Gods promises are to encourage our prayers, not to make them needless. The timeline for this chapter is built upon the timeline that described and developed in daniel 2, on which will be built the timelines for each of the remaining chapters in the book of daniel. Daniels vision of ram and he goat and another little horn, chapter 8 c. Daniel 9 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild jerusalem until the anointed one, the. Daniel has been living in babylon from about the time he was a teenager around the age of fourteen. According to the opening verse of chapter 9, the third vision of daniel occurred in. Daniels prayer in verses 319 of the chapter refers to the fulfillment of a specific seventyyear period, the seventy years of the babylonian captivity as prophesied by jeremiah. Daniels prayer for the restoration of the jews who were in captivity, in which he confesses sin, and acknowledges the justice of god in their calamities, but pleads gods promises of mercy which he had yet in store for them. There were two primary reasons for israel being taken captive and removed from the land promised to them by the lord. Daniel received the seventy sevens prophecy in response to his prayer. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. Gabriel informeth him of the seventy weeks, and of the time and death of the messiah, and of the succeeding troubles, daniel 9.
Daniel 9 new international version niv daniels prayer. In this chapter gabriel tells him about a period of 490 years concerning the messiah, the jewish nation, and the temple. It apparently takes a period of 30days, after the death of the two witnesses, for the false prophet to perform his miracles and enact the mark of the beast because daniel 12 gives two distinctive milestones in the jewish timeline. With that context established, we are ready for daniel 9. Daniel s prayer in verses 319 of the chapter refers to the fulfillment of a specific seventyyear period, the seventy years of the babylonian captivity as prophesied by jeremiah. Daniel s prayer for the restoration of the jews who were in captivity, in which he confesses sin, and acknowledges the justice of god in their calamities, but pleads gods promises of mercy which he had yet in store for them. Daniels vision of the four beasts 7 3 commentary to daniel rev. Daniel chapter 9 explained timeline for the 70 weeks of daniel. Daniel is praying in the first nineteen verses of this chapter, but then the angel gabriel appears and interrupts his prayer. The revelation concerning the coming of the messiah. He is assured of the speedy release of the jews out. Chapter 11 naturally divides into two major sections.
Now get your bible and let us prove from scripture just how unique this book really is, and how miraculous and so interesting to study. Verses daniel learned from the books of the prophets, especially from jeremiah, that the desolation of jerusalem would continue seventy years, which were drawing to a close. A few studies back in the daniel series we looked at the lessons that could be learned from the life of nebuchadnezzar. A historicalchronological look at the book of daniel. The book of daniel and revelation, as you have found, have many similarities and yet are very different. Watch our overview video on the book of daniel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Chapter 9 can be distinguished from the other visionary chapters of the book. God gives daniel what the dream was and its interpretation. Book of daniel bible study chapter commentary 9 part 2 daniels 70 weeks.
Daniels vision of seventy weeks concerning the nation israel, chapter 9 d. In this chapter of daniel, we have what is known as the interrupted prayer. Daniel 7 is the first of the remaining chapters in the book daniel is the subject of receiving dreams and visions and seeking understanding and interpretations of them. Book of daniel chapter 9 bible study daniels 70 weeks part 2. Lets go to daniel 9 and lets look at the 70 weeks of daniel. Home ecourses the book of daniel ecourse daniel chapter 9 lesson quiz daniel chapter 9 lesson please login to save you quiz you can move back and forth between the quiz and the lesson to perfect your selection of answers. Jews for judaism daniel 9 a true biblical interpretation. Daniel 9 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book.
The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. We need go go back to daniel chapter 9 for a while. We saw in the last study that daniel had been reading the prophecies of jeremiah when he saw that israel would be in exile for 70 years. This chapter recounts the prophecy of the seventy weeks, probably the most debated portion of the whole prophecy. Book of daniel bible study chapter 9 part 1 lessons from a legend. In the first year of darius the son of ahasuerus, of the lineage of the medes, who was made king over the realm of the chaldeans. The following series of timelines are intended to present a total view of all the prophesies has they have been revealed to daniel up to daniel 9. A critical and exegetical commentary on the book of daniel. The detail study of revelation will uncover many new prophecies and understandings of the end times. Daniel chapter 9 timeline the second coming of christ.
Daniel 9 background information with maps and images. The first, verses 5, describes the major rulers of the persian empire and then gives. Mar 14, 2015 timeline of the book of daniel chart timeline of history stay safe and healthy. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. I daniel considered or contemplated in the books the number of the years which the word devar of gd came to jeremiah the prophet that would accomplish to the destruction of jerusalem daniel 9. The actual historicalchronology of daniel by chapter is. Daniel, considering the time of the captivity, daniel 9. Daniel 11 timeline condensed one page commentary video overview daniel 11 explained condensed one page commentary revelation 7. Verse 24 says this, and here incidentally friends two.
In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel. The only thing that was not interpreted for him was chapter 8. Bible knowledge commentary give a full description of events of babylonian kings. In many respects, this is the high point of the book of daniel.
Christians contend that it is a perfect calculation of the coming of jesus. Daniels vision relating to israel in immediate future and latter days. The long introduction of chapter 10 to the fourth and final vision given to daniel is followed in chapter 11 by the revelation of important events beginning with darius the mede 539 b. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches. Its a portion of scripture that is almost impossible to exhaust. The story of daniel motivates faithfulness despite exile in babylon. Part 2 the biblicalrabbinic chronology and daniel 9.
Daniel chapter 9 explained verse by verse timeline for the 70. The seventh day adventists who hold to the 1844 doctrine teach that daniel 9 provides the starting date for the 2300day prophecy of the previous chapter. An immediate answer sent him by an angel to his prayer, in which, 1. Daniel chapter 7 timeline the second coming of christ.
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