Chronological Events of Moses' Life
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Chronological Events of Moses' Life
1.) Moses birth plus 3 months (Ex. 2:1-7)
(Aaron 3 years (Ex. 7:7) older, while Miriam must be 5-10 years older than Moses (Ex. 2:1-7))
2.) Moses 40 years old leaves Egypt (Acts 7:23)
3.) Moses 80 years old goes back to Egypt (Ex. 7:7)
(Aaron 83 years old)
1st Year
4.) Calendar begins: 1st month 14th day; Passover Abid (Nisan) 14th (Ex. 12:2, (Num. 33:3)
(Left Egypt on the 15th of Nisan, Feast of Unleavened Bread.)
(Tishri moved from the 1st month to the 7th month.)
5.) 2nd month, 15th day, entered desert of Sin (Ex. 16:1)
(Manna comes (Ex. 16:4)) (Water from Rock at Rephidim & war with Amalek (Ex. 17)
(Moses' father-in-law Jethro (Ex. 18)
6.) 3rd month entered the desert of Sinai (Ex. 19:1)
(10 Commandments Ex. 20))
Moses going up to Mount Sinai
Ascents Exodus Descents Exodus Ascents Deut. 40 Days & Nights
1st 19:3-6 19:7-8
2nd 19:8-13 19:14-19
3rd 19:20-24 19:25
4th 20:21-24:2 24:3-8
5th 24:9-32:14 32:15-30 Deu. 9:8-17 Ex. 24:18; Deu. 9:9-11
6th 32:31-33 32:34-34:3 Deu. 9:18-29 Deu. 9:18, 25
7th 34:4-28 34:29-35 Deu. 10:1-5 Ex. 34:28; Deu. 10:10
2nd Year
7.) 1st month, 1st day (Ex. 40:2, 17)
(Rear the Tent of Meetings) (Then did the cloud cover the tent of meeting,—and, the glory of Yahweh, filled the habitation; (Ex. 40:34)
8.) 1st month (Num. 9:1-5)
(1st Passover in the wilderness (Nisan 14th).) (Guiding Cloud (Num. 9:15-23))
9.) 2nd month, 1st day (Num. 1:1)
(Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, in the desert of Sinai, in the tent of meeting...) (Numbering the men (Num. 1:18))
10.) [Leviticus comes between the 1st day of 1st month & 20th day of 2nd month (Priesthood) (Num. 3:4, 10:12; Lev. 10:1)]
11.) 2nd month, 20th day (Num. 10:11)
(The Cloud lifted itself up...left wilderness of Sinai...3 day journey (Num. 10:11, 33)
12.) Events up to Miriam's death, the 40th year: (Murmuring of the People, quail. (Num. 11)) (Miriam & Aaron slander Moses (Num. 12)) (Spies sent to the land of Canaan (Num. 13)) (Land of Canaan rejected, 40 year wandering, spies cursed (Num. 14)) (Korah and others judged (Num. 16)) (Aaron's staff budded (Num. 18)) (All men die by the 38th year from leaving Kadesh-barnea (2nd year to the 40th year) (Deu. 2:14))
40th Year
13.) 1st month (Num. 20:1)
(Miriam dies, desert of Zin (Num. 20:1)) (Waters of Meribah (Num. 20:7-13))
14.) 5th month, 1st day (Num. 20:22-29, 33:38))
(Aaron dies on Mount Hor (Num. 20:25) (Deu. 10:6, 32:50)) (The seraph serpents (Num. 21)) Balaam & Balak (Num. 22)) Daughters of Moab, Balaam dies (Num. 25)) (Moses warned of his death, anoints Yahoshua (Num. 27:12-23)) (Killed Sihon and Og (Deu. 1:4))
15.) 11th Month, 1st day (Deu. 1:3)
(Retrospect of their journey) (Forty years, loathed I that generation, So I said—A people going astray in heart, they are, Even they, have not known my ways! And I sware in mine anger,—Verily they shall not enter into my rest. (Ps. 95:10-11, 106:6-33)) (Moses dies 120 yr. old (Deu. 34:7))
16.) The Itinerary of the Israelites for their 40 years in the wilderness (Num. 33:1-49)
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