Daniel 9, english standard version 2016 esv the bible app. In the concluding four verses of daniel 9, one of the most. Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine in the presence of the thousand. Sep 10, 2014 the last 7 years before the return of jesus christ is perhaps best encapsulated in daniel 9. Were going to begin tonight to study the seventh chapter, but it is so. So the question is is there any other scripture in the bible that describes the 70th week of daniel. This verse is really the keystone around which unfulfilled prophecies in the bible connect. The focus of these writings in daniel now shifts dramatically, and is marked by a change in original language, from the aramaic of babylon, back to the hebrew of daniels boyhood. Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.
Darius, the mede, had been a friend of daniel, and elevated him to high office in his kingdom. Book of daniel bible study chapter 8 gods declaration of the end. Book of daniel bible study commentary chapter 7 the times of the gentiles the earthly scene. In 1 timothy chapter 6, verse 14, at the appearing of our lord jesus christ, which in his times he shall show, who is the blessed and only potentate, the king of kings, and lord of lords. Israel had naturally expected salvation at the end of the captivity.
Please notice that this horn represents a king, who is a descendant of came out of one of the first four kings, there is no new kingdom introduced here. In the ancient manuscripts, the book of daniel here resumes using the hebrew language. Though he was now an old man, daniel was still a reader of the scriptures. When the book of daniel is examined for content and literary character, it falls naturally into two roughly equal parts which may be designated daniel a. Daniel 9 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Book of daniel chapter 8 bible study declaring the end. An immediate answer sent him by an angel to his prayer, in which, 1.
After 70 weeks that is periods of each seven years year weeks, compare with leviticus 25. Well, you had such a great spirit of patience last week as we were going through daniel chapter 9. Daniel 9, new international version niv the bible app. Daniel, book of, a book of the third division of the hebrew bible, the hagiographa, named for a man daniel whose fortunes and predictions are the subject of the book.
And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. Its a portion of scripture that is almost impossible to exhaust. Daniel 9 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. And some of you came up to me and said, im not sure i got all that, so im going to go over all o. Unsealing daniels mysteries lesson 9 always on time. Since there has been a jump in time from the preceding chapter, we must deal with the question, who is belshazzar. The last 7 years before the return of jesus christ is perhaps best encapsulated in daniel 9. Daniel 8 the eighth chapter of the book of daniel tells of daniels vision of a twohorned ram destroyed by a onehorned goat a possible allegory for the transition from the persian to the greek eras in the near east, followed by the history of the little horn, which is daniels codeword for the greek king antiochus epiphanes. In this chapter gabriel tells him about a period of 490 years concerning the messiah, the jewish nation, and the temple. Daniel 9 in the first year of darius the son of ahasuerus. Daniel 8 new international version niv daniels vision of a ram and a goat. The detail study of revelation will uncover many new prophecies and understandings of the end times. And at the temple c he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.
In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read of hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible. Daniel 11 was sealed until the time of the end dan 12. This verse is really the keystone around which unfulfilled prophecies in. The book of daniel is no exception for it provides a wealth of information to those who would diligently consider it and its teachings. Take your bible, if you will, and lets look together at the book of daniel. Commentaries have not given due attention to the parallelism of daniels four lines of prophecy. Daniel spake and said, i saw in my vision by night and behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. The book of daniel verse by verse chapter 9 youtube. The book of daniel verse by verse chapter 9 daniels prayer for the people. Were having a wonderful time studying this wonderful prophesy in the book 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. O lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology a portrayal of end times cosmic in scope and political in focus. 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. All adventist commentators acknowledge the close parallelism of daniel 2, 7, 8 to 9 and 10 to 12. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him. Daniel 9 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Daniel 8 continues the trend in chapters 2 and 7, this time. Gabriel comforts him by the prophecy of the seventy weeks. Daniel 9 new international version niv daniels prayer.
Verses 2027 an answer was immediately sent to daniels prayer, and it is a very memorable one. Daniel 9 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. But there has been a failure to apply the parallelism to the closing verses of daniel 11, or even to the overall theme of the chapter. Unfortunately, daniel fainted before a full explanation was made verse 27. We need go go back to daniel chapter 9 for a while. The future events described in daniel chapters 1011 are yet to take place and a careful and prayerful reading of those prophetic events reveal they will require much longer than the remaining week of years in the prophecy in daniel 9. Tonight we come to the seventh chapter of daniel, a great and historic chapter in the old testament. Now viewing scripture range from the book of daniel chapter 9. The word translated grecia in the book of daniel is the name yavan javan, the name of a son of joktan, and of the race ionians, i. Verses 20 and 21 are the interpretation of the vision of verses 38, and verses 2226 are the interpretation of verses 914. It grew until it reached the host of the heavens, and it threw some of the starry host down to the earth and trampled on them. An account of daniels response to the vision in verse 27 concludes the chapter. In more mundane language, it is an account of the activities and visions of daniel, a noble jew exiled at babylon, its message being that just as the god of israel saved daniel and his friends from. 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.
Cut off, but not for himself the messiah here mentioned is the great and only god, who, in reference to his office as the anointed saviour, was called messiah, and also christ. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. Daniel chapter 9 explained discover the 66 books of the. The only thing that was not interpreted for him was chapter 8. Earlier in chapter 9, daniel had prayed, asking god for forgiveness of israels sins.
And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week. The book of daniel is unsealing middle east and prophecy. Although the entire book is traditionally ascribed to daniel the seer, chapters 16 are in the voice of an anonymous narrator, except for chapter 4 which is in the form of a letter from king nebuchadnezzar. Daniel 7 parallels and expands upon chapter 2, revealing both the papal phase of the roman empire an. Read daniel 9 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible concise. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. Clearly the stage is being set for european involvement in a middle east peace deal consistent with daniel 9. Study the bible online using commentary on daniel 9 and more.
The antichrist daniel 7 and revelation bible universe. Grasp the meaning of the word, understand the vision. Daniel 9 niv bible in the first year of darius son of. And it is the prince coming from that people that verse 27 of daniel 9 is.
The portion of the vision applying to the time of the end verse 17 was still a mystery to daniel. Daniel 9 niv daniels prayer in the first year bible. The seventy sevens 20 while i was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people israel and making my request to the lord my god for his holy hill 21 while i was still in prayer, gabriel, the man i had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice. Nov 01, 2017 the book of daniel verse by verse chapter 9 daniels prayer for the people. Israel, and the salvation by messiah promised to it, are the subject of revelation. This chapter 9 is one of the most powerful chapters of prophecy in the entire bible. A study of the book of daniel gene taylor1preface the study of any of the old testament prophets is a worthwhile endeavor. 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 1519 introduce the angel, gabriel, who is instructed to convey the meaning of the vision to daniel. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. Verse 20 of this chapter tells us the two horns are the kings of media and persia. In the first year of darius son of xerxes a mede by descent, who was made ruler over the babylonian kingdom in the first year of his reign, i, daniel, understood from the scriptures, according to the word of the lord given to jeremiah the proph. There is a strong enmity between the greeks christian orthodox and the turks muslims that goes back to the conquest of constantinople istanbul and the rise of the ottoman empire. This morning we come to one of the most crucial prophetic passages in scripture for it concerns both events that are still in the future for us and is confirmed by the events predicted that have already taken place.
Daniel 8 daniels vision of a ram and a goat bible gateway. I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a mans heart was given. Daniel chapter 2 outlines human history from the mid6th century bc until the return of jesus christ. History obviously records the roman empire as ruthless and violent. We cannot now expect that god should send answers to our prayers by angels, but if we pray with fervency for that which god has promised, we may by faith take the promise as an immediate answer to the prayer.
Instead of the street shall be built again, and the wall, daniel 9. Here, in chapter 9, gabriel returns to answer the prayer. The passage thus arranged they then interpret of antiochus epiphanes. I saw in the vision, and it so happened while i was looking. In the third year of the reign of king belshazzar a vision appeared to me. His fleet was destroyed by a storm because god did not intend the east to control the west at that particular time. When chapter 8 ended, gabriel had not accomplished his godordained mission.
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