With that context established, we are ready for daniel 9. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. Jehovah is gods covenant name and this chapter preeminently. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel. What daniel discovered as he read jeremiahs prophecy jer 25. It is the only old testament passage which refers to the messiah as messiah. Daniel, chapter 9 united states conference of catholic bishops. The detail study of revelation will uncover many new prophecies and understandings of the end times. Daniel s prayer for the restoration of israel, ver. It is gods assurance that he will intervene to lift israel out of her degenerate spiritual state. And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil. And he gd said to you, o daniel, for closed and sealed are these things unto the time of the end. The last study focused on the prophecies concerning a coming world leader and a time in history that you probably dont want to be around in. The implication is that the messiah would be resurrected from the dead after he was killed.
Verses 2627 show that all six of verse 24s elements will be accomplished. According to the opening verse of chapter 9, the third vision of daniel occurred in. Daniel discerns that the time for the fulfillment of the lords promises has come and thus he engages in earnest prayer for their fulfillment. This verse is really the keystone around which unfulfilled prophecies in the bible connect. Similarly, the distribution of the weeks in the following verses indicates only. We saw in the last study that daniel had been reading the prophecies of jeremiah when he saw that israel would be in exile for 70 years. Daniel 9 niv daniels prayer in the first year bible gateway. Book of daniel chapter 9 bible study daniels 70 weeks part 2. Chapter 9 can be distinguished from the other visionary chapters of the book of. Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. What do the 1,290 and 1,335 days represent daniel 12.
It is important to note that in daniel 12, as the prophecy concludes, gd gives daniel some important instruction in regard to calculating the time of the events mentioned. The year reign of jesus starts after armageddon so daniel 12 couldnt possibility follow daniel 11. In sum verse 24 declares that god had determined a period of 490 years to accomplish six key activities. Daniel chapter 9 explained discover the 66 books of the. This is the clearest prophecy of the messiah in all the old testament. But at that time your peopleeveryone whose name is found written in the book will be delivered.
Grasp the meaning of the word, understand the vision. The prophecy of seventy weeks of years verses 2427. Daniel is praying in the first nineteen verses of this chapter, but then the angel gabriel appears and interrupts his prayer. Jews for judaism daniel 9 a true biblical interpretation.
Daniel 9, new international version niv the bible app. Daniels prayer in the first year of darius son of xerxes a mede by descent, who was. Weeks not of days, but of years, or, seventy times seven years, that is, four hundred and ninety years, each day being accounted a year according to the prophetic way of reckoning, see note on daniel 7. Book of daniel bible study commentary chapter 12 how to shine like the stars. A commentary on the book of daniel daniel chapter twelve. In this chapter of daniel, we have what is known as the interrupted prayer. On the other hand, it is remarkable that in leviticus 25. This is a description of the great tribulation christ echoes in matthew 24. Even most liberal scholars who propose multiple authors for the book of daniel agree that the author of daniel chapter 9 also wrote chapter 12. Message given sunday, june 30, 2019 by pastor josh black at calvary chapel canyon hills in lake elsinore, ca. Next, its clear from the first verse of daniel 12 that the timing backs up to the abomination and rapture because it mentions the unequalled distress, which matches matthew 24. The seventy weeks prophecy foretells a national cleansing. Daniel does not envisage the universal resurrection as later developed.
The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. Daniel 9 new international version niv daniels prayer. That which is foretold by daniel is the complete and final destruction of the same city and temple which evoked the prophets prayer. In verse two daniel is referring to such passages as jeremiah 25. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks chapter 9 of the book of daniel is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniels prayer for god to act on behalf of his people and city i. Daniels prayer in the first year of darius son of xerxes a mede by descent. Daniel 912 niv daniels prayer in the first year bible gateway. Daniel 12 new international version niv the end times. I daniel considered or contemplated in the books the number of the years which the word devar of gd came to jeremiah the prophet that would accomplish to the destruction of jerusalem daniel 9. Book of daniel bible study chapter commentary 9 part 2 daniels 70 weeks. The last 7 years before the return of jesus christ is perhaps best encapsulated in daniel 9. Great difficulty is experienced in discovering what sort of weeks is intended. Earlier in chapter 9, daniel had prayed, asking god for forgiveness of israels sins.
This refers to verse 1, which says that michael the archangel will stand up for, or assist and sustain, gods people during a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation, even to that time. When the lord jesus in his olivet discourse spoke of the profanation of the temple through the antichrist he explicitly mentions daniel the prophet matthew 24. Now let us return and discuss verse 26 of daniel chapter 9. Four times in the chapter verses 5, 8, 11, 15, daniel acknowledges the peoples sin. Daniel 12 niv the end times at that time bible gateway.
The word translated reconciliation is the same one translated as atonementkapharthroughout leviticus 16. Book of daniel chapter 12 bible study shine like the stars. While studying the book of jeremiah daniel came to the conclusion that the announced 70yearscaptivity would come to a soon end daniel 9. Nearly everything mentioned in the prophecy relates to the day of atonement and what is typified in.
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