The Book of Daniel Unlocked

John Locke · en
The Book of Daniel, with interpretation.
  Part  I.  Historic Section                       17-49
  Part II.  Prophetic Section                      53-85


NOTES.

  Notes. Jewish Independence Day                      91

        A.  Darius, or Cyaxares                       95
        B.  The Sum of the Matters                    99
        C.  Days                                     103
        D.  Two Thousand and Three Hundred Days      107
        E.  The Exodus from Persia                   113
        F.  Date of the Crucifixion                  115


CHRONOLOGY.

  The Birth of Christ. [See accompanying Chart]      121
  Years in the Life of Christ                        127
  Years in the Life of Herod                         129
  Asmonean Dynasty                                   131
  Reigns of the Chaldean and Medo-Persian Kings      133




THE BOOK OF DANIEL.




PART I.

HISTORIC SECTION.


CHAPTER I. [WRITTEN IN HEBREW].

[Sidenote: B.C. 606.]

1. In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.

    --This siege took place in B.C. 606. Verse 5 says that
    Daniel and the royal captives received 3 years' training
    and verse 18 shows that at the end of 3 years they
    graduated. This brings us to the year B.C. 603 which
    chapter 2 verse 1 says was the 2nd of Nebuchadnezzar's
    reign, consequently Nebuchadnezzar began to reign in
    B.C. 605. This date agrees with the figures given in the
    Almagesta of Ptolemy, also with the statements of Berosus.
    Besides it harmonizes perfectly the Bible account of
    the first 5 years in Jehoiakim's reign, as set forth in
    Jeremiah XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXXV, XXXVI, XLV, XLVI, and
    II Kings XXIV. Still further a draughtsman can plot it
    on a chart, with the same accuracy that a surveyor can
    map a piece of land, provided he governs his work by that
    remarkable group of locking-dates set forth in Jeremiah
    XXV. 1. 2. 3. and Ezekiel XL. 1, also takes full account
    of the historic events which happened in the 1st, 7th,
    8th, 18th, and 19th years of Nebuchadnezzar's reign. It
    thus will become manifest that Daniel and his companions
    were taken captive in the Summer of B.C. 606.

2. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part
of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of
Shinar to the house of his god: and he brought the vessels into the
treasure house of his god.

    As foretold in Jeremiah XXIX. 10. the captivity of Judah
    lasted 70 years, B.C. 606 to B.C. 536, when the Lord
    stirred up the spirit of Cyrus to proclaim freedom to the
    captives. Ezra 1st. chap. Isaiah XLIV. 28.

3. And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that
he should bring _certain_ of the children of Israel, and of the
king's seed, and of the princes;