Daniel 6:1-17
Daniel And The Lions Den
Daniel 6:18-28
Daniel Saved From The Lions
Daniel 7:1-14
Daniel’s Vision of The Four Beasts
Daniel 7:15-28
The Meaning of Daniel’s Vision
Daniel 8:1-14
Daniel’s Vision of a Ram And a Goat
Daniel 8:15-27
Gabriel Interprets The Vision
Daniel 9:1-10
Daniel Prays For The People
Daniel 9:11-19
Daniel Cries Out to God For Mercy
Daniel 9:20-27
The Seventy Weeks Prophecy
Daniel 10:1-9
Daniel’s Terrifying Vision of a Man
Daniel 10:10-21
Prophecies Concerning Persia And Greece
Daniel 11:1-9
The Kings And Their Successors
Daniel 11:10-19
The Kings of the North and South
Daniel 11:20-28
The Rise of an Evil King From the North
Daniel 11:29-39
The Abomination that makes Desolation
Daniel 11:40-45
Three Persons of The Last Days
The Seventy Weeks Prophecy
Daniel 9:20–27
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While Daniel was praying the answer came. Gabriel came about the time of the evening sacrifice which was near 3 p.m (vv. 20-22). It is interesting to note that even though the temple had been destroyed for 66 years and sacrifices could not be offered there Daniel still recalled the hour and prayed at that time.
Daniel is concerned about God’s program for Israel in the future. So Gabriel was sent by God to reveal His plan for Israel until the end (v. 23). He explains how God’s program will be completed in 70 “sevens”. Bible scholars interpret this time period as a literal 70 weeks or 490 years and that Christ’s death came at the end of the 69 weeks. He explains that these seventy weeks cover the period when the Jews will be dwelling in their own land. The purpose of the seventy weeks is sixfold (v. 24):
Sixty-nine weeks mark the time from the death of Christ until the Antichrist decree. The seventieth week is yet future. Jerusalem will be rebuilt as a complete fully functioning city (v. 25) and the Messiah was to be killed by His own people (v. 26). He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘week.’ In the middle of the ‘week’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering (v. 27).
Application
I need to be as faithful in my prayer life as Daniel was?
Daniel 9:20-27 (English Standard Version)
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