How to Play Biblical TimeLine is a card game played using 50 cards. Each card depicts a historical event of the Biblical narrative. Set Up: Players are dealt 3-5 cards each depending on how many people are playing and how long you wish the game to take. You can adjust for the age and knowledge level of the players by dealing some players more cards. Cards are dealt facedown, with the undated/number side up. Players may look at all their cards but not flip them over. One card is placed in the middle dated/number side up as the starting card. Play: Players take turns placing any card from their hand in a row on the table. After placing the card, the player reveals the date on it. If the card was placed correctly with the date in chronological order with all other cards on the table, the card stays in place; otherwise the card is removed from play and the player takes another card from the deck. The first player to get rid of all his cards by placing them correctly wins. If multiple players go out in the same round, then everyone else is eliminated from play and each of those players are dealt one more card for another round of play. If only one player has no cards after a bonus round, he wins; otherwise play continues until a single player goes out. *Thanks to Asmodee s series of Timeline games for the idea! **Date taken from the NIV Life Application Bible study notes
God created the world 1) God created the world Where in the Bible: Genesis 1-2 God created people 2) God created people Where in the Bible: Genesis 1-2 The Fall, Adam and Eve Sin 3) The Fall, Adam and Eve Sin Where in the Bible: Genesis 3 Cain murders Abel 4) Cain murder s Abel Where in the Bible: Genesis 4
God floods the earth but saves Noah and his family. 5) Noah Where in the Bible: Genesis 6-9 People try to build a tower to heaven. God mixes up their languages to stop them. It because know as the Tower of Babel. 6) The tower of Babel Where in the Bible: Genesis 11 God makes a promise to Abraham that he will be the father of a nation. 7) Abraham Date: born 2166 BC, enters Canaan 2091 Where in the Bible: Genesis 12-25 Joseph is sold into slavery 8) Joseph sold to slavery Date: born 1915 BC, dies 1805 Where in the Bible: Genesis 37-50
Joseph rules in Egypt 9) Joseph rules in Egypt Date: born 1915 BC, dies 1805 Where in the Bible: Genesis 37-50 The Israelite people are slaves in Egypt 10)Israel slaves in Egypt Date: 1805 (Joseph dies)-1446 Where in the Bible: Exodus 1 Moses is born 11)Moses is born Date: 1526 BC Where in the Bible: Exodus 2 God speaks to Moses through a burning bush 12) Moses and burning bush Where in the Bible: Exodus 3
God sends 10 plagues to Egypt to convince Pharaoh to let the Israelites go. 13) 10 plagues Date: 1446 BC Where in the Bible: Exodus 7-12 The first Passover. God tells the Israelites who are slave sin Egypt to put lambs blood on their doorpost so that the Angel of Death will pass over their house. 14) Passover Date: 1446 BC Where in the Bible: Exodus 12 God parts the Red Sea for Moses and the Israelites. 15) Red Sea Date: 1446 BC Where in the Bible: Exodus 13-15 God give the 10 commandments. 16) 10 commandments Date: 1445 BC Where in the Bible: Exodus 20, Deut 5
Joshua leads Israel into Promised Land 17) Joshua lead Israel into Promised Land Date: 1406 Where in the Bible: Book of Joshua The Time of the Judges. Israel is ruled by a series of judges. 18) The Time of the Judges Date: 1375-1050 BC Where in the Bible: Book of Judges Saul is made King of Israel 19) Saul is made King Date: 1025 BC Where in the Bible: 1 Samuel 8-10 David fights Goliath 20) David and Goliath Date: 1025 BC Where in the Bible: 1 Samuel 17
David is made king of Israel 21) David is made king Date: 1010 (Judea) & 1003 (all Israel) Where in the Bible: 1 Samuel 16 & 2 Samuel 1-2 David s big sin! David sleeps with another man s wife, Bathsheba, and has the husband murdered. 22) David s big sin Date: 997 BC (?) Where in the Bible: 2 Samuel 11-12 Solomon is King 23) Solomon is King Date: 970 BC Where in the Bible: 1 Kings 1-11 The Kingdom is divided into the Northern Kingdom aka Israel and the Southern Kingdom aka Judea 24) The Kingdom is divided Date: 930 BC Where in the Bible: 1 Kings 12-2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles 10 on
Israel is captured by the Assyrians 25) Israel is captured by the Assyrians Date: 722 BC Where in the Bible: 2 Kings 17 and on Judea is captured by the Babylonians 26) Judea is captured by the Babylonians Date: 586 BC Where in the Bible: 2 Kings 24-25, 2 Chronicles 36 The Persians take over the Babylonian Empire 27) The Persians take over the Babylonian Empire Date: 539 BC Where in the Bible: Ezra 1 The temple in Jerusalem is rebuilt 28) The temple in Jerusalem is rebuilt Date: 536 BC-513 BC Where in the Bible: Ezra 3-6
Persian King Cyrus allows Nehemiah to return to Jerusalem and build the walls. 29) Persian King Cyrus allows Nehemiah to return to Jerusalem and build the walls. Date: 445 BC Where in the Bible: Nehemiah Back in the Persian Empire Ester saves the Jewish people living there 30) Back in the Persian empire Ester 31) saves the Jewish people living there Date: Becomes Queen in 479 BC Where in the Bible: Ester Alexander the Great and the Greek army concur the Persian Empire and rule the world including the Jewish people. 32) Alexander the Great and the Greek army concur the Persian Empire and rule the world including the Jewish people. Date: 330-63 BC The Roman Empire rules the world including the Jewish people 33) The Roman Empire rules the world including the Jewish people Date: 63-313 BC
John the Baptist is born 34) John the Baptist is born Date: 6 BC Where in the Bible: Luke 1 Jesus is born 35) Jesus is born Date: 6 BC Where in the Bible: Matthew 2, Luke 1-2 Jesus is baptized 36) Jesus is baptized Date: 27 AD Where in the Bible: Mt. 3; Mk. 1; Lk. 3; Jn.1 Jesus travels, preaches, teaches and does miracles 37) Jesus travels, preaches, teaches and does miracles Date: 27-30 AD Where in the Bible: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
Jesus has the last super with his disciples 38) Jesus has the last super with his disciples Where in the Bible: Mt. 26; Mk.14; Lk. 22; Jn. 13-14) Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane 39) Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane Where in the Bible: Mt. 26; Mk. 14; Lk. 22; Jn. 18 Jesus is put on trial by the Jewish leaders and Pilate the Roman Governor 40) Jesus is put on trial by the Jewish leaders and Pilate the Roman Governor Where in the Bible: Mt. 26&27; Mk. 14&15; Lk.22&23; Jn.18 Jesus is whipped and beaten 41) Jesus is whipped and beaten Where in the Bible: Mt. 27:26; Mk. 15:15
Jesus is crucified 42) Jesus is crucified Where in the Bible: Mt. 27; Mk. 15; Lk. 23;Jn. 19 The women who go to take care of Jesus body and find an empty tomb 43) The women who go to take care of Jesus body find an empty tomb Where in the Bible: Luke 24 Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene 44) Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene Where in the Bible: Mk. 16:9-10; Jn. 20:11-18, Mt. 28 Peter and John find the empty tomb 45) Peter and John find the empty tomb Where in the Bible: Jn. 20
Jesus appears to the disciples in a locked room 46) Jesus appears to all the disciples in a locked room Where in the Bible: Jn. 20:19-29 Jesus ascends into heaven and gives the disciples his last instructions 47) Jesus ascends into heaven and gives the disciples his last instructions Where in the Bible: Mk. 16:19; Lk.24:51; Acts 1:9 Peter preaches a big sermon on the day of Pentecost and lots of Jews become Christians 48) Peter preaches a big sermon on the day of Pentecost and lots of Jews become Christians Where in the Bible: Act 2 Paul sees a vision of Jesus and starts preaching about becoming a Christian instead of persecuting Christians 49) Paul sees a vision of Jesus and starts preaching about becoming a Christian instead of persecuting Christians Date: 35 AD Where in the Bible: Acts 9
The Apostle John is imprisoned on an island, after all the other disciples had been killed, and God gives him the vision that becomes the book of Revelation. 50) The Apostle John is imprisoned on an island, after all the other disciples had been killed, and God gives him the vision that becomes the book of Revelation. Date: 90-95 AD Where in the Bible: Revelations Jesus second coming and the end of the world as we know it 51) Jesus second coming and the end of the world as we know it Where in the Bible: Revelations