Thou, o king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image. Although the text connects the great tree to the kingdom of babylon, some have considered this to be an allusion to a judgment upon gentile nations and some others have considered this to be depicting a judgment upon gods tree, israel. This chapter recounts the prophecy of the seventy weeks, probably the most debated portion of the whole prophecy. Daniel 9 concentrates on the 70 weeks which is a specific time when gods people have to get rid of sin and to finish transgression. Behold statesmen, councils, powerful armies, and see how god wrought to abase the pride of men, and lay human glory in the dust. Nov, 2015 the book of daniel verse by verse chapter 9 daniels prayer for the people duration. Daniel chapter 9 commentary northwest college of the bible. It was the real sanctuary, even the one in heaven, that. The book of daniel contains the crucial foundational passages concerning israel and the coming of the messiah, jesus christ. You ask a question about a particular prophecy in the book of daniel, chapter 9, verses 2027. The book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation. 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. 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.
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. Daniel 9 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes. Then he shall direct his rage and energy against the holy covenant. My contention is, on the contrary, that there is a direct relationship tween. Chapters 10, 11 and 12 in the book of daniel make up daniels final vision, describing a series of conflicts between the unnamed king of the north and king of the south leading to the time of the end, when israel will be vindicated and the dead raised to shame or glory. Daniel 9 niv bible in the first year of darius son of. Daniel 9 new international version niv daniels prayer. Book of daniel bible study chapter commentary 9 part 2. Daniel 2, 7, 9, 12 the coming of messiah the prince. Daniel emphasizes on the human side of the controversy. In this chapter of daniel, we have what is known as the interrupted prayer. The only thing that was not interpreted for him was chapter 8. Yea, while i was speaking in prayer, even the man gabriel, whom i had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
In 1 timothy chapter 6, verse 14, at the appearing of our lord jesus christ, which in his times he shall show, who is the blessed and only potentate, the king of kings, and lord of lords. Daniel 9 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Call up, point by point, the history of the kingdoms there represented. The nasb 1995 update appropriately has lord here in v. Daniels prayer for the restoration of the jews who were in. The implication is that the messiah would be resurrected from the dead after he was killed. Daniel chapter 9 bible study concerning the all important prophecy of daniels 70 weeks.
Study daniel 9 using matthew henry bible commentary complete to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Could we foresee the changes that shall be when we are gone, we should be less affected with changes in our own day. It is often claimed that the date given by daniel for the first year of nebuchadnezzars reign contradicts that given by jeremiah so pfeiffer, 1948. 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. This passage is therefore one of the strongest evidences to prove the divine inspiration of the bible.
Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. But this was not the real and final restoration that god envisioned, for daniel was told that the jewish temple would again be destroyed daniel 9. Daniel 7, 8, and 1012 specifically concentrate on the activities of nations and the persecuting of gods people. Jews for judaism daniel 9 a true biblical interpretation. This ninth chapter messianic prophecy stands between the two visions of the old testament antichrist, to comfort the wise. In other words, the events of belshazzars feast in chapter 5 occurred between the visions of chapters 8 and 9.
This term characterizes daniels prayer for the mercy of yhwh. In the first year of darius son of xerxes a mede by descent, who was made ruler over the babylonian kingdom in the first year of his reign, i, daniel, understood from the scriptures, according to the word of the lord given to jeremiah the proph. The prophet daniel is one of four major prophets in hebrew scripture, along with isaiah. According to the opening verse of chapter 9, the third vision of daniel. Daniel 9 bible commentary matthew henry complete christianity. Four times in the chapter verses 5, 8, 11, 15, daniel acknowledges the peoples sin. Daniel 9 niv daniels prayer in the first year bible gateway. Unsealing daniels mysteries lesson 9 always on time. Could we foresee the changes that shall be when we are. We must, in prayer, set god before us, an set ourselves as in his presence. Whereas the second subdivision of the 70 sevens was to immediately follow the first, the third subdivision was not immediately to follow the second.
In the explanation given in chapter 9, daniel is assured that the jewish sanctuary would be restored at the end of the seventy years. Daniel 9 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. 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 of the medes this darius was not darius the persian, under whom the temple was built, as some have asserted, to invalidate the credibility of this book. With that context established, we are ready for daniel 9. The detail study of revelation will uncover many new prophecies and understandings of the end times. It occurs seven times in this chapter and nowhere else in daniel. 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. What is the argument supporting that there is a break between.
The book of daniel is an excellent prediction of the coming of the messiah and the triumph of his messianic kingdom 2. 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. This direct reference probably sensitises the reader to similar devices used in. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. They spake and said to the king nebuchadnezzar, o king, live for ever. According to the opening verse of chapter 9, the third vision of daniel occurred in the first year of darius the son of ahasuerus, of the seed of the medes. Daniel is praying in the first nineteen verses of this chapter, but then the angel gabriel appears and interrupts his prayer. The striking prophecy of the anointed one in daniel 9. Daniel chapter 9 explained discover the 66 books of the. Daniel 9, new international version niv the bible app. The daniel chapter 4 prophecy discusses the chopping down of a great strong tree and the passing of a period of 7 times.
Verse 20 of this chapter tells us the two horns are the kings of media and persia. Only artaxerxes decree to nehemiah refers directly to the restoration of the city. 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 contents of the first verse in daniel have been challenged on two counts. In the beginning of daniel 9 verse 2, this word is used when daniel says that he wants to understand the word of the lord to the prophet jeremiah. The revelation concerning the coming of the messiah. The vision came in direct response to daniels intercessory prayer for the return of. Furthermore, chapter 9 occupies a special place in the book of daniel. If you would like to know gods program for the future, it is essential that you understand this book of daniel. Nov 01, 2017 the book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation. Miller calls verses 2427 four of the most controversial verses in the bible.
If you want a detailed answer, i would direct you to an answer to a similar question here. Gods promises are to encourage our prayers, not to make them needless. The book of daniel verse by verse chapter 9 daniels prayer for the people duration. Daniel pointed out in verse 26 that three things would occur after this second subdivision and before the third one.
In chapter 9, daniel studies the scriptures in order to nd out how long before the desolation of. This morning we come to one of the most crucial prophetic passages in scripture for it concerns both events that are still in the future for us and is confirmed by the events predicted that have already taken place. In doing so, he turns from addressing god directly in the second person. Though he was now an old man, daniel was still a reader of the scriptures. In these chapters you will find one of the most dominant prophecies. Similarly, the distribution of the weeks in the following verses indicates only. The book of daniel verse by verse chapter 9 daniels. Daniels prayer in the first year of darius son of xerxes a mede by descent, who. This term characterizes daniel s prayer for the mercy of yhwh. Book of daniel chapter 9 bible study daniels 70 weeks part 2. Many of you are frequently asked why you believe the bible to be the word of. The messianic time table according to daniel the prophet. This chapter 9 is one of the most powerful chapters of prophecy in the entire bible.
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