{"id":834,"date":"2023-08-04T05:46:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T05:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/?post_type=lesson&#038;p=834"},"modified":"2023-08-22T10:00:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T10:00:22","slug":"how-we-calculate-important-dates-and-events-in-the-scriptures","status":"publish","type":"lesson","link":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/lesson\/how-we-calculate-important-dates-and-events-in-the-scriptures\/","title":{"rendered":"How We Calculate Important Dates and Events in the Scriptures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"class-box class-image\">\r\n\t<ul class=\"data-list\">\r\n\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"\" title=\"Journey through the Scriptures\" href=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/journeys\/journey-through-the-scriptures\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"class-logo medium\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Journey_through_the_Scriptures-Tall.png\" alt=\"Journey through the Scriptures\" title=\"Journey through the Scriptures\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<!--<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"class-title\">How We Calculate Important Dates and Events in the Scriptures<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>-->\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Key Information<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<h3 class=\"class-title\">How We Calculate Important Dates and Events in the Scriptures<\/h3>\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-table\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Key Verses<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Luke 3:1-3; Daniel 9:2; Ezra 1:1-11<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Time<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>From 4026 BCE to today<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Learning Point<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ul>\n<li>Being able to&nbsp;<strong>date events<\/strong>&nbsp;in the scriptures is key to being able to have&nbsp;<strong>complete confidence<\/strong>&nbsp;in God&#8217;s inspired Word. We can&nbsp;<strong>identify several key events<\/strong>&nbsp;in the Bible, which help us to then work&nbsp;<strong>forward or backwards for other events<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tabs gutena-tabs-block gutena-tabs-block-77de37-56 class-container class-tab\"><ul class=\"gutena-tabs-tab tab-flex\"><li class=\"gutena-tab-title active\" data-tab=\"1\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-content icon-top\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-text\"><div>Overview<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"gutena-tab-title inactive\" data-tab=\"2\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-content icon-top\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-text\"><div>Time Period Between Events<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"gutena-tabs-content is-layout-flow wp-block-gutena-tabs-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tab gutena-tab-block gutena-tab-block-543fc0-6f active class-box class-image\" data-tab=\"1\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Artaxerxes_and_Themistocles-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Artaxerxes and Themistocles\" class=\"wp-image-836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Artaxerxes_and_Themistocles-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Artaxerxes_and_Themistocles-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Artaxerxes_and_Themistocles.jpg 764w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:He_stoods_silent_before_King.jpg\">Walter Crane<\/a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tab gutena-tab-block gutena-tab-block-05a1ad-fd inactive class-box class-image\" data-tab=\"2\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Time_Period_Between_Events-1024x446.png\" alt=\"A chart of the time period of key events in the bible and the differences in time between them.\" class=\"wp-image-837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Time_Period_Between_Events-1024x446.png 1024w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Time_Period_Between_Events-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Time_Period_Between_Events-768x334.png 768w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Time_Period_Between_Events.png 1314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/finder?wtlocale=E&amp;docid=1200000970&amp;srctype=wol&amp;srcid=share\">Chart<\/a>, via JW.or<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Media<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ul class=\"data-list\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<li class=\"image-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"boxed giant lesson-link\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Chronology (Insight Vol.1 pp. 447-467)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/finder?wtlocale=E&#038;docid=1200000970&#038;srctype=wol&#038;srcid=share\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"link-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/icon-big-article.png\" title=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"link-title-trimmed\">&#8220;Chronology (Insight Vol.1 pp. 447-467)&#8221;<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t<li class=\"image-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"boxed giant lesson-link\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"When Did Artaxerxes' Begin? (Daniel's Prophecy p. 197)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/finder?wtlocale=E&#038;docid=1101999030&#038;srctype=wol&#038;srcid=share&#038;par=73\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"link-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/icon-big-article.png\" title=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"link-title-trimmed\">&#8220;When Did Artaxerxes&#8217; Begin? (Daniel&#8217;s Prophecy p. 197)&#8221;<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Fun Facts<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ul>\n<li>&#8220;As we examine the&nbsp;<strong>sources of ancient history<\/strong>&nbsp;we see how&nbsp;<strong>scanty<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>inaccurate<\/strong>, or downright&nbsp;<strong>false<\/strong>, the records were&nbsp;<strong>even at the time they were first written<\/strong>.&#8221; &#8211; C. W. Ceram,&nbsp;<em>The Secret of the Hittites<\/em>, 1956, pp. 133, 134<\/li>\n<li>We can calculate&nbsp;<strong>Adam&#8217;s creation<\/strong>&nbsp;as being in the year&nbsp;<strong>4026 BCE<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>release of the Jews to return and rebuild the temple<\/strong>&nbsp;is also a date we can track, happening in&nbsp;<strong>538 BCE<\/strong>, helping us calculate&nbsp;<strong>earlier dates in the bible<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The date of&nbsp;<strong>Jesus&#8217; baptism<\/strong>&nbsp;is also a key date we can trace through history, happening in&nbsp;<strong>29 CE<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Past Lessons<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"icon\">3<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">May 8, 2023<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>(North America)<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"hide-this-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"3\">No Past Lessons<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Upcoming Lessons<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"hide-this-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"3\">No Upcoming Lessons<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-834","lesson","type-lesson","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson\/834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lesson"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}