GENESIS (means "beginnings")
(1) Garden of Eden. Genesis chapters 1-6
(2) The Flood. Genesis chapters 7-10
(3) Tower of Babel. Genesis 11
(4) Abraham. Genesis 12
Isaac Genesis 21
Esau and Jacob (Israel) Genesis 25
12 Sons of Jacob (Israel) Genesis 30
(5) Joseph in Egypt. Genesis 37
(6) All Israel in Egypt. Genesis 46 - Exodus 14
EXODUS (means "exit")
(7) Wander in wilderness 40 years. Exodus 15
Law given. Exodus 19-24
Tabernacle built. Exodus 25-40
Laws for priests, LEVITICUS Census (numbering) of the people and stories of the wilderness journey. NUMBERS Repeat (duo) of the wilderness journey, stories and laws. DEUTERONOMY - JOSHUA 2
JOSHUA
(8) Cross Jordan River to Promised Land. Joshua 3
Wars No king - had judges periodically. JUDGES Got a king, Saul. I SAMUEL Then David. II SAMUEL Then Solomon. I KINGS 1
I & II KINGS
(9) Kingdom splits. North (Israel), South (Judah) I KINGS 12ff
(10) Israel taken captive to Assyria. II Kings 15
(11) Judah taken captive to Babylon. II Kings 25
(I & II CHRONICLES repeats and adds details of SAMUEL and KINGS.) Babylonian Captivity lasted 70 years. EZEKIEL, DANIEL and ESTHER were written in the captivity.
EZRA and NEHEMIAH
(12) Return after the 70 years to rebuild their homeland. HAGGAI, ZACHARIAH, & MALACHI preached during this time.
Then there were 400 "silent years" (no new Scripture) until Matthew 1:18