The book of daniel is filled with messianic illusions and calculations that even left daniel pondering their meanings. With that context established, we are ready for daniel 9. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition. And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week. It is the only old testament passage which refers to the messiah as messiah. In the first year of his reign i daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the lord came to jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of. Book of daniel chapter 10 bible study commentary lifting. Verse click for chapter new international version he will confirm a covenant with many for one seven. Daniel chapter 9 records daniel s seventy weeks prophecy. Earlier in chapter 9, daniel had prayed, asking god for forgiveness of israels sins. The prophet daniel explained the past and the future of israel and all gentile nations according to the plan and purposes of god and his revelations do so with such incredible accuracy that he has silenced many a biblical skeptic throughout history. Additionally, a large proportion of the book is written in aramaic rather than the traditional.
He divides the first sixtynine weeks into two periods, the first of seven weeks and the second of sixtytwo weeks. Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Daniel the prophet receives an intriguing prophecy from the archangel gabriel in this passage, known as the seventy weeks prophecy, for gabriel gives a seventyweek time frame for the coming of the messiah. The book of daniel verse by verse chapter 9 daniel s prayer for the people duration. At the time daniel wrote this prophecy, jerusalem had been destroyed and its citizens killed or deported to babylon. In chapter 7, god gave daniel a vision of four beasts. 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 daniel s prayer for god to act on behalf of his people and city i. Daniel is praying in the first nineteen verses of this chapter, but then the angel gabriel appears and interrupts his prayer. The seventy sevens 20 while i was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people israel and making my request to the lord my god for his holy hill 21 while i was still in prayer, gabriel, the man i had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice. This is the clearest prophecy of the messiah in all the old testament. Many of you are frequently asked why you believe the bible to be the word of.
Daniel s prayer for the restoration of israel, ver. After 70 weeks that is periods of each seven years year weeks, compare with leviticus 25. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. Chapters 812 contain a vision involving a ram, a goat, and several horns also referring to future kingdoms and their rulers. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. For more information relevant to this passage of daniel nine, see the accompanying appendix pdf download that deals with the following topic. Thus, daniel 8 begins a new division of the book of daniel. Jews for judaism daniel 9 a true biblical interpretation. The four beasts represented the kingdoms of babylon, medopersia, greece, and rome. This passage is therefore one of the strongest evidences to prove the divine inspiration of the bible. In order to understand this prophecy, one must be very familiar with its context. Verse 27 describes daniel s response to the vision. When you turn on the news you see wars, battles and conflicts. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.
We paid no attention to you when you told us how to live, the clear teaching that came through your servants the prophets. In sum verse 24 declares that god had determined a period of 490 years to accomplish six key activities on behalf of israel. It is one of conflict and warfare but not exactly the type you are likely to see on the 6 oclock news. Daniel 9, new international version niv the bible app. Facebook icon twitter icon bible verses like daniel 9. Below are some preliminary questions to assist in the study of this passage. The passage thus arranged they then interpret of antiochus epiphanes. For a comprehensive study of the passage, download the study guide pdf download. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. The prophecies found in the book of daniel are the key to unlocking all biblical prophecy. Book of daniel chapter 9 bible study daniels 70 weeks part 2. Daniel chapter 10 is an interesting unique chapter in the bible. In the first year of darius the son of ahasuerus, of the lineage of the medes, who was made king over the realm of the chaldeans. The holy bible book 27 daniel kjv dramatized audio.
In this chapter of daniel, we have what is known as the interrupted prayer. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. People not getting on, races not getting on, nations not getting on. 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.
The ninth chapter of daniel centers clearly upon the person of jesus christ and is one of the few places in scripture where god ties himself to a definite timetable of events. Daniel chapter 9 explained discover the 66 books of the. Protestants try to ascribe the covenant of verse 27 to the antichrist because. 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. This is the holy book of daniel, known simply as the book of daniel.
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