon was an author of proverbs?

The headings in 10:1 and 25:1 again include his name, though 25:1 states that these proverbs were "copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah." This most likely indicates that a group of wise men or scribes compiled these proverbs as editors and added Chapters 25-29 to the earlier collections. Solomon's ability to produce proverbs is quantified in 1 Kings 4:32 where 3,000 proverbs are attributed to him. Coupled with Scriptures about Solomon's unparalleled wisdom from above (1Kings 4:29-31, 34), we can conclude that he was the source of most of the Book of Proverbs.

Proverbs 1:7

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

Proverbs 3:27

Act for good when it is in your power to do so (Remember: Edmund Burke - "Evil reigns when good men do nothing.")

Proverbs 4:23

Guard your heart

Proverbs 5-7

Warning against lust, immorality and adultery

Proverbs 12:1

Whoever hates discipline is stupid

Proverbs 12:16

Keep your cool... overlook an insult

Proverbs 13:11

Get rich quick schemes are not wise

Proverbs 13:12

Hope deferred makes the heart sick - "Acedia" is the "sin of the remnant"

Proverbs 14:12

Independent spirits will cause death

Proverbs 16:2-3

Motives are important to God granting our plans success

Proverbs 16:21

Pleasant words promote instruction

Proverbs 17:17

A brother is born for adversity

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

Proverbs 20:5

Draw people out before giving advice

Proverbs 20:19

Do not gossip

Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 24:16

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

Proverbs 26:13-16

Being a sluggard (lazy) is sin

Proverbs 27:5-6

Speak the truth in love

Proverbs 27:17

Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.

Proverbs 28:13

Confess sin

Proverbs 29:18 KJV

"Without vision the people perish."

Proverbs 31:10-31

The wife of noble character

Ecclesiastes Chapter 1 & 2

Life is meaningless

Ecclesiastes Chapter 9

Same fate - all die

Ecclesiastes Chapter 12

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

Song of Songs (The greatest of all songs!)

Some commentators suggest that this book is an analogy of Christ and the church. Though this

motif of interpretation has its godly parallels, Solomon wrote this book - through the

inspiration of the Holy Spirit - to exult the joys of love and sex in marriage. Christian marriage is

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

Interestingly, some commentators have suggested that the "Shulammite" woman of the Song

of Songs is "Abishag the Shunammite" of 1 Kings 2:22. (SS 6:13) This would explain all the more

Solomon's righteous anger toward Adonijah.

Isaiah

Isaiah son of Amoz is considered "the greatest of the writing prophets." His name literally means "The Lord saves." He prophesied alongside Amos, Hosea and Micah. The Spirit initiated Isaiah's ministry in 740 BC, the year King Uzziah died. (Isaiah 6:1) According to the Jewish tradition (The Ascension of Isaiah), during the "reign of terror" of Manasseh, Isaiah was sawed in half. (Hebrews 11:37) Isaiah was married and had at least two sons, Shear-Jashub (Isaiah 7:3) and Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. (Isaiah 8:3) He lived in Jerusalem, and had his greatest influence under King Hezekiah. (Isaiah 37) Isaiah is also credited with writing a history of the reign of King Uzziah. (2 Chronicles 26:22)

What are messianic prophecies in Isaiah?

Isaiah 7:14

Isaiah 9:1-7

Isaiah 11:1-12

Isaiah 53 Isaiah 61:1-2

What is the remnant theology in Isaiah?

Isaiah 10:20-23

Isaiah 11:1-3, 10-16

Isaiah 36-37 Key verse: 37:4 - "Pray for the remnant that still survives."

Jeremiah

Jeremiah was a son of the priest - Hilkiah. He was called as a very young man to be a "prophet to the nations." (Jeremiah 1:4-5) He began prophesying in Judah midway through the reign of Josiah (640-609 BC) and continued throughout the reigns of the last four kings of Judah: Jehoahaz (609), Jehoiakim (609-598), Jehoiachin (598-597) and Zedekiah (597-586). After the fall of Jerusalem, Jeremiah even prophesied in Egypt. He was a major contributor to Josiah's restoration movement so when Josiah is killed in an untimely death, Jeremiah writes "the Laments" from which comes the Book of Lamentation. (2 Chronicles 35:25) Jeremiah dies in Egypt most likely heartbroken though still preaching after the fall of Jerusalem. (Jeremiah 43:8)

Jeremiah 1:4-8

Jeremiah's calling

Jeremiah 5:30-31; 6:9-17

The spiritual condition of Judah

Jeremiah 7:1-15

False reliance on the Temple deceiving the Jews that God was with them

Jeremiah 18:1-10; 19:1, 10-13

The Potter is God; Jeremiah breaks the jar as a sign of God's judgment

Jeremiah 23:1-4

God gathers the remnant with a vision of righteous leadership

Jeremiah 29:1-14

Jeremiah's letter to the remnant in Babylon and the 70 year prophecy of the return of the Jews from Babylon to Jerusalem.