Daniel 9:14-23

14 The LORD did not hesitate to bring the disaster on us, for the LORD our God is righteous in everything he does; yet we have not obeyed him.
15 “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 have done wrong.
16 Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. Our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn to all those around us.
17 “Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary.
18 Give ear, our God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy.
19 Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, hear and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.”

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.
22 He instructed me and said to me, “Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding.
23 As soon as you began to pray, a word went out, which I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed. Therefore, consider the word and understand the vision:

Daniel 9:14-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DANIEL 9

This chapter contains a prayer of Daniel, and the answer to it. The time, occasion, and manner of his prayer, or circumstances of it, are observed, Da 9:1-3, the parts of it, an address unto God, under various suitable epithets and characters, Da 9:4 confession of sin, of his own, of the inhabitants of the land, kings, princes, and people, which are largely dwelt upon and exaggerated, Da 9:5-15 and petitions for mercy, Da 9:16-19, then the answer follows; the time when it was ordered and given, and the person by whom it was sent, are expressed, Da 9:20-23 who delivered to him the vision of the seventy weeks to be considered by him; in which both the work of the Messiah, and the time of his coming, are clearly pointed out, Da 9:24-27.

Cross References 27

  • 1. S Jeremiah 18:8; S Jeremiah 44:27
  • 2. S Genesis 18:25; S 2 Chronicles 12:6; S Jeremiah 12:1
  • 3. S Nehemiah 9:33; S Jeremiah 32:23; S Jeremiah 40:3
  • 4. S Exodus 3:20; S Jeremiah 32:21
  • 5. S Nehemiah 9:10
  • 6. S Judges 5:11; Psalms 31:1
  • 7. S Isaiah 5:25
  • 8. S Psalms 85:3
  • 9. Jeremiah 32:32
  • 10. S Exodus 15:17; S Psalms 48:1; Zechariah 8:3
  • 11. S Psalms 39:8; S Ezekiel 5:14
  • 12. Numbers 6:24-26; Psalms 80:19
  • 13. S Psalms 5:1
  • 14. Psalms 116:1
  • 15. Psalms 80:14
  • 16. S Deuteronomy 28:10; S Isaiah 37:17; Jeremiah 7:10-12; Jeremiah 25:29
  • 17. Luke 18:13
  • 18. Psalms 44:23
  • 19. S 1 Samuel 12:22
  • 20. S Ezra 10:1
  • 21. S ver 3; Psalms 145:18; S Isaiah 58:9
  • 22. S Daniel 8:16; S Luke 1:19
  • 23. S Exodus 29:39
  • 24. S Daniel 7:16; Daniel 10:14; Amos 3:7
  • 25. S Isaiah 65:24
  • 26. Daniel 10:19; Luke 1:28
  • 27. Daniel 10:11-12; Matthew 24:15
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