If this is the same Darius I, then wouldn’t that mean that Daniel was alive when Esther interceded on behalf of the Jews? If he was, why was this not mentioned in his book? I appreciate any insight I can get in this quest for facts. I thought Darius I took the throne around 465 which would make Daniel VERY old if what I am reading is correct. I am wondering, are Daniel and Esther contemporaries? I find that Xerxes (also called Ahasuerus in Daniel and Esther) was given the throne in 485 B.C, but what’s really confusing is that Daniel mentions in Chapter 9 that during the first year of Darius the I son of Xerxes, he receives the revelation of the 70 year desolation of Jerusalem. When I research the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, I find that Daniel was brought to Babylon in 605 B.C and that Darius the Mede conquered Babylon in 539 B.C… but what I am confused about is the reign of Xerxes, the husband of Esther. I am confused about the dates from my research and was hoping for some clarity. All rights reserved.I am studying the timelines in the Bible regarding the lifetime of both Daniel and Esther for a school project and I’m hoping to get all my facts straight. Unless otherwise noted, the Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, Copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission. © 2010 by the Theology of Work Project, Inc. Based on a work at You are free to share (to copy, distribute and transmit the work), and remix (to adapt the work) for non-commercial use only, under the condition that you must attribute the work to the Theology of Work Project, Inc., but not in any way that suggests that it endorses you or your use of the work. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Theology of Work Project Online Materials by Theology of Work Project, Inc. 1030 - 931Īdopted by the Theology of Work Project Board December 9, 2010. United kingdom under Saul, David, Solomon, c. The table below shows where in time the prophets fit within the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah. Learning From the Psalms How to Pray Through Your Work.

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