---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bible Outline by Chapters---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------430 BC -- Malachi 1 -- The Word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi: I loved Jacob, but Esau I hated430 BC -- Malachi 2 -- Priests Reproved for Neglecting Their Covenant -- Judah's Unfaithfulness430 BC -- Malachi 3 -- Behold, I send my messenger -- Robbery and Remembrance430 BC -- Malachi 4 -- God's Final Judgment on the Wicked and Blessing on the Good---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bible Timeline: All Dates are Approximate---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------520 BC -- Tattenai's Letter to Darius520 BC -- The Word of the LORD by Haggai520 BC -- The Word of the LORD to Zechariah520 BC -- Temple Work Resumed by Darius' Decree483 BC -- Queen Vashti Deposed478 BC -- Esther Becomes Queen474 BC -- Haman Seeks Revenge on the Jews473 BC -- Mordecai Informs Esther of Haman's Plot473 BC -- Esther Prepares a Banquet473 BC -- The King Honors Mordecai473 BC -- Haman Is Hanged473 BC -- Xerxes' Edict on Behalf of Esther and Jews472 BC -- Purim Instituted472 BC -- Xerxes' Tribute to Mordecai458 BC -- Ezra Journeys to Jerusalem457 BC -- Families Return to Jerusalem with Ezra457 BC -- Ezra's reforms456 BC -- Ezra's Prayer About Intermarriage445 BC -- Nehemiah's Prayer for the Exiles444 BC -- Artaxerxes Sends Nehemiah to Jerusalem444 BC -- Builders of the Walls Named444 BC -- Builders Overcome Ridicule444 BC -- Nehemiah Abolishes Debt and Bondage444 BC -- Sanballat's Plot444 BC -- Census of Returned Exiles444 BC -- Ezra Reads the Law444 BC -- Israelites Fast and Repent444 BC -- Israelites Seal the Covenant444 BC -- People Settle in Jerusalem432 BC -- Nehemiah Restores Laws430 BC -- The Word of the LORD by Malachi