Elijah
904-850 BC
1 Kings 12-25; 2 Chronicles 10-36
Elijah was probably the most significant prophet who didn’t write his own book. He proclaimed God’s word in the northern kingdom of Israel at the time of the evil King Ahab. It was he who ensured a widow was always supplied with oil and flour (1 Kings 17:8–16), raised that same widow's son from the dead (1 Kings 17:17–24), who had a showdown with the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:17–40), and who was strengthened by God’s still voice in his fatigue and depression (2 Kings 2:1–11). At the end of his life, a chariot of fire took him to heaven, and his mantle fell to Elisha as his successor (2 Kings 2:1–12).
| -797 | 2964 | Rehabeam (son of Solomon) became king of Judah |
|---|---|---|
| -797 | 2964 | Jeroboam ben Nevat became king over Israel |
| -718 | 3043 | Elijah went up in a chariot of fire |
| -677 | 3084 | Joash renovated the Beit Hamikdash |
| -619 | 3142 | Isaiah began his prophecies |
| -574 | 3187 | The first two of the Ten Tribes were exiled |
| -566 | 3195 | Another two of the Ten Tribes were exiled |
| -562 | 3199 | Hezekiah became king of Judah |
| -556 | 3205 | The last of the Ten Tribes were exiled |
| -548 | 3213 | Sennacherib invaded the Land of Judah and retreated |
| -533 | 3228 | Menasseh (son of Hezekiah) became king of Judah |
| -463 | 3298 | Jeremiah began his prophecies |
| -458 | 3303 | Josiah renovated the Beit Hamikdash |
| -442 | 3319 | Jerusalem was conquered and Joiakim (Yehoyakim) was exiled |
| -440 | 3321 | Joiakim burned the Book of Lamentations composed by Jeremiah |
| -434 | 3327 | Jerusalem was conquered again and Jehoiachin was exiled |
| -430 | 3331 | Jeremiah persisted in prophesying calamity |
| -429 | 3332 | Ezekiel prophesied in exile |