This first timeline is shown again to remind the reader of the first time King Nebuchadnezzar took some of the best talent from Judah, including Daniel, along with some of its riches back to Babylon. The Lord also said through Jeremiah that sending away the captives from Judah into Babylon was for their own good, Jeremiah 24:5-7. Second, to fulfill the word of the Lord through Jeremiah the prophet, the duration of the of their absence would be for 70 years to let the land rest for the Sabbaths missed, 2Chronicles 36:20-21, Jeremiah 25:8-11. First was for the sins of King Manasseh and for the innocent blood that was shed in Jerusalem, which the Lord would not pardon, 2Kings 24:1-4. There were two primary reasons for Israel being taken captive and removed from the land promised to them by the Lord. The following series of timelines are intended to present a total view of all the prophesies has they have been revealed to Daniel up to Daniel 9:1-27.
