Bible Prophecy Numbers:
The Writing on the Wall
Chapter Two, Part C
The Chart Explained
From
the seven-year famine of Joseph, until the falls of Egypt, Israel, Assyria, Judah, and Babylonia are 430, 1150, 1260, 1290, and 1335 years respectivelyTable 2
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1878–1871 Enter Egypt in 1876 BC |
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1446 BC |
722 BC |
612 BC |
586 BC |
539 BC |
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Joseph’s seven-year world-wide{4} famine |
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Fall of Egypt{5} (i.e., exodus) |
Fall of Israel |
Fall of Assyria |
Fall of Judah |
Fall of Babylon |
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Total years later from famine --> |
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430 yearsfrom famine |
1150 years from famine |
1260 years from famine |
1290 years from famine |
1335 years from famine |
I)
390 + 40 = 430 years (i.e., Ezekiel’s "siege"):Israel spent exactly 430 years in Egypt (Ex.12:41), and in Ex. 2:11-15, (with Acts 7:23-25), we are told that Moses thought to deliver the nation 40 years earlier, but was forced to flee instead for his life. Therefore, we have the same breakdown of the 430 here as in Ezk. 4:4-6 (i.e., 390 + 40 = 430 years). (See especially Ezk. 20:1-44 for the thematic link of Ezekiel to the exodus.)
Table 3
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Entry|_____390_yrs_____|exile___+_40____|Exodus |
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1876 BC (Israel enters Egypt after 2 yrs of the famine) + 390 years = 1486 BC (failed exodus, and exile of Moses), + 40 = 430 years total till the actual exodus of 1446 BC |
In 593 BC, Ezekiel was told to symbolically siege Jerusalem 430 days––"a day for each year"––in anticipation of her doom that occurred exactly seven years later (593 to 586 BC). Therefore, it is significant that there are three cycles of 430 years from entering Egypt (1876 BC), unto exiting Egypt (1446 BC), unto the exile back again into Egypt (and Babylon) in 586 BC. (Indeed, the "430 x 3" is divided up, not merely into one-plus-two segments as shown in the chart below, but into all three segments––as shown in subsequent chapters.)
Furthermore, "430 x 3" amounts to the 1290 years of Dan. 12:11.
Table 4
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Entry|___430___|Exodus____+ 430 x 2___| Judah exiled Entry|_________= 1290 yrs_________| Judah exiled |
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1876 BC (enter Egypt) + 430 x 3 = 586 BC (back to Egypt and Babylon again! Jer. 39-44) (Also, 430 x 3 = 1290 years of Dan. 12:11––to be tabled in detail shortly) |
II)
1150 years (i.e., "2300 evenings and mornings" of sacrifices, Dan. 8:13; = 1150 days):(The remaining tables start from the seven-year famine of Joseph and overlap the falls of Israel, Assyria, Judah, and Babylonia. The amazing rhyme and reason for why each overlaps in the specific place it does will be examined over the next few chapters; but for now please observe how that the span of each siege occurs entirely within the seven-year boundary of Joseph’s famine when forwarded in time by these prophetic numbers.)
From the seven-year famine of Joseph, (Israel entered Egypt two years into this famine), till the siege and fall of Samaria, (capital of Israel), there are 1150 years.
Table 5
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Famine|_______+_1150_yrs_________|Israel exiled |
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1878–1871 BC (7-yr famine) + 1150 years = 728–721 BC. The "3-yr" famine-siege of Samaria lasted 725–721 BC |
