Here is a simple key of the kings in Daniel: The Medo-Persians took over Babylon in 539 BC, which is only explicitly mentioned in Daniel 5:30-31. In this blog I’m going to give a very simple overview of the book of Daniel and help you organize it chronologically so that you can understand it a little more clearly.Īs we look at the time line, it’s important to note that Daniel began his time in Babylon serving in Nebuchadnezzar’s court but ends up serving under Darius the Mede. But, if you understand who these kings are and when they reigned you can fairly easily identify the timeline of the book. If you don’t know the times these kings reigned it can be very difficult to understand the order of events since all the time frames in the book reference the reign of one of these kings. For instance Chapter 6 takes places near the end of Daniel’s life, whereas Chapter 7 takes place nearly 20 years earlier.Īnother challenge is the mention of multiple kings whom Daniel served. The time frame of these sections overlap one another. The book is actually put together thematically, in two distinct parts: 1) Life in Babylon 2) Prophetic Visions. Because the chapters are not laid out in a chronological order it’s difficult to understand the flow of events. One of the challenges in understanding the story line of Daniel is the chronology of the book.
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