Daniel 2, 7, 9, 12 the coming of messiah the prince. We need go go back to daniel chapter 9 for a while. He ruled over babylon, after babylon fell to the medes and persians. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. Daniel and his friendsshadrach, meshach, and abednegohave to navigate between the demands nebuchadnezzar is putting on them and. It also means the events of this chapter occur at a time very near that described in daniel 6, as daniel was rising to power and prominence and as his peers were arranging to bring about daniel s.
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 9 part 1 lessons from a legend. As a student of prophecy, daniel understood that according to jeremiahs prophecy, israel. Daniel 9 commentary spurgeons verse expositions of the. Unsealing daniels mysteries lesson 9 always on time. Chapter nine ties together the other visions in the book of daniel. Daniel 9 new international version niv daniels prayer. 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 commentary matthew henry commentary on the.
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 book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. Book of daniel chapter 9 bible study daniels 70 weeks part 2. A few studies back in the daniel series we looked at the lessons that could be learned from the life of nebuchadnezzar. Below are some preliminary questions to assist in the study of this passage. Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, the secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king. There were two primary reasons for israel being taken captive and removed from the land promised to them by the lord. From chapter 2, verse 4, through chapter 7, daniel is in aramaic, the gentile and diplomatic language of daniel s day. This chapter recounts the prophecy of the seventy weeks, probably the most debated portion of the whole prophecy. This section deals exclusively with the times of the gentiles. Book of daniel chapter 9 revised jesus christ lord savior. The book of daniel contains the crucial foundational passages concerning israel and the coming of the messiah, jesus christ. Daniel 9 niv daniels prayer in the first year bible gateway.
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. The detail study of revelation will uncover many new prophecies and understandings of the end times. The first part tells of how daniel was captured and was instrumental in interpreting nebuchadnezzars dream of four kingdoms. He is assured of the speedy release of the jews out.
An immediate answer sent him by an angel to his prayer, in which, 1. In the first year of darius that is, immediately after the overthrow of the kingdom of babylon, which was the year of the jews deliverance from captivity. The revelation concerning the coming of the messiah. 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. Daniel 9, new living translation nlt the bible app. Here, in chapter 9, gabriel returns to answer the prayer daniel prayed in the first part of chapter 9 and to explain the unexplained portion of chapter 8the 2,300 days applying especially to the time of the end. Home ecourses the book of daniel ecourse daniel chapter 7 lesson quiz daniel chapter 7 lesson please login to save you quiz you can move back and forth between the quiz and the lesson to perfect your selection of answers. Daniel chapter 9 explained discover the 66 books of the. The remainder of the book correlates the nation israel with this program. 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. The book of daniel is an excellent prediction of the coming of the messiah and the triumph of his messianic kingdom 2. Gods promises are to encourage our prayers, not to make them needless.
Darius, the mede, had been a friend of daniel, and elevated him to high office in his kingdom. The following series of timelines are intended to present a total view of all the prophesies has they have been revealed to daniel up to daniel 9. This darius was not darius the persian, under whom the temple was built, as some have asserted, to invalidate the credibility of this book. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Home ecourses the book of daniel ecourse daniel chapter 9 lesson quiz daniel chapter 9 lesson please login to save you quiz you can move back and forth between the quiz and the lesson to perfect your selection of answers.
Its a portion of scripture that is almost impossible to exhaust. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. 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. Book of daniel chapter 9 bible study lessons from a legend.
Daniel 9, new international version niv the bible app. 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 jerusalem. Here, in chapter 9, gabriel returns to answer the prayer daniel prayed in the first part of. Daniel has been living in babylon from about the time he was a teenager around the age of fourteen. The book of daniel contains the accounts of what happened to daniel as well as the visions he saw being endowed with the divine gift of interpreting dreams. Understanding this chapter is the key to understanding gods plan of redemption and prophecy. 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. Daniel s words inform us that the events of daniel 9 must have taken place at least 12 years after he received his second vision in chapter 8. Daniel 9 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. At the death of stephen, the gospel went to the gentiles.
For a comprehensive study of the passage, download the study guide pdf download. For more information relevant to this passage of daniel nine, see the accompanying appendix pdf download that deals with the following topic. Now get your bible and let us prove from scripture just how unique this book really is, and how miraculous and so interesting to study. The portion of the vision applying to the time of the end verse 17 was still a mystery to daniel. The 9 th chapter of daniel is one of the greatest chapters in the bible. The only thing that was not interpreted for him was chapter 8. Daniel 9 is one of the most amazing and significant prophetic passages in the bible, and it begins with daniels understanding and. Verses daniel learned from the books of the prophets, especially from jeremiah, that the desolation of jerusalem would continue seventy years, which were drawing to a close. We and our kings, our princes and our ancestors are covered with shame, lord, because we have sinned against you. Chapter 10 of the book of daniel forms an introduction to a prophetic vision, a vision which is further detailed in chapter 11 and finally concluded in daniel chapter 12. In this chapter gabriel tells him about a period of 490 years concerning the messiah, the jewish nation, and the temple. Jews for judaism daniel 9 a true biblical interpretation.
Daniel s vision of the ram and the goat 8 thus the goat became very great, but at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off, and four prominent horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven. And i set my face unto the lord god, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes. Since josephus lived in the years 37 to 100 ce, he is closer to. Book of daniel bible study chapter commentary 9 part 2 daniels 70 weeks.
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