Daniel Chapter 1
1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. What is the Time Frame of the Book of Daniel It has been well established by historians that Jehoiakim was appointed king by Necho II, King of Egypt, in 608 BC. Therefore this event occurred in 604 BC as years of the King of this time were often counted after the first year was completed. So in other words, he became King in 608, but his first year was not counted unil 607 BC and therefore the third year of Jehoiakim was 604 BC. To see the historical documentation of this on wikipedia click → this link. 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. Verse 1 and 2 document 5 historical facts: Jehoiakim was king of Judah; Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylon; Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem; Jahoiakim fell into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar; Nebuchadnezzar took a portion of the sacred vessels of the house of God and carried them to Babylon The Bible is the most historically … Continued