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Year (B.C.) | Passage | Chronological Indicator | Related Events | Israel Ruled By | Daniel's Age (Approx.) |
606 | Dan. 1:1 | 3rd year of the reign of King Jehoiakim | Daniel taken captive to Babylon | Babylon | 14 |
603-602 | Dan. 2:1 | 2nd year of King Nebuchadnezzar | Nebuchadnezzar's vision of a great image of four metals | Babylon | 17-18 |
595-594 | Dan. 3 | - | Nebuchadnezzar's image of gold, the fiery furnace | Babylon | 25-26 |
573-569 | Dan. 4:1-27 | - | Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a great tree chopped down | Babylon | 47-51 |
573-569 | Dan. 4:28-37 | - | Nebuchadnezzar's humiliation as a beast | Babylon | 47-51 |
553 | Dan. 7:1 | 1st year of King Belshazzar | Daniel's vision of the four beasts | Babylon | 67 |
551 | Dan. 8:1 | 3rd year of reign of King Belshazzar | Daniel's vision of a ram and a goat | Babylon | 69 |
539 | Dan. 5:1 | Last year of King Belshazzar | Abuse of temple vessels at party, handwriting on the wall | Babylon | 81 |
539 | Dan. 5:31 | 1st year of Darius the Mede | Fall of Babylon to Medo-Persia, Darius strengthened by Angelic messenger (Dan. 11:1) | Medo-Persia | 81 |
539 | Dan. 9:1-2 | 1st year of reign of Darius the Mede | Daniel's intercession for Israel and Gabriel's answer of seventy sevens | Medo-Persia | 81 |
539-536 | Dan. 6:1-9, 10-23 | - | Daniel in the lion's den | Medo-Persia | 81-84 |
536 | Dan. 1:21 | 1st year of King Cyrus | Cyrus issued the decree allowing the Jews to return and rebuild | Medo-Persia | 84 |
534 | Dan. 10:1; 11; 12 | 3rd year of King Cyrus of Persia | Daniel's vision by the Tigris river | Medo-Persia | 86 |
Aspect | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 |
| A | B | C | C' | B' | A' |
| 4 Metals (Future) | Nebuchadnezzar's Proclamation (Faith) | Nebuchadnezzar's Writing (Character) | Belshazzar's Writing (Character) | Darius' Proclamation (Faith) | 4 Beasts (Future) |
|
1 Test
a Daniel vs. Wisemen |
2 Trial
b Furnace |
3 Testimony
c Dream (now past) |
1 Test
a' Daniel vs. Wisemen |
2 Trial
b' Lions |
3 Testimony
c' Dream (yet future) |
| Wisemen vs. Daniel | Accusation of 3 youths | God vs. pride of Nebuchadnezzar | God vs. pride of Belshazzar | Accusation of Daniel | Beast vs. Saints |
| Dream interpreted by Daniel | Refusal to worship man's image | Predicted, interpreted, fulfilled: Gentile king judged (Nebuchadnezzar) | Predicted, interpreted, fulfilled: Gentile king judged (Belshazzar) | Refusal to pray to man | Dream interpreted by Angel |
| 4 youths and wisemen (Jews and Gentiles) | 3 youths (Jews) | Babylon (Nebuchadnezzar restored) | Israel | Daniel (a Jew) | Saints resurrected (Jews and Gentiles) |