Commentary of the book of daniel chapter 9

Daniel chapter 9 explained discover the 66 books of the. A few studies back in the daniel series we looked at the lessons that could be learned from the life of nebuchadnezzar. For a comprehensive study of the passage, download the study guide pdf download. The book of revelation could not be understood apart from the book of daniel. All scripture is given by inspiration of god, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. Book of daniel bible study chapter 9 part 1 lessons from a legend. The book of daniel verse by verse chapter 9 youtube. The book of daniel chapter 10 calvary chapel renosparks. For a city that had already lain in desolation for the better part of a century, this must have been welcome news indeed to the grieving prophet. In my vision at night i looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. If you would like to know gods program for the future, it is essential that you understand this book of daniel. In the first year of his reign i daniel understood by books the number of the. Gods promises are to encourage our prayers, not to make them needless.

The revelation concerning the coming of the messiah. 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. Gabriel proceeds to give daniel the most astonishing four verses in the entire bible. Read all of daniel 9 complete concise chapter contents. The time would be long before all would be accomplished. Daniel 9 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. 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, daniel 9. In the first year of darius that is, immediately after the overthrow of the kingdom of babylon, which was the year of the jews deliverance from captivity. Daniel 9 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. The remainder of the book correlates the nation israel with this program. As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3.

This chapter 9 is one of the most powerful chapters of prophecy in the entire bible. Book of daniel chapter 9 bible study lessons from a legend. How did it get into the septuagint, the greek translation of the scriptures, that was completed in b. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. 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. Chapter 9 the seventy weeks chapter 10 the scripture of truth. Daniel 7 niv daniels dream of four beasts in bible. The book by which he understood this was the book of the prophecies of jeremiah. We saw in the last study that daniel had been reading the. Zockler, the book of the prophet daniel, in commentary on the holy. It served as a book of encouragement to the babylonian exiles, whose hearts were no doubt lightened by daniel s predictions of the ultimate triumph of israel over.

The prophecy of seventy weeks chapter 9 of the book of daniel is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniel s prayer for god to act on behalf of his people and city i. There is no question but that the book of daniel existed long before the days of antiochus epiphanes, b. Daniel is praying in the first nineteen verses of this chapter, but then the angel gabriel appears and interrupts his prayer. According to the opening verse of chapter 9, the third vision of daniel occurred in the. 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 relates the beginning of daniel s last vision, which is continued to the end of the book. 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. Daniel 9 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. The only thing that was not interpreted for him was chapter 8. Book of daniel bible study chapter commentary 9 part 2 daniels 70 weeks.

Gods promises are to encourage our prayers, not to. The message of a merciful god communicated in verse 18, for not because of our righteousness do we pour out supplications before you, but because of your great compassion. From chapter 2, verse 4, through chapter 7, daniel is in aramaic, the gentile and diplomatic language of daniel s day. Daniel 1 new international version niv daniel s training in babylon 1 in the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came to jerusalem and besieged it. Daniel 9 commentary spurgeons verse expositions of the bible. Daniel 9 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on the. 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 v. This chapter recounts the prophecy of the seventy weeks, probably the most.

This great chapter teaches on prayer not by precept but by letting us. For more information relevant to this passage of daniel nine, see the accompanying appendix pdf download that deals with the following topic. Daniel 9 is one of the most difficult and controversial prophecies in the tenach. Daniel, as many other authors of the antiquity and the bible, writes of himself in the third person throughout the first part of the book. Revelation chapters 419, is a commentary on the events of daniels seventieth week daniel 9. Daniel 9 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary provides notes on all 66 books of the bible, and contain. Darius, the mede, had been a friend of daniel, and elevated him to high office in his kingdom. Daniel s dream of four beasts in the first year of belshazzar king of babylon, daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying in bed. In this chapter of daniel, we have what is known as the interrupted prayer. Book of daniel bible study chapter commentary 9 part 2. Verses we left daniel, in the close of the foregoing chapter, employed in the kings. Daniel chapter 9 the ninth chapter has been of particular interest to both jews and christians. He ruled over babylon, after babylon fell to the medes and persians. 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.

Daniels study of the books focused on the years prophesied for the captivity by jeremiah in jerusalem. Daniel 9 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this. Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up. Christ appeared to daniel in a glorious form, and it should engage us to think highly and. 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.

Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. It served as a book of encouragement to the babylonian exiles, whose hearts were no doubt lightened by daniels predictions of the ultimate triumph of israel over her enemies. In this chapter gabriel tells him about a period of 490 years concerning the messiah, the jewish nation, and the temple. This section deals exclusively with the times of the gentiles. Daniel understood this by the books the specific words recorded in godinspired books. Revelation chapters 419, is a commentary on the events of daniel s seventieth week daniel 9. What daniel did and saw in this chapter dates from538 b. Below are some preliminary questions to assist in the study of this passage. This ninth chapter messianic prophecy stands between the two visions of the old testament.

Daniel s prayer, and the vision of the seventy weeks 9. Daniel 9 is one of the most amazing and significant prophetic passages in the bible, and it begins with daniels understanding and. Daniel 9 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. In many respects, this is the high point of the book of daniel. Next chapter of daniel the book of daniel, chapter 9 we hope that you find the content of the book of daniel, chapter 9 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. Christians contend that it is a perfect calculation of the coming of jesus.

The book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation. Daniel 9, new international version niv the bible app. Book of daniel chapter 9 bible study daniels 70 weeks part 2. This darius was not darius the persian, under whom the temple was built, as some have asserted, to invalidate the credibility of this book. Jews for judaism daniel 9 a true biblical interpretation. David guzik commentary on daniel 9 describes the prayer of daniel for forgiveness and restoration for jerusalem, and his prophecy of the seventy weeks. The detail study of revelation will uncover many new prophecies and understandings of the end times. An immediate answer sent him by an angel to his prayer, in which, 1. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. With that context established, we are ready for daniel 9. It would be hard to find another prophecy where the christian and jewish interpretations let alone what scholars say about it are so incompatible.