Does the story of Moses come before or after David in the Bible? Was Paul around at the same time as Jesus? When did Daniel meet the lions?

Inside this pack: Four-part illustrated Big Bible Storybook Timeline poster with adhesive strips, ready to be joined together. How to use your Big Bible Storybook Timeline: activities to use with children. Does the story of Moses come before or after David in the Bible? Copyright Maggie Barﬁeld 2008 First published 2004 Scripture Union, 207 209 Queensway, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 2EB, UK Email: info@scriptureunion.org.uk Website: www.scriptureunion.org.uk Scripture Union Australia, Locked Bag 2, Central Coast Business Centre, NSW 2252 Website: www.su.org.au Scripture Union USA, PO Box 987, Valley Forge, PA 19482 Website: www.scriptureunion.org Was Paul around at the same time as Jesus? When did Daniel meet the lions? Did you have to think for a moment? It s not always easy because, for most of us, Bible reading, teaching or sermons happen piecemeal a verse here, a chapter there, maybe a complete letter or a short book. So it is not surprising that we ﬁnd it hard to work out where all the stories and characters belong, and what part they play in working out God s great plan of salvation for the world. The Big Bible Storybook Timeline is here to help you see God s big story in its historical order. With a combination of colour illustrations, a list of key dates and brief explanatory text, the Big Bible Storybook Timeline provides an instant visual aid for everyone who wants to know what happened when, and who came ﬁrst. The Big Bible Storybook Timeline can be used in any early years setting: church-based children s groups, carer and toddler groups, nurseries, schools and in your own home. It is designed to work alongside Bubbles, Scripture Union s curriculum resource for children aged 5 and under, but can also be used as a stand alone resource. The right of Maggie Barﬁeld to be identiﬁed as the author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The original Bible Timeline concept was developed by Rachel Coupe. Bible Friends were created by Mark and Anna Carpenter. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of Scripture Union. Design: kwgraphicdesign Printed by: Tien Wah Press, Singapore See insid e for other Bible Sto rybook products 0 Scripture Union is an international charity working with churches in more than 130 countries, providing resources to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to children, young people and families and to encourage them to develop spiritually through the Bible and prayer. As well as our network of volunteers, staff and associates who run holidays, church-based events and school Christian groups, we produce a wide range of publications and support those who use our resources through training programmes. 0 www.scriptureunion.org.uk ËxHSLIOEy273614z Bible history at a glance Use with Scripture Union s Bubbles resource Four-part, 16-panel, fully illustrated poster for under-5s, part of the Light curriculum range

God makes the world and everything in it. God s world is very good. Genesis 1:31 At the start of everything God s new world God made the world. He made the sky, sea and land. He made the sun, moon and stars. He made trees, plants and animals. God made a man and a woman Adam and Eve to look after his world. Genesis 1 2 Noah God told Noah to build a boat. Noah did what God said. He took his family and lots of animals on the boat with him. It began to rain till the whole world was covered in water. Everyone on the boat was safe. The water dried up and they all came out of the boat. God put a rainbow in the sky as a promise to Noah. Genesis 6 9

Abraham obeys God. He sets off for a new land. Genesis 12:1 c 2000 BC c 1500 BC Abraham God told Abraham he would give him a new place to live. Abraham did as God said. God promised Abraham he would have many people in his family. Abraham believed what God said. Genesis 12 18 Isaac God told Abraham and Sarah that they would have a baby. They had a baby boy. They called him Isaac. When he grew up he married Rebekah. Genesis 21 24 Jacob Isaac and Rebekah had twin boys called Esau and Jacob. Jacob had many children. One of the youngest was called Joseph. Jacob gave Joseph a coat to show how important he was. Genesis 25 35 Joseph Joseph s brothers sent him away to Egypt. Joseph worked for the king. His brothers met him again when they went to Egypt to buy food. All the family went to live with Joseph. God looked after them. Genesis 37 50

God gives Moses ten rules to help the people live God s way. Exodus 20:1 17 c 1280 BC Moses Baby Moses was in danger. His mother hid him in a basket by a river. A princess found him and took him to live with her. Exodus 2:1 10 When Moses grew up, God spoke to him. God said Moses would lead God s people out of Egypt, back to their own land. Exodus 3 4 Moses and God s people left Egypt. God made a dry path through the sea, so they could walk across. Exodus 5 14 God gave his people food and drink while they went through the desert. He gave them ten rules to help them live his way. Exodus 16 17,20

God stops the river flowing. Joshua leads God s people to their new land. Joshua 3 4 c 1240 BC c 1050 BC Joshua Joshua became leader of God s people. God promised to be with them. The people promised to love God and live his way. Joshua 1,3,24 Deborah Deborah was a wise and brave leader of God s people. When she led the army, the enemy soldiers ran away! Judges 4 5 Gideon Gideon was young and frightened but God made him brave. Gideon s little army scared a huge enemy army away! Judges 6 8 Ruth Naomi and Ruth lived in Bethlehem. A kind farmer called Boaz married Ruth. Soon they had a baby boy. God looked after their little family. Ruth Samuel God chose Samuel to be his messenger when Samuel was a young boy. Samuel always tried to do as God said, even when it was hard. 1 Samuel 1 16