ISRAEL

1. A name given to Jacob

Ge 32:24-32; 2Ki 17:34; Ho 12:3,4

2. A name of the Messiah in prophecy

Isa 49:3

3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation

Also called ISRAELITES, and HEBREWS

Ge 43:32; Ex 1:15; 9:7; 10:3; 21:2; Le 23:42; Jos 13:6

Etc

1Sa 4:6; 13:3,19; 14:11,21; Php 3:5

(TRIBES OF ISRAEL were named after the sons of Jacob)

(Usually, in lists, the names of Levi and Joseph, two sons of Jacob, do not appear)

The descendants of Levi were consecrated to the rites of religion, and the two sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, were adopted by Jacob in Joseph's place

Ge 48:5; Jos 14:4

And their names appear in the catalogues of tribes instead of those of Levi and Joseph, as follows, ASHER, BENJAMIN, DAN, EPHRAIM, GAD, ISSACHAR, JUDAH, MANASSEH, NAPHTALI, REUBEN, SIMEON, ZEBULUN

Names of, seen in John's vision, on the gates of the New Jerusalem

Re 21:12

Prophecies concerning

Ge 15:5,13; 25:23; 26:4; 27:28,29,40; 48:19; 49; De 33

Prophecies about the multitude of

Ge 13:16; 15:5; 22:17; 26:4; 28:14

Prophecies of their captivity in Eqypt

Ge 15:13,14; Ac 7:6,7

Divided into families, each of which had a chief

Nu 25:14; 26; 36:1; Jos 7:14; 1Ch 4; 5; 6; 7; 8

Number of, who went into Egypt

Ge 46:8-27; Ex 1:5; De 10:22; Ac 7:14

Number of, at the time of the exodus

Ex 12:37,38; with Ge 47:27; Ex 1:7-20; Ps 105:24; Ac 7:17

Number of, fit for military service when they left Egypt

Ex 12:37

Number of, at Sinai, by tribes

Nu 1:1-50

Number of, after the plague

Nu 26

Number of, when David counted (conducted a census)

2Sa 24:1-9; 1Ch 21:5,6; 27:23,24

Number of, after the captivity

Ezr 2:64; Ne 7:66,67

Number of, in John's apocalyptic vision

Re 7:1-8

Lived in Goshen

Ge 46:28-34; 47:4-10,27,28

Lived in Egypt for four-hundred and thirty years

Ex 12:40,41; with Ge 15:13; Ac 7:6; Ga 3:17

Were enslaved and oppressed by the Egyptians

Ex 1; 2; 5; Ac 7:18-21

Their groaning heard by God

Ex 2:23-25

Moses commissioned as the deliverer

Ex 3:2-22; 4:1-17

The land of Egypt was plagued on their account

See EGYPT

Exempt from the plagues

Ex 8:22,23; 9:4-6,26; 10:23; 11:7; 12:13

Children were spared when the firstborn of the Egyptians were killed

Ex 12:13,23

Instituted the Passover

Ex 12:1-28

Borrowed jewels from the Egyptians

Ex 11:2,3; 12:35,36; Ps 105:37

Urged by the Egyptians to depart

Ex 12:31-39

Journey from Rameses to Succoth

Ex 12:37-39

Made the journey by night

Ex 12:42

The day of their deliverance to be a memorial

Ex 12:42; 13:3-16

Led by God

Ex 13:18,21,22

Providentially cared for

De 8:3,4; 29:5,6; 34:7; Ne 9:21; Ps 105:37

See MANNA

See CLOUD, PILLAR OF

Journey from Succoth to Etham

Ex 13:20

Journey to Pi-hahiroth

Ex 14:2; Nu 33:5-7

Pursued by the Egyptians

Ex 14:5-31

Pass through the Red Sea

Ex 14:19-22; De 11:4; Ps 78; 105; 106; 136

The order of the march

Nu 2

Journey to Marah

Ex 15:23; Nu 33:8

Complained on account of the bitter water

Ex 15:23-25

Water of, sweetened

Ex 15:25

Journey to Elim

Ex 15:27; Nu 33:9

For the itinerary, see

Nu 33

Complained for food

Ex 16:2,3

Provided with manna and quail

Ex 16:4-36

Complained for lack of water at Rephidim

Ex 17:2-7

Water miraculously supplied from the rock at Meribah

Ex 17:5-7

Defeat the Amalekites

Ex 17:13; De 25:17,18

Arrive at Sinai

Ex 19:1; Nu 33:15

At the suggestion of Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, they organize a system of government

Ex 18:25; De 1:9-17

The message of God to them, requiring that they must be obedient to his commandments, and as a reward they would be a holy nation to him, and their reply

Ex 19:3-8

Sanctify themselves for receiving the law

Ex 19:10-15

The law delivered to

Ex 20; 21; 22; 23; 24:1-4; Le 25; 26; 27

The people receive it and covenant obedience to it

Ex 24:3,7

Idolatry of

Ex 32; De 9:17-21

The anger of the Lord in consequence

Ex 32:9-14

Moses' indignation; breaks the tables of stone; enters the camp; commands the Levites; three thousand die

Ex 32:19-35

Punished by a plague

Ex 32:35

Obduracy of

Ex 33:3; 34:9; De 9:12-29

God withdraws his presence

Ex 33:1-3

The mourning of, when God refused to lead them

Ex 33:4-10

Tables renewed

Ex 34

Pattern for the tabernacle and the appurtenances, and forms of worship to be observed

Ex 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31

Gifts consecrated for the creation of the tabernacle

Ex 35; 36:1-7; Nu 7

The erection of the tabernacle; the manufacture of the appurtenances including the garments of the priests; and their sanctification

Ex 36:8-38; 37; 38; 39; 40

First sacrifice offered by, under the law

Le 8:14-36; 9:8-24

Second Passover observed

Nu 9:1-5

March out of the wilderness

Nu 10:11-36

For the itinerary, see

Nu 33

The order of camping sites and the march

Nu 2

Arrive at the border of Canaan

Nu 12:16

Send twelve spies to view the land

Nu 13; 32:8; De 1:22,25; Jos 14:7

Return with a majority report and a minority report

Nu 13:26-33; 14:6-10

Complaining over the report

Nu 14:1-5

The judgment of God upon them in consequence of their unbelief and complaining

Nu 14:13-39

Reaction, and their purpose to enter the land; are defeated by the Amalekites

Nu 14:40-45; De 1:41-45

Abide at Kadesh

De 1:46

Return to the wilderness, where they remain for thirty eight years, and all die except Joshua and Caleb

Nu 14:20-39

Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram

Nu 16:1-40; De 11:6

Complain against Moses and Aaron, are plagued, fourteen-thousand and seven-hundred people die, plague stopped

Nu 16:41-50

Complain for lack of water in Meribah; the rock is struck

Nu 20:1-13

Are refused passage through the country of Edom

Nu 20:14-21

The death of Aaron

Nu 20:22,29; 33:38,39; De 10:6

Defeat the Canaanites

Nu 21:1-3

Are scourged with fiery (poisonous) serpents

Nu 21:4-9

Defeat the Amorites

Nu 21:21-32; De 2:24-35

Defeat the king of Baasha

Nu 21:33-35; De 3:1-17

Arrive in the plains of Moab, at the fords of the Jordan River

Nu 22:1; 33:48,49

Commit idolatry with the people of Moab

Nu 25:1-5

Punished by a plague in consequence, twenty-four thousand people die

Nu 25:6-15; 26:1

The people numbered for the allotment of the land

Nu 26

The daughters of Zelophehad sue for an inheritance

Nu 27:1-11; Jos 17:3-6

Conquest of the Midianites

Nu 31

Nations dread

De 2:25

Renew the covenant

De 29

Moses dies, and the people mourn

De 34

Joshua appointed the leader

Nu 27:18-23; De 31:23

See JOSHUA

All who were numbered at Mount Sinai perished in the wilderness except Caleb and Joshua

Nu 26:63,65; De 2:14-16

Piety of those who entered Canaan

Jos 23:8; Jud 2:7-10; Jer 2:2,3

Men chosen to allot the lands of Canaan among the tribes and families

Nu 34:17-29

Remove from Shittim to the Jordan River

Jos 3:1

Cross the Jordan River

Jos 4

Circumcision observed and the Passover celebrated

Jos 5

Jericho captured

Jos 6

Ai captured

Jos 7; 8

Make a treaty with the Gibeonites

Jos 9

Defeat the five Amoritish kings

Jos 10

Conquest of the land

Jos 21:43-45; with Jud 1

The land allotted

Jos 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21

Two and one-half tribes return from the west side of the Jordan River; erect a memorial to signify the unity of the tribes; the memorial misunderstood; the controversy which followed; its amicable resolution

Jos 22

Joshua's exhortation immediately before his death

Jos 23

Covenant renewed, death of Joshua

Jos 24; Jud 2:8,9

Religious fidelity during the life of Joshua

Jos 24:31; Jud 2:7

UNDER THE JUDGES

Public affairs administered four-hundred and fifty years by the judges

Jud 2:16-19; Ac 13:20

The original inhabitants not fully expelled

Jud 1:27-36; 3:1-7

Reproved by an angel for not casting out the original inhabitants

Jud 2:1-5

People turn to idolatry

Jud 2:10-23

Delivered for their idolatry to the king of Mesopotamia during eight years, their repentance and deliverance

Jud 3:8-11

Renew their idolatry, and are put under tribute to the king of Moab during eighteen years, repent and are delivered by Ehud, eighty years of peace follow

Jud 3:12-30

Shamgar resists a foray of the Philistines and delivers Israel

Jud 3:31

People again do evil and are put under bonds to the king of Syria for twenty years

Jud 4:1-3

Delivered by Deborah, a prophetess, and judged

Jud 4; 5

Seven years of bondage to the Midianites; delivered by Gideon

Jud 6; 7; 8:1-28

See GIDEON

Return to idolatry

Jud 8:33,34

Abimelech foments an inter-tribal war

Jud 9

Led by Tola for twenty-three years

Jud 10:1,2

Led by Jair for twenty-two years

Jud 10:3,4

The people backslide, and are given over to the Philistines for chastisement for eighteen years; they repent and turn to the Lord; they are delivered by Jephthah

Jud 10:6-18; 11

The Ephraimites go to war against other tribes; they are defeated by Jephthah

Jud 12:1-7

Led by Ibzan for seven years

Jud 12:8-10

Led by Elon for ten years

Jud 12:11,12

Led by Abdon for eight years

Jud 12:13-15

The people backslide again are chastened by the Philistines for forty years

Jud 13:1

Led by Samson for twenty years

Jud 15:20; with 13; 14; 15; 16

Scandal of the Bethlehemite's concubine, and the consequent war between the Benjamites and the other tribes

Jud 19; 20; 21

Led by Eli for forty years

1Sa 4:18; with 1; 2; 3; 4

Struck down by the Philistines at Eben-ezer

1Sa 4:1,2,10,11

They demand a king

1Sa 8:5-20; Ho 13:10

UNDER THE KINGS BEFORE THE SEPARATION INTO TWO KINGDOMS

Saul anointed as king

1Sa 10; 11:12-15; 12:13

Ammonites invade Israel, are defeated

1Sa 11

Philistines struck down

1Sa 14

Amalekites defeated

1Sa 15

David anointed as king

1Sa 16:11-13

Goliath killed

1Sa 17

Israel defeated by the Philistines, and Saul and his sons are killed

1Sa 31

See SAUL

David defeats the Amalekites

1Sa 30; 2Sa 1:1

David made king

2Sa 2:4,11

Ish-bosheth made king

2Sa 2:8-10

The conflict between the two political factions

2Sa 2:12-32; 3:1

David made king over all Israel

2Sa 5:1-5

Conquests of David

2Sa 8

Absalom's rebellion

2Sa 15:18

See DAVID

Solomon anointed as king

1Ki 1:32-40

The Temple built

1Ki 6

Solomon's palace built

1Ki 7

Solomon's death

1Ki 11:41-43

See SOLOMON

THE REVOLT OF THE TEN TRIBES

(Foreshadowing circumstances indicating the separation)

Disagreement after Saul's death

2Sa 2; 1Ch 12:23-40; 13

Lukewarmness of the ten tribes, and zeal of Judah for David in Absolom's rebellion

2Sa 19:41-43

The rebellion of Sheba

2Sa 20

The two factions are distinguished as Israel and Judah during David's reign

2Sa 21:2

Providential

Zec 11:14

Revolt consummated under Rehoboam, son and successor of Solomon

1Ki 12:4

4. The name of the ten tribes that revolted from the house (kingdom) of David

Also called JACOB

Ho 12:2

(The list of the kings of Israel, and the period of time in which they reigned. For the facts of their reigns see under each name)

19. Hoshea, nine years

(The ten tribes were carried away captive to Assyria)

HISTORY OF

War continued between the two kingdoms all the days of Rehoboam and Jeroboam

1Ki 14:30

War continued between Jeroboam and Abijam

1Ki 15:7

War continued between Baasha and Asa

1Ki 15:16,32

Famine prevails during the reign of Ahab

1Ki 18:1-6

Israel, also called SAMARIA, invaded by, but defeats, Ben-hadad, king of Syria

1Ki 20

Moab rebels

2Ki 1:1; 3

Army of Syria invades Israel, but peacefully withdraws through the tact of the prophet Elisha

2Ki 6:8-23

The city of Samaria besieged

2Ki 6:24-33; 7

The city of Samaria captured, and the people carried to Assyria

2Ki 17

The land repopulated

2Ki 17:24

The remnant that remained after the able-bodied persons were carried into captivity affiliated with the kingdom of Judah

2Ch 30:18-26; 34:6; 35:18