The book of daniel chapter 9 back in 1872 dwight l. In this text the angel gabriel tells daniel the exact day the messiah, the anointed one, would come to jerusalem and announce that the promise of god to send the world a savior, has been fulfilled. Now chapter 8 doesnt have anything to do with babylon, has nothing to do with rome. Gods promises are to encourage our prayers, not to make them needless. O lord, according to all thy righteousness, i beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city jerusalem, thy holy mountain.
Daniel s superior way of life earns him great respect in the babylonian government. These four verses contain the key that unlocks the correct interpretation of all other end times prophecy. He wanted to straighten me out about the interpretation of daniel, chapter 9, verses 2427the portion of scripture that contains the prophecy of the seventy weeksthat i expound in my books daniel unsealed and he is the one. Questions and answers for daniel chapters 112 new king. Daniel chapter 9 predicts the exact day jesus arrived as.
Daniel acknowledged both sin and guilt, which had been incurred in two waysfirst by disobedience to the law of moses, and secondly by disobedience to the prophets who came after moses. Daniel 9 kjv in the first year of darius the son of bible. Next chapter of daniel the book of daniel, chapter 9 we hope that you find the content of the book of daniel, chapter 9 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. Evaluation of the four major interpretations of the 490 years. Daniel 9 niv daniels prayer in the first year bible gateway. Daniel s prayer for the restoration of the jews who were in captivity, in which he confesses sin, and acknowledges the justice of god in their calamities, but pleads gods promises of mercy which he had yet in store for them. The book of daniel, chapter 9 the coming tribulation. Daniel reinterprets jeremiahs seventy years prophecy regarding the period israel would spend in bondage to babylon. Critical scholars critical scholars attack on daniel is an attack on the book of revelation. In this single chapter, god reveals to us his entire prophetic plan for the last days of earth. Daniel 9 niv daniels prayer in the first year bible. The revelation concerning the coming of the messiah.
Moody heard a minister say these words, the world has yet to see what god can do with and for and through and in a man who is fully and wholly consecrated to gods will. Now, lord our god, who brought your people out of egypt with a mighty hand and who made for yourself a name that endures to this day, we have sinned, we. The prophecy of seventy weeks is the narrative in chapter 9 of the book of daniel which tells how daniel prays to god to act on behalf of his people and city i. Daniel 9 8o lord, to us belongs shame of face, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against you. Questions and answers for daniel chapters 112 new king james version daniel chapter 1 daniel s capture.
He is assured of the speedy release of the jews out. Moody bowed his head and he prayed and he said, by the power of the holy spirit, i will be that man. Questions and answers for daniel chapters 112 new king james. There was a specific reason why daniel was studying this particular prophecy. Its all about the persians, the medes and the greeks. A chronological essay, on the ninth chapter of the book of. Chapter 9 daniel 9 is one of the most important chapters in the bible because it contains the socalled 70 weeks prophecy.
Daniel 9 general daniel 9 articles overview of all articles this is an overview of all the daniel 9 articles on this website. A second theme woven into the fabric of daniel is the display of gods sovereign power through miracles. The prophecy of the 70 weeks of daniel chapter 9 is one of the most amazing prophecies in the old testament. Daniel refuses to eat kings food, passes three year training course. Daniels era is one of 6 in the bible with a major focus on miracles by which god accomplished his purposes. Notice that chapters 56 and chapters 78 are flipflopped with each other. Daniel, as many other authors of the antiquity and the bible, writes of himself in the third person throughout the first part of the book. O lord, according to all your righteousness, i pray, let your anger and your fury be turned away from your city jerusalem, your holy mountain.
From the point of view of the maccabean era, jeremiahs promise was obviously not truethe gentiles still oppressed the jews, and the desolation of jerusalem had not ended. O lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. Daniel s prayer, and the vision of the seventy weeks 9. In the first year of darius the son of ahasuerus, of the seed of the medes, which was made king over. Nov 04, 2020 you will see the actual chronological order of the book of daniel is. Bohrs notes on daniel 9 overview of daniel 9 and its historical context 538 b. A commentary on the book of daniel by cooper abrams. Daniel is praying in the first nineteen verses of this chapter, but then the angel gabriel appears and interrupts his prayer. May 28, 2015 recently, i had an interesting conversation with a professor who teaches at a conservative christian college. In the first year of darius reign, daniel says that he was reading about how the prophet jeremiah said that jerusalem would stay destroyed for seventy years before it could be restored.
Chapter 9 provides the chronological framework from daniels time to christs kingdom. Daniel 9 is one of the most difficult and controversial prophecies in the tenach. Daniel chapter 9 verse by verse bible commentary matthew. Daniel 9 kjv in the first year of darius the son of bible gateway. The book of daniel chapter 9 seventy weeks are determined.
Please support the mission make a one time donation names of god kjv bible. Jews for judaism daniel 9 a true biblical interpretation. The better part of the chapter is dedicated to the contents of his prayer. With that context established, we are ready for daniel 9. Book of daniel is written in exile in babylon during the 6th century b. Evaluation of the four major interpretations of the 490. Dec 07, 2020 the book of daniel chapter 9 posted by biblical research labs december 7, 2020 february 7, 2021 posted in uncategorized 9 in the first year of darius the son of ahasuerus, of the seed of the medes, which was made king over the realm of the chaldeans. These four verses contain the key that unlocks the correct interpretation of.
Daniel chapter 9 explained discover books of the bible. Gabriel informs him concerning the seventy weeks to the coming of christ. It would be hard to find another prophecy where the christian and jewish interpretations let alone what scholars say about it are so incompatible. Daniel s prayer for the restoration of the jews who were in captivity, in which he confesses sin, and acknowledges the justice of god in their calamities, but pleads gods promises of mercy which he had yet in store for them, daniel 9. An immediate answer sent him by an angel to his prayer, in which, 1. Sep, 2014 the book of daniel, chapter 9, contains the most amazing and important prophecy of the entire bible. Additionally, a large proportion of the book is written in aramaic rather than the traditional hebrew adding to the complexity of these biblical texts. The books could easily have included other prophetic writings and books of recent chronology. Home audio studies the book of daniel the book of daniel. Daniel 9 is one of the most important chapters in the bible because it contains the socalled 70 weeks prophecy. As chapter 9 begins, jerusalem was in ruins and the prophet was diligently studying the seventy year prophecy of j eremiah 25. Daniel 9 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Daniel 9 the coming of the messiah one for israel ministry. The book daniel was written during the babylonian empire in the sixth century bc and contains very precise predictions of the later medopersian and greek empires.
As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3. The first year of his reign, i daniel understood by books the number of the years, concerning which the word of the lord came to jeremias the prophet, that seventy years. During the prayer, the man, gabriel, appears with the intent to give daniel. Aug 27, 2020 the prophecies of daniel chapter 9 are, in my opinion, the most extraordinary amongst all the prophecies of the bible. Daniel 9 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Daniel 9 kjv in the first year of darius the son of. From daniel and his three friends, we will learn the power of faith and commitment b. The entire focus from now on in the rest of the book of daniel is on the gentile powers, only as they relate to the jews. In this chapter of daniel, we have what is known as the interrupted prayer. In the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah came nebuchadnezzar king of babylon unto. The liberal critical view of the bible, which dominates the academic centers of the world, makes the a priori assumption that knowledge of the future is. Daniel s seriousness in this prayer is indicated by supplications, fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. He and his friends serve the kingq according to daniel 1. In the first year of darius the son of assuerus of the seed of the medes, who reigned over the kingdom of the chaldeans.
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