The Story of the Ancient World

Table of Contents.

Publisher’s Preface
Author’s Preface
Maps
I. The Creation of the World
II. Man the Image-Bearer
III. The Forbidden Fruit
IV. The First Murder
V. Two Opposite Brothers
VI. The Great Boat
VII. The Deluge
VIII. The Place of Descent
IX. Nimrod’s Rebellion
X. The Tower of Babel
XI. A Righteous Man
XII. The Sumerians
XIII. Ur of the Chaldeans
XIV. Abraham and Sarah
XV. The First War
XVI. Chedorlaomer’s Defeat
XVII. The Birth of Ishmael
XVIII. The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
XIX. The Birth of Isaac
XX. Abraham’s Sacrifice
XXI. Isaac and Rebekah
XXII. The Bowl of Pottage
XXIII. The Brothers’ Rivalry
XXIV. Jacob’s Ladder
XXV. Jacob’s Return Home
XXVI. Joseph’s Dreams
XXVII. The Terrible Plot
XXVIII. The First Egyptians
XXIX. The Shepherd Kings
XXX. The Theban Revolt
XXXI. Joseph in Egypt
XXXII. Pharaoh’s Dreams
XXXIII. Famine in Egypt and Canaan
XXXIV. Jacob in Egypt
XXXV. The Death of Joseph
XXXVI. His Majesty, Herself
XXXVII. Thutmosis the Conqueror
XXXVIII. The Pharaoh of One God
XXXIX. A New Dynasty
XL. The Baby in the Basket
XLI. The Burning Bush
XLII. Nine Plagues
XLIII. Death of the Firstborn
XLIV. In the Wilderness
XLV. The Unexpected Battle
XLVI. The Golden Calf
XLVII. The Glory of the Lord
XLVIII. Nine Complaints
XLIX. Twelve Spies
L. Forty Years of Wandering
LI. The Bronze Serpent
LII. The Death of Moses
LIII. The Canaanites
LIV. The Walls of Jericho
LV. The Conquest of the Promised Land
LVI. The Death of Joshua
LVII. Apostasy and Oppression
LVIII. Gideon’s Fleece
LIX. Defeat of the Midianites
LX. The Parable of the King Tree
LXI. Jephthath’s Daughter
LXII. Ruth and Naomi
LXIII. Samson’s Riddle
LXIV. False Delilah
LXV. A Faithful Mother and Son
LXVI. The Ark Captured
LXVII. Saul, King of Israel
LXVIII. The Rout of the Philistines
LXIX. The Anointing of David
LXX. David and Goliath

LXXI. Saul’s Jealousy
LXXII. David’s Flight
LXXIII. David’s Generosity
LXXIV. The Death of Saul
LXXV. David Crowned King
LXXVI. The Ark Brought to Jerusalem
LXXVII. David’s Repentance
LXXVIII. Absalom in Disgrace
LXXIX. Absalom’s Rebellion
LXXX. The End of David’s Reign
LXXXI. The Seafaring Phoenicians
LXXXII. The Rise of Tyre
LXXXIII. The Judgment of Solomon
LXXXIV. Building the Temple
LXXXV. Solomon’s Apostasy
LXXXVI. The Divided Kingdom
LXXXVII. The Prophet and the King
LXXXVIII. Two Kings of Judah
LXXXIX. A Righteous King
XC. Seven Kings of Israel
XCI. A Great Drought
XCII. The Priests of Baal
XCIII. Naboth’s Vineyard
XCIV. The Fate of Two Evil Kings
XCV. The Victory of Praise
XCVI. The Chariot of Fire
XCVII. Elisha the Prophet
XCVIII. Elisha and the Syrians
XCIX. The Siege of Samaria
C. Two Wicked Queens
CI. Joash, King of Judah
CII. The Death of Elisha
CIII. The Assyrians
CIV. A Cruel Conqueror
CV. The Prophets’ Warning
CVI. Jonah and the Whale
CVII. The Wicked City’s Repentance
CVIII. Usurpers Take the Throne
CIX. The Captivity of Israel
CX. Alliance with Babylon and Egypt
CXI. The Assyrian Host
CXII. Manasseh, King of Judah
CXIII. Righteous Josiah
CXIV. The Fall of Nineveh
CXV. The Prophet Jeremiah
CXVI. The Babylonian Captivity
CXVII. Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream
CXVIII. The Fiery Furnace
CXIX. The Coming of the Persians
CXX. Cyrus’ Wars
CXXI. The Feast of Belshazzar
CXXII. Daniel and the Lions
CXXIII. The Return from Captivity
CXXIV. Darius the Great
CXXV. Esther, Queen of Persia
CXXVI. The Jews Saved from Death
CXXVII. Revival in Jerusalem
CXXVIII. The Persian Empire Ends
Timeline of the Ancient World
Recommended Reading
Bibliography
Index
List of Maps.
Sumer and Neighboring Countries
Egypt and the Nile Valley to the Second Cataract
Palestine or the Holy Land
Persian Empire at its Greatest Extent
The Plain of Shinar and Elam
Egyptian Empire of Ramesses the Great
Voyages of the Phoenicians
Assyrian Empire in the 7th Century BC
Median and Chaldean Empires in the 6th Century BC
Persian Empire in 500 BC