Daniel 9:22

22 Me instruyó, habló conmigo y dijo: Daniel, he salido ahora para darte sabiduría y entendimiento.

Daniel 9:22 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 9:22

And he informed me, and talked with me
He informed him, by talking with him, of the will of God, to restore the captivity of his people, to rebuild Jerusalem and the temple, and of the coming of the Messiah: or, "he caused me to attend" ^F14, "and talked with me"; he excited his attention to what he had to say, and caused him to advert to his discourse, in order to understand it: and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth;
just now come from heaven, from the presence of God, and by his order: to give thee skill and understanding;
or, "to instruct thee in understanding" ^F15; to teach thee the knowledge and give thee the understanding of secret things, which otherwise could not be known; such as particularly the time of the coming of Christ, which the angels themselves knew not till it was revealed; and being made acquainted with it, one of them is employed to make it known to Daniel; who is the only prophet that fixes the exact time of it, and was favoured with this divine and heavenly skill of knowing it, and of being the publisher of it to others.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 (Nbyw) "attendere fecit", Michaelis.
F15 (hnyb Klykvhl) "ad imbuendum te intelligentia", Piscator; "ad docendum te intelligentiam", Micaelis.

Daniel 9:22 In-Context

20 Aún estaba yo hablando, orando y confesando mi pecado y el pecado de mi pueblo Israel, y presentando mi súplica delante del Señor mi Dios por el santo monte de mi Dios,

21 todavía estaba yo hablando en oración, cuando Gabriel, el hombre a quien había visto en la visión al principio, se me acercó, estando yo muy cansado, como a la hora de la ofrenda de la tarde.

22 Me instruyó, habló conmigo y dijo: Daniel, he salido ahora para darte sabiduría y entendimiento.

23 Al principio de tus súplicas se dio la orden, y he venido para explicártela, porque eres muy estimado; pon atención a la orden y entiende la visión.

24 Setenta semanas han sido decretadas sobre tu pueblo y sobre tu santa ciudad, para poner fin a la transgresión, para terminar con el pecado, para expiar la iniquidad, para traer justicia eterna, para sellar la visión y la profecía, y para ungir el lugar santísimo .