The late Leon Wood was professor of Old Testament Studies and Dean of the Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary.

• ContentsList of MapsForewordPublisher's ForewordAbbreviations1.Introduction Source MaterialImportance of IsraelIsrael's Strategic LocationGeography of PalestineHistory Divisions2.Patriarchal BackgroundHistorical Accuracy Significance of Abraham's CallDate of AbrahamAbraham's CountryDeparture3.AbrahamThe New LandShechem, Bethel, Egypt, BethelRescue of Lot (Gen. 14) Destruction of Sodom (Gen. 18:1–19:38) CovenantWaiting the Promised Child (Gen. 16:1–18:15)Abimelech and the Philistines (Gen. 20–21)Near Sacrifice of Isaac (Gen. 22)Death and Burial of Sarah (Gen. 23)A Bride for Isaac (Gen. 24:1–25:11)Abraham, Man of Faith4.Isaac, Jacob, JosephIsaac (Gen. 25:9–26:35)Jacob (Gen. 28:1–36:43)Joseph (Gen. 37–50)5.Sojourn and Exodus ChronologyDuration of Egyptian SojournDate of the Exodus6.Life in EgyptFour Periods of Egyptian RuleEgyptian LifeJacob's Descendants in EgyptIsrael in Servitude (Exod. 1:8–22)Moses (Exod. 2:1–10)Moses' Choice (Exod. 2:11–25; Acts 7:23–29; Heb. 11:24–27)Moses' Return to Egypt (Exod. 3:1–4:31)The Contest With Pharaoh (Exod. 5:1–12:36)Departure From Egypt7.Israel in the WildernessIsrael's Route of TravelTo Mount Sinai (Exod. 15:22–18:27)Giving the Law (Exod. 19:3–24:18; 32:1–34:35)The LawThe Tabernacle (Exod. 25–31; 35–40)The Number of PeopleSinai to Kadesh-barnea (Num. 10:11–17:13; 33:16–19)Thirty-seven Years and Six Months of Fruitless Wandering (Num. 15–19; 33:19–36)Kadesh-barnea to the Jordan (Num. 20–21; 33:37–48; Deut. 2:1–3:14)At the Jordan (Num. 22–27; 31–32; Deut. 31, 34)Deuteronomy8.The ConquestThe Land of CanaanEntrance to the Land (Josh. 2:1–5:12)Conquest of Central Palestine (Josh. 5:13–9:27)Conquest of the South and the North (Josh. 10–12)The Land Divided (Josh. 13–22)Institutions9.The JudgesBackground MattersFailure to Occupy the Land Fully (Judg. 1:1–3:7)The Period of Mesopotamian Oppression (Judg. 3:8–11; 17–21)The Period of Moabite Oppression (Judg. 3:12–31)The Period of Canaanite Oppression (Judg. 4–5)The Period of Midianite Oppression (Judg. 6:1–10:5; Ruth 1–4)The Period of Ammonite Oppression (Judg. 10:6–12:15)The Period of Philistine Oppression (Judg. 13–16)Samuel10.King SaulThe Anointing of Saul (1 Sam. 9–12)The Rule of SaulThe Rejection of Saul (1 Sam. 13–15)Saul and David (1 Sam. 16–20)Saul's Last Years (1 Sam. 22:6–19; 28:1–25; 31:1–13)David as Fugitive (1 Sam. 21–27; 29–30; 2 Sam. 1)11.DavidDavid at Hebron (2 Sam. 1:1–5:5)David Establishes the Kingdom of Israel (2 Sam. 5:6–8:18; 10:1–19)David's GovernmentSignificant DeedsLast Years of David (2 Sam. 13–20; 1 Kings 1:1–2:11; 1 Chron. 22; 28–29)Israel's Greatest King12.SolomonEstablished as King (1 Kings 2:12–46; 3:4–28; 2 Chron. 1:1–17)Solomon's KingdomForeign RelationsBuilding Activity (1 Kings 5:1–9:9; 2 Chron. 2–7)Literary AgeSpiritual Decline and Punishment (1 Kings 11; 2 Chron. 9:29–31)Solomon the King13.The Northern KingdomThe Revolt (1 Kings 12:1–24; 2 Chron. 10)The Early Years (931–885; 1 Kings 12:25–16:20)The Dynasty of Omri (885–841; 1 Kings 16:23–22:53; 2 Kings 1–8)The Dynasty of Jehu (841–753; 2 Kings 9:11-10:36; 13; 14:16–29)The Decline of Israel (752-722; 2 Kings 15:13–17:41)Israel Under Assyrian ControlSummary14.The Kingdom of JudahA Period of Conflict With Israel (931–870; 1 Kings 14:21–15:24; 2 Chron. 10–16)A Period of Alliance With Israel (873–835; 1 Kings 22:41–50; 2 Kings 8:16–29; 11:1–16; 2 Chron. 17:1–23:15)Four God-approved Kings (835–731; 2 Kings 12–15; 2 Chron. 23:16–27:9)Years of Assyrian Dominance (743–640; 2 Kings 16–21; 2 Chron. 28–33)Babylon Becomes Dominant (640–586; 2 Kings 22–25; 2 Chron. 34–36)15.Exile and ReturnDevelopments in Judah (2 Kings 25:22–26; Jer. 40–44)The Babylonian Period (605–539)Captive JudahThe Persian PeriodThe First Return to Judah (Ezra 1–6)The Second Return (Ezra 7–10)The Third Return (Neh. 1–13)Esther (Esth. 1–10)The Elephantine Colony16.Be

The late Leon Wood was professor of Old Testament Studies and Dean of the Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary.

• ContentsList of MapsForewordPublisher's ForewordAbbreviations1.Introduction Source MaterialImportance of IsraelIsrael's Strategic LocationGeography of PalestineHistory Divisions2.Patriarchal BackgroundHistorical Accuracy Significance of Abraham's CallDate of AbrahamAbraham's CountryDeparture3.AbrahamThe New LandShechem, Bethel, Egypt, BethelRescue of Lot (Gen. 14) Destruction of Sodom (Gen. 18:1–19:38) CovenantWaiting the Promised Child (Gen. 16:1–18:15)Abimelech and the Philistines (Gen. 20–21)Near Sacrifice of Isaac (Gen. 22)Death and Burial of Sarah (Gen. 23)A Bride for Isaac (Gen. 24:1–25:11)Abraham, Man of Faith4.Isaac, Jacob, JosephIsaac (Gen. 25:9–26:35)Jacob (Gen. 28:1–36:43)Joseph (Gen. 37–50)5.Sojourn and Exodus ChronologyDuration of Egyptian SojournDate of the Exodus6.Life in EgyptFour Periods of Egyptian RuleEgyptian LifeJacob's Descendants in EgyptIsrael in Servitude (Exod. 1:8–22)Moses (Exod. 2:1–10)Moses' Choice (Exod. 2:11–25; Acts 7:23–29; Heb. 11:24–27)Moses' Return to Egypt (Exod. 3:1–4:31)The Contest With Pharaoh (Exod. 5:1–12:36)Departure From Egypt7.Israel in the WildernessIsrael's Route of TravelTo Mount Sinai (Exod. 15:22–18:27)Giving the Law (Exod. 19:3–24:18; 32:1–34:35)The LawThe Tabernacle (Exod. 25–31; 35–40)The Number of PeopleSinai to Kadesh-barnea (Num. 10:11–17:13; 33:16–19)Thirty-seven Years and Six Months of Fruitless Wandering (Num. 15–19; 33:19–36)Kadesh-barnea to the Jordan (Num. 20–21; 33:37–48; Deut. 2:1–3:14)At the Jordan (Num. 22–27; 31–32; Deut. 31, 34)Deuteronomy8.The ConquestThe Land of CanaanEntrance to the Land (Josh. 2:1–5:12)Conquest of Central Palestine (Josh. 5:13–9:27)Conquest of the South and the North (Josh. 10–12)The Land Divided (Josh. 13–22)Institutions9.The JudgesBackground MattersFailure to Occupy the Land Fully (Judg. 1:1–3:7)The Period of Mesopotamian Oppression (Judg. 3:8–11; 17–21)The Period of Moabite Oppression (Judg. 3:12–31)The Period of Canaanite Oppression (Judg. 4–5)The Period of Midianite Oppression (Judg. 6:1–10:5; Ruth 1–4)The Period of Ammonite Oppression (Judg. 10:6–12:15)The Period of Philistine Oppression (Judg. 13–16)Samuel10.King SaulThe Anointing of Saul (1 Sam. 9–12)The Rule of SaulThe Rejection of Saul (1 Sam. 13–15)Saul and David (1 Sam. 16–20)Saul's Last Years (1 Sam. 22:6–19; 28:1–25; 31:1–13)David as Fugitive (1 Sam. 21–27; 29–30; 2 Sam. 1)11.DavidDavid at Hebron (2 Sam. 1:1–5:5)David Establishes the Kingdom of Israel (2 Sam. 5:6–8:18; 10:1–19)David's GovernmentSignificant DeedsLast Years of David (2 Sam. 13–20; 1 Kings 1:1–2:11; 1 Chron. 22; 28–29)Israel's Greatest King12.SolomonEstablished as King (1 Kings 2:12–46; 3:4–28; 2 Chron. 1:1–17)Solomon's KingdomForeign RelationsBuilding Activity (1 Kings 5:1–9:9; 2 Chron. 2–7)Literary AgeSpiritual Decline and Punishment (1 Kings 11; 2 Chron. 9:29–31)Solomon the King13.The Northern KingdomThe Revolt (1 Kings 12:1–24; 2 Chron. 10)The Early Years (931–885; 1 Kings 12:25–16:20)The Dynasty of Omri (885–841; 1 Kings 16:23–22:53; 2 Kings 1–8)The Dynasty of Jehu (841–753; 2 Kings 9:11-10:36; 13; 14:16–29)The Decline of Israel (752-722; 2 Kings 15:13–17:41)Israel Under Assyrian ControlSummary14.The Kingdom of JudahA Period of Conflict With Israel (931–870; 1 Kings 14:21–15:24; 2 Chron. 10–16)A Period of Alliance With Israel (873–835; 1 Kings 22:41–50; 2 Kings 8:16–29; 11:1–16; 2 Chron. 17:1–23:15)Four God-approved Kings (835–731; 2 Kings 12–15; 2 Chron. 23:16–27:9)Years of Assyrian Dominance (743–640; 2 Kings 16–21; 2 Chron. 28–33)Babylon Becomes Dominant (640–586; 2 Kings 22–25; 2 Chron. 34–36)15.Exile and ReturnDevelopments in Judah (2 Kings 25:22–26; Jer. 40–44)The Babylonian Period (605–539)Captive JudahThe Persian PeriodThe First Return to Judah (Ezra 1–6)The Second Return (Ezra 7–10)The Third Return (Neh. 1–13)Esther (Esth. 1–10)The Elephantine Colony16.Be