Table of Contents: Book 1
Introduction ………………………………………………………………… 1
Chapter 1: God’s Covenant with Abraham ………………………. 5
Part One: The Blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant ……………………. 6
Part Two: The Birth of Isaac………………………………………………………. 24
Part Three: The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah …………………….. 28
Part Four: Abraham’s Supreme Test ……………………………………………. 31
Chapter 2: Isaac, Jacob and the Twelve Tribes of Israel …… 39
Part One: The Life of Isaac ……………………………………………………….. 40
Part Two: Jacob Obtains the Birthright by Deceit ………………………….. 44
Part Three: Jacob’s Twelve Sons …………………………………………………… 54
Part Four: Jacob’s Name Changed to “Israel” ………………………………… 58
Part Five: Joseph’s Brothers Sell Him into Slavery ………………………… 65
Chapter 3: Joseph and the Israelites in Ancient Egypt ………… 73
Part One: Joseph—The Egyptian Slave and Prisoner ……………………… 74
Part Two Joseph—The Ruler of Egypt ………………………………………… 80
Part Three: The Israelites Migrate to Egypt …………………………………….. 87
Part Four: The Birthright Given to Ephraim and Manasseh ………………. 88
Part Five: Evidence of Israelites in Ancient Egypt ……………………… 92
Chapter 4: Moses, the Exodus, and the Promised Land……….107
Part One: Moses and the Exodus of Israel from Egypt ……………………. 107
Part Two: The Real “Mount Sinai” ……………………………………………… 116
Part Three: Israel in the Wilderness and the Promised Land ………………. 122
Part Four: Israelite Tribes and the “Sea Peoples” …………………………… 135
Chapter 5: King David and Israel’s Rise to Greatness …………143
Part One: Israel, Tyre and Sidon form the “Phoenician” Alliance …….. 148
Part Two: Israel Defeats Assyria and Becomes an Empire ……………….. 154
Part Three: The “Israelites” and “Jews” as Separate Hebrew People …… 171
Part Four: King David’s Global Preparations for the Temple of God …. 173
Chapter 6: King Solomon’s “Golden Age” & Empire of Israel…191
Part One: King Solomon’s Wisdom and Divine Favor ……………………. 193
Part Two: King Solomon’s Global “Phoenician” Empire …………………. 198
Part Three: Phoenician Maritime Skills …………………………………………… 206
Part Four: Israelite Colonies in the New World ………………………………. 209
Part Five: Israel’s “Phoenician” Empire ………………………………………… 228
Part Six: The Alphabet and other “Phoenician” Inventions ……………. 232
Part Seven: King Solomon’s Wealth and International Fame …………….. 237
Part Eight: The Dedication of the Temple of God ……………………………. 242
Part Nine: The Decline of King Solomon ………………………………………. 246
Epilogue ………………………………………………………………………….. 253
Bibliography ……………………………………………………………………. 257
Index: Scripture ………………………………………………………………….261
Index: Persons, Places, Subjects …………………………………………..265
