Daniel 9:26-27

26 And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall 1be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come 2shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. 3Its[a] end shall come with a flood, 4and to the end there shall be war. 5Desolations are decreed.
27 And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week,[b] and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. 6And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until 7the decreed end is poured out on the desolator."

Daniel 9:26-27 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 7

  • 1. Isaiah 53:8; [Mark 9:12; Luke 24:26]
  • 2. [Matthew 24:2; Mark 13:2; Luke 19:43, 44]
  • 3. Nahum 1:8; [Daniel 11:10, 22, 26, 40]
  • 4. Matthew 24:6, 14
  • 5. ver. 18; See ver. 27
  • 6. Matthew 24:15; Mark 13:14; [Luke 21:20]
  • 7. Isaiah 10:23

Footnotes 2

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