CHRONOLOGY of the E. C.

Gedge KINGDOM

KINGS of ISRAEL and JUDAH

The book of Kings is structured in the form of a combination lock which, going backward unlocks the door to ancient history, and forward, tracks the messianic timetable. The books contain a repeating formula where the accession of a king is synchronised with the reign of his contemporary in the neighbouring kingdom (whether Judah or Israel) followed by the number of years that he reigned. Thus, In the (x)th year of king (A) of Israel, king (B) of Judah began to reign and he reigned (y) years. At first sight it seems like a cinch - just do the math and the formula should work? It might have been easy if not for several little quirks in the Hebrew calendar. The reign of some kings appear one year less than the stated length of time because the ancient method of counting treated part-years, beginning and ending a person's reign, as if they were full ones. Even when a king died several weeks into the New Year it was counted as his final 'year.' Then there was Judah's habit of treating the first full year as 'number 1' and Samaria's method of counting from the part-year instead. Understanding these small variations reveal a finely tuned timeline running beneath the surface of scripture which we have called 'The Atonement Clock.' These chronological charts are offered on the Internet for Bible students wishing to explore this subject. Please print them out and note the following: Vertical bars represents one year. Overlapping bars show more than one rule, or co-regency. Red dots indicate Sabbath and Jubilee years. Scripture references are shown in all cases. 1 2 3 4 5

INDEX
DIVISION of the KINGDOM FROM ASA TO JOASH THE FALL of SAMARIA ASSYRIAN PERIOD BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY 970 BC to 880 BC 880 BC to 800 BC 800 BC to 700 BC 700 BC to 610 BC 610 BC to 520 BC

These charts may be copied and distributed provided no changes are made, and provided that copyright is acknowledged. Copyright 2013 E. C. Gedge

For charts of the Judges of Israel, please go here: www.5loaves2fishes.net/pdfs/judges.pdf For charts of the Intertestament Era, please go here: www.5loaves2fishes.net/pdfs/silentyears.pdf For 'The Atonement Clock', please go here: www.5loaves2fishes.net/node/218

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Division of the Kingdom

Vertical bars represent one year. Red dots indicate Sabbath year. Overlapping bars show dual rule.

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From Asa to Joash

Vertical bars represent one year. Red dots indicate Sabbath year. Overlapping bars show dual rule.

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The Fall of Samaria

Vertical bars represent one year. Red dots indicate Sabbath year. Overlapping bars show dual rule.

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Assyrian Period

Vertical bars represent one year. Red dots indicate Sabbath year. Overlapping bars show dual rule.

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Babylonian Captivity

Vertical bars represent one year. Red dots indicate Sabbath year. Overlapping bars show dual rule.