Daniel 9:23

23 En cuanto comenzaste a orar, se dio una orden y ahora estoy aquí para decírtela, porque eres muy precioso para Dios. Presta mucha atención, para que puedas entender el significado de la visión.

Daniel 9:23 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 9:23

At the beginning of thy supplications
As soon as ever he began to pray. This circumstance shows how ready the Lord is to hear the prayers of his people; and yet it was not owing to the prayers of the prophet, and to any intrinsic virtue or merit in them that the Lord did what he afterwards declares should be done; and, besides, more is revealed and promised than Daniel asked for: the commandment came forth;
either the order from the Lord to the angel, dispatching him on this errand to the prophet, to acquaint him with his mind and will; or the proclamation of Cyrus, to let the people of the Jews go free, and go up to Jerusalem to build their city and temple, published that morning, just about the time Daniel began to pray, the seventy years' captivity being completely finished; see ( Daniel 9:25 ) : and I am come to show thee; for thou art greatly beloved;
or, "art desires" ^F16; all desire, exceedingly desired; very lovely, amiable, and delightful, in the sight of God, and all good men: or, "that thou art greatly beloved" ^F17; thus the angel came from God, out of heaven, to show it to him, to make it appear that he was highly in the favour of God, in that he made known his secrets to him: therefore understand the matter;
or "word" ^F18; attend to the word; advert to the form of speaking used, and labour to get the knowledge of it: and consider the vision;
this vision, as Japhet; the following vision or prophecy of the seventy weeks; think of it well, as being a matter of great importance and consequence.

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 (twdwmx) "desideria", Michaelis; "vir desideriorum", Pagninus, Munster, Piscator; so Ben Melech.
F17 (yk) "quod dilectus tu sis", Cocceius; "quod desideria tu sis", Michaelis.
F18 (rbdb) "in verbo", Montanus; "verbum", Pagninus; "ipsum verbum", Junius & Tremellius; "sermonem", Cocceius.

Daniel 9:23 In-Context

21 Mientras oraba, Gabriel, a quien había visto en la visión anterior, se me acercó con rapidez a la hora del sacrificio de la tarde.

22 Él me explicó: «Daniel, he venido hasta aquí para darte percepción y entendimiento.

23 En cuanto comenzaste a orar, se dio una orden y ahora estoy aquí para decírtela, porque eres muy precioso para Dios. Presta mucha atención, para que puedas entender el significado de la visión.

24 »Un período de setenta conjuntos de siete
se ha decretado para tu pueblo y tu ciudad santa para poner fin a su rebelión, para terminar con su pecado, para obtener perdón por su culpa, para traer justicia eterna, para confirmar la visión profética y para ungir el Lugar Santísimo.

25 ¡Ahora escucha y entiende! Pasarán siete conjuntos de siete más sesenta y dos conjuntos de siete
desde el momento en que se dé la orden de reconstruir Jerusalén hasta que venga un gobernante, el Ungido.
Jerusalén será reconstruida con calles y fuertes defensas,
a pesar de los tiempos peligrosos.