God's Bible Timeline: The Big Book of Biblical History

Book Description

From Genesis to Revelation, from the beginning of time to the early church, from the first promise of a Saviour to the promise that one day that Saviour will return – this book spans all of time. Find out about how the God of all time spoke to his people and still speaks today through his Word.

This absorbing book is split into 6 colour–coded sections:

• Creation to the Promised Land
  
• Living in the Promised Land
  
• From One Kingdom to Two
  
• Exile and Return
  
• The Messiah
  
• The Early Church

The eighteen illustrated timelines place Bible events side–by–side with other historical events, helping readers to understand how biblical history fits with other historical accounts. These timelines also draw together events from different books of the Bible, clearly showing, for example, when in Israel and Judah’s history the prophets were speaking, and what else was happening at the time.

The timelines are interspersed with descriptions of notable people, maps and illustrations depicting key locations and occasions, as well as explanations of why certain incidents are so important. 

Throughout the book there are icons drawing the reader’s attention to:

• Promise of the Messiah
  
• Covenants that God made
  
• Judah’s kings & prophets
  
• Israel’s kings & prophets
  
• Seeing these things laid out in such a clear format helps to identify the threads of redemptive history that are woven throughout the Bible.

Written and designed as a companion to the popular God’s Timeline, this book will help young and old readers alike to understand the chronology of the Bible. It also includes a pull–out poster of the whole timeline, and the main heroes and villains mentioned in the Bible.

Author

Linda Finlayson is an author who writes biographies and church history books for children. She has also contributed to several other books and magazines, and has spoken in schools. She works part time as the administrative assistant at her church, Cornerstone Orthodox Presbyterian Church. She lives in the Philadelphia area with her husband, Sandy Finlayson, author, librarian and professor at Westminster Theological Seminary. They have one son.

Endorsements

This resource is a wonderful tool that has the potential to guide many through God's Word in a way that will help them see the whole picture of God's revelation. The church is once again in Linda's debt.
— David Hogg, Senior Pastor, Christ Baptist Church, Raleigh, North Carolina

Clearly written, with helpful commentary on key people, events, context, and theological significance, and beautifully illustrated, this book will be a great resource for parents and Sunday school teachers as they seek to engage children with the biblical story.
— Carl R. Trueman, Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies, Grove City College, Pennsylvania

It is no small challenge to wrap our minds around the thousands of years of history that fall between Genesis 1 and Revelation 22. Linda Finlayson's God's Bible Timeline is a noble and effective attempt to help us do that very thing. Using text, graphics, and timelines, it seamlessly describes and displays both the great story and the wider context of the Bible.
— Tim Challies, Blogger at www.challies.com

This lovely and well-organized book will be a great help for people young and old to fit together the pieces of the history of God's saving works so that they can see more clearly what God has accomplished in his Son.
— Joel R. Beeke, President, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Additional Information

Cover: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 96
Publisher: Christian Focus Publications
Publication Date: 2020