Biblical Chronology Solved, Part II The Real Bible Code Daniel Gregg The 1st year of Solomon's reign The 40th year of Solomon's reign In Part I, it was shown that Solomon's first year began in the year 3117 from the creation of the world. 3117 1 Solomon reigned 40 years. 3156 40 3157 The northern Kingdom of Israel revolts 1 7 1 2 The 7th year of Nebuchadnezzar (Jer. 52:28), when the city fell, and Jehoiachin taken captive. 3 Ezekiel's Vision of 390 years for Israel's sin. (Ezek. 4:5) 4 3546 390 5 Ezekiel's vision matches the 5th year of the exile of Jehoiachin (Ezek. 1:1). When was Nebuchadnezzar's 7th year in terms of the B.C. date? 1st Year of Nebuchadnezzar 1 604 B.C. 603 B.C. 7th Year of Nebuchadnezzar 7 18 37 598 B.C. 597 B.C. 587 B.C. 586 B.C. B.C. dates first become absolutely certain in the Babylonian Period. The dates of pagan nations are uncertain before this, but God knew that we would be able to figure out the Babylonian and Persian dates. Therefore, he allows them to be used in the Bible. 568 B.C. 567 B.C. The tablets pictured here begin, "Year 37 of Nebukadnezar, King of Babylon" and give accurate positions of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Astronomers calculated that these planets were in these unique positions only between the spring of 568 and 567 B.C. Determining B.C. Dates The Real Bible Code Daniel Gregg 1st The year of Solomon's reign The 40th year of Solomon's reign 3117 In Part I, I derived the anno 3117 match for the first year of Solomon. 3156 Solomon reigned 40 years. 1 40 3157 1 The 7th year of Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah 52:28). The northern Kingdom of Israel revolts 7 1 2 Ezekiel's Vision of 390 years for Israel's sin. (Ezek. 4:5) 3 4 3546 390 5 Ezekiel's vision matches the 5th year of the exile of Judah (Ezek. 1:1). Determining B.C. Dates The Real Bible Code Daniel Gregg 1st The year of Solomon's reign The 40th year of Solomon's reign 1023 B.C. 1022 B.C. 983 B.C. 982 B.C. 3117 In Part I, I derived the anno 3118 match for the first year of Solomon. 3156 Solomon reigned 40 years. 1 40 3157 1 The 7th year of Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah 52:28). The northern Kingdom of Israel revolts 7 1 8 2 Ezekiel's Vision of 390 years for Israel's sin. (Ezek. 4:5) 9 3 10 4 3546 593 390 B.C. 11 5 598 B.C. 597 B.C. 596 B.C. 595 B.C. 594 B.C. 593 B.C. Ezekiel's vision matches the 5th year of the exile of Judah (Ezek. 1:1). Backtracking to the reign of Hezekiah The Real Bible Code Daniel Gregg 1st The year of Solomon's reign The 40th year of Solomon's reign 1023 B.C. 1022 B.C. 983 B.C. 982 B.C. 3117 In Part I, I derived the anno 3118 match for the first year of Solomon. 3156 Solomon reigned 40 years. 1 40 3157 1 The 7th year of Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah 52:28). The northern Kingdom of Israel revolts 7 1 2 Ezekiel's Vision of 390 years for Israel's sin. (Ezek. 4:5) 3 4 3546 593 390 B.C. 5 8 9 10 11 598 B.C. 597 B.C. 596 B.C. 595 B.C. 594 B.C. 593 B.C. Ezekiel's vision matches the 5th year of the exile of Judah (Ezek. 1:1). Backtracking to the reign of Hezekiah The Real Bible Code Daniel Gregg 3443 1 696 B.C. Manasseh reigned 55 years 3497 642 B.C. 3498 641 B.C. 3499 640 B.C. 3500 639 B.C. 55 1 Amon reigned 2 years 2 King Josiah's 1st Year 1 The 1st Year of the Passover reformation matches Josiah's 18th Year. 3517 Ezekiel's Vision of 390 622 years for Israel's sin. B.C. (Ezek. 4:5) 18 1 3546 593 B.C. 390 30 The 30th Year of Josiah's Passover Reformation matches the date of Ezekiel's vision Backtracking to the reign of Hezekiah The Real Bible Code Daniel Gregg 3443 1 696 B.C. Manasseh reigned 55 years 3497 642 B.C. 3498 641 B.C. 3499 640 B.C. 3500 639 B.C. 55 1 Amon reigned 2 years 2 1 King Josiah's 1st Year 3517 Ezekiel's Vision of 390 622 years for Israel's sin. B.C. (Ezek. 4:5) 18 1 3546 593 B.C. 390 30 The 1st Year of the Passover reformation matches Josiah's 18th Year. The 30th Year of Josiah's Passover Reformation matches the date of Ezekiel's vision Backtracking to the reign of Hezekiah The Real Bible Code Daniel Gregg 3443 1 696 B.C. Manasseh reigned 55 years 3497 642 B.C. 55 3443 1 696 B.C. Manasseh reigned 55 years 3497 642 B.C. 55 Backtracking to the reign of Hezekiah The Real Bible Code Daniel Gregg Hezekiah became sick and was about to die in his 14th year. 3428 711 B.C. 14 1 God gave Hezekiah 15 more years 3442 697 B.C. 3443 696 B.C. 15 1 Manasseh reigned 55 years 3497 642 B.C. 55 Backtracking to the reign of Hezekiah The Real Bible Code Daniel Gregg Hezekiah became sick and was about to die in his 14th year. 3428 711 B.C. 14 1 God gave Hezekiah 15 more years 3442 697 B.C. 3443 696 B.C. 15 1 Manasseh reigned 55 years 3497 642 B.C. 55 Jubilee match number 5 The Real Bible Code Daniel Gregg 1 Assyria lays siege to Jerusalem in the 14th Year of Hezekiah. The ANGEL of the LORD slays the Assyrian host. 3428 711 14 B.C. 3429 710 15/1 15 B.C. 3430 709 16/2 16 B.C. 17/3 17 The divine answer to Hezekiah's prayer for help: And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat the year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof (Isaiah 37:30). The answer matches the fallow year legislation: 29 That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land. (Lev. 25:5) Is this a seventh year and Jubilee year match? Jubilee match number 5 The Real Bible Code Daniel Gregg 1 Assyria lays siege to Jerusalem in the 14th Year of Hezekiah. The ANGEL of the LORD slays the Assyrian host. 3428 711 14 B.C. 3429 710 15/1 15 B.C. 3430 709 16/2 16 B.C. 17/3 17 The divine answer to Hezekiah's prayer for help: And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat the year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof (Isaiah 37:30). The answer matches the fallow year legislation: 29 That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land. (Lev. 25:5) Is this a seventh year and Jubilee year match? 1 1 Jubilee match number 5 2 The Real Bible Code 3 Daniel Gregg 4 5 3428 711 14 6 B.C. 3429 710 15/1 15 7 B.C. 3430 709 16/2 16 50/1 1 B.C. 17/3 17 2 3430 divided by 7 = 490, remainder 0. 3430 divided by 49 = 70, remainder 0 Year of Jubilee Time to sow new crops 3 4 29 5 6 7 Hezekiah's 15th and 16th years are a perfect match for the 7th year and the Jubilee. Moreover, the divine Word seems to have picked the 490th (7x7x10) 7th year to point out and the 70th (7x10) Jubilee. Jubilee match number 6 The Real Bible Code Daniel Gregg King Josiah's 1st Year 3500 1 639 B.C. Josiah's Passover reformation 3517 622 B.C. 18 3527 612 B.C. 3528 611 B.C. 3529 610 B.C. 3530 609 B.C. 28 29 30 British Museum Tablet no. 21901. The Babylonian Chronicle describes the fall of Nineveh in the summer of 612 B.C. We now will look at a photo of this tablet, and then describe the important information on it. 31 Josiah slain in the summer of 609 B.C. Extracted from online Scan of, The Fall Of Nineveh: The newly discovered Babylonian Chronicle, No. 21,901, in the British Museum, C.J. Gadd, M.A., 1923. Jubilee match number 6 The Real Bible Code Daniel Gregg King Josiah's 1st Year 1 3527 612 B.C. 3528 611 B.C. 3529 610 B.C. 3530 609 B.C. 28 Does Isaiah's allusion to the Jubilee match the fall of Nineveh? British Museum Tablet no. 21901. The Babylonian Chronicle describes the fall of Nineveh in the summer of 612 B.C. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem. (Isaiah 27:13) 29 30 31 Then shall thou cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land. And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. (Lev. 25:9-10). Jubilee match number 6 The Real Bible Code 1 King Josiah's 1st Year 2 3 1 4 5 3528 divided by 49 = 72 remainder 0 Jubilee 6 28 7 29 50/1 30 31 Does Isaiah's allusion to the Jubilee match the fall of Nineveh? British Museum Tablet no. 21901. The Babylonian Chronicle describes the fall of Nineveh in the summer of 612 B.C. 3527 612 B.C. 3528 611 B.C. 3529 610 B.C. 3530 609 B.C. Daniel Gregg Yes, it is an exact match. Liberty is proclaimed in Assyria, and is announced on Tishri 10 in Judea. (This prophecy still has an eschatological aspect yet to be fulfilled.) And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem. (Isaiah 27:13) The Probability of Six Accidental Jubilee Matches The Real Bible Code Daniel Gregg • Joseph returns the land to the Egyptians: 1/49, returning the land • The cycle begins upon entry into Canaan: 1/49, counting the cycle • King Saul blows the trumpet in his second year: 1/49, the trumpet • King David takes the ark to Jerusalem: 1/49, Shofar-Teruah • God tells Hezekiah to observe the Jubilee: 1/49, living off the land • Nineveh, the city of oppression, is destroyed: 1/49, liberty • 1/49 x 1/49 x 1/49 x 1/49 x 1/49 x 1/49 = 1 in 13,841,287,200 • That 1 in 13.8 billion. I will save the seventh Jubilee for later. 3156 983 B.C. 3157 982 B.C. 40 The 40th year of Solomon's reign The Real Bible Code 1 Daniel Gregg Rehoboam reigns 17 years 3173 966 B.C. 3174 965 B.C. 17 1 Abijah reigns 3 years 3176 963 B.C. 3177 962 B.C. 3 1 Asa reigns 41 years. 3217 922 B.C. 3218 921 B.C. 41 1 Jehoshaphat reigns 25 years 3242 897 B.C. The Period of the Kings 25 3218 1st Year of Jehoshaphat 1 921 B.C. …to his 18th year The Kings Continued The Real Bible Code 3235 904 B.C. 3236 Daniel Gregg 18 1 Jehoram of Israel reigned in the 18th year of Jehoshaphat for 12 years. The northern Kingdom dated its reigns from the first month of spring in synch with the creation years. 12 12 1 3247 892 B.C. 886 3253 B.C. 1 2 Jehu slew Jehoram of Israel and reigned for 28 years. In this case Jehu counted his first year in the 12th year of the one whom he slew. I have only charted to his 7th year. 7 Joash of Judah reigned in the 7th year of Jehu for 40 years. He counts the part year before Tishri 1 as his first year because he followed the usurper Athaliah. 40 3292 1 847 B.C. After Joash, Amaziah reigned 40 years. charted to his 15th year 3306 833 B.C. 15 I have only 3218 1st Year of Jehoshaphat 1 921 B.C. …to his 18th year The Kings Continued The Real Bible Code 3235 904 B.C. 3236 Daniel Gregg 18 1 Jehoram of Israel reigned in the 18th year of Jehoshaphat for 12 years. The northern Kingdom dated its reigns from the first month of spring in synch with the creation years. 12 12 1 3247 892 B.C. 886 3253 B.C. 1 2 Jehu slew Jehoram of Israel and reigned for 28 years. In this case Jehu counted his first year in the 12th year of the one whom he slew. I have only charted to his 7th year. 7 Joash of Judah reigned in the 7th year of Jehu for 40 years. He counts the part year before Tishri 1 as his first year because he followed the usurper Athaliah. 40 3292 1 847 B.C. After Joash, Amaziah reigned 40 years. charted to his 15th year 3306 833 B.C. 15 I have only After Joash, Amaziah reigned 40 years. I have only charted to his 15th year 3306 833 B.C. The Kings Continued 15 The Real Bible Code Daniel Gregg After Joash, Amaziah reigned 40 years. charted to his 15th year 3306 833 B.C. 15 I have only After Joash, Amaziah reigned 40 years. I have only charted to his 15th year 3306 833 B.C. 15 1 Jeroboam II reigned in the 15th year of Amaziah for 41 years. I have only charted to his 27th year. The Kings Continued The Real Bible Code 1 27 3333 806 B.C. 52 Daniel Gregg Uzziah reigned in the 27th year of Jeroboam 52 years. Uzziah ascended the throne after a vacancy at the age of 16. His accession year is therefore his first year. 3384 755 B.C. 1 After Uzziah, Jotham reigned 16 years. 16 3400 1 739 B.C. 16 3416 723 B.C. After Jotham, Ahaz reigned 16 years. His 16th year was very brief. And this brings us to Hezekiah, which we already figured out on slides 1011. Hezekiah was corex in the 15th year of Ahaz, but his first year was not counted until the 16th year of Ahaz, when he began his sole rule. Hezekiah's 29th year was very short, and Manasseh, his son was made king at the start of that year. Biblical Chronology Solved, Part II The Real Bible Code Daniel Gregg The chronology of the divided kingdom to the link up with B.C. dates is completely secured by the 390 years of Ezekiel 4:5. That fact that this 390 years works out exactly from the division of the kingdom when Jeroboam I caused Israel to sin to the date of the prophet's vision clearly shows that God intended it to be a chronological check on the complicated data of the kings. This is not the only meaning of the 390 years. In fact, it is only a secondary meaning apart from its primary reference. But I will cover that in a later presentation. I cannot yet promise that there are no date typo's in this presentation. Refer to the Scroll of Biblical Chronology and Prophecy for the exemplar. Please email me if you find one, and I will fix it. Appendix A: translation of VAT 4956. VAT stands for "Venus Astronomical Text" "Year 37 of Nebukadnezar, King of Babylon, Month I, (the first of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), the moon became visible behind the bull of Heaven; …Saturn was in front of the Swallow…[The 11th] or 12th, Jupiter's acronychal rising…Month II…Saturn was in front of the Swallow; Mercury, which had set, was not yet visible…The 3rd, Mars entered Praesepe. The 5th, it went out (of it)…The 18th, Venus was balanced 1 cubit four fingers above a Leonis…Month III, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), the moon became visible behind Cancer…At that time, Mars and Mercury were 4 cubits in front of a [Leonis…] Mercury passed below Mars to the East; Jupiter was above a Scorpii; Venus was in the west opposite Z Leonis"