Book of daniel chapter 9 bible study daniels 70 weeks part 2. Audio video bible alexander scourby kjv 2,317 views. Chapter 2 in particular is often hurried through for a couple of reasons. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua. Daniel 9 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. 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. The detail study of revelation will uncover many new prophecies and understandings of the end times. To the lord our god belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him. 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. First, its considered by most bible scholars to be prophecy thats already been. This term characterizes daniel s prayer for the mercy of yhwh. Gabriel informeth him of the seventy weeks, and of the time and death of the messiah, and of the succeeding troubles, daniel 9.
The only thing that was not interpreted for him was chapter 8. Daniel s prayer for his people 2 in the first year of his reign, i, daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the lord to jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of jerusalem would last seventy years. The phrase son of man is retained here because of its use in the new testament as a title of jesus, probably based largely on this verse. Unsealing daniels mysteries lesson 1 prophetic symbols. The days of the church age are rapidly drawing to a close and the shadows of the endtimes are approaching.
For a comprehensive study of the passage, download the study guide pdf download. The end times according to daniel part three, chapters 1012. It is the same event paul wrote about in ii thessalonians 2 see notes. There are four beasts in chapter 7a lion, bear, leopard, and a dragon. 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.
God promised, through jeremiah, to bring israel back from exile in babylon after 70 years jer. The book by which he understood this was the book of the prophecies of jeremiah, in which he found it expressly foretold jeremiah 29. Daniel 79 niv daniels dream of four beasts in bible gateway. Aug 24, 2010 he may be cyrus, but called by another name. Could we foresee the changes that shall be when we are gone, we should be less affected with changes in our own day. The striking prophecy of the anointed one in daniel 9. Oct 19, 2017 the book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation. Daniel 1 the book of daniel is the foremost book of prophecy in the old testament o what the book of revelation is to the new testament canon, the book of daniel is to the old testament canon the prophecies of daniel reveal more future events, in exceptional detail and in greater concentration, than any other book of the bible.
The book of daniel verse by verse chapter 7 daniels. The greek versions here differ considerably from the massoretic text. In verse 17 we are told, those great beasts, which are four, are four kings which. Its a portion of scripture that is almost impossible to exhaust. People not getting on, races not getting on, nations not getting on. 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. The revelation concerning the coming of the messiah. This chapter recounts the prophecy of the seventy weeks, probably the most debated portion of the whole prophecy. Daniel chapter 12 king james version kjv alexander scourby free audio video bible duration. It extended toward the south and the east and toward the glorious land of israel. Remember from our previous study that seleucus and ptolemy were two of the four generals who assumed power at the death of alexander the great and divided the.
This section deals exclusively with the times of the gentiles. 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. Daniels dream of four beasts in the first year of belshazzar king of babylon, daniel. Daniel, considering the time of the captivity, daniel 9. Daniel 9, new international version niv the bible app. What three characteristics of this power did daniel describe in verse 25. 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 of the medes this darius was not darius the persian, under whom the temple was built, as some have asserted, to invalidate the credibility of this book.
Daniel s faithfulness 11 then daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over daniel, hananiah, mishael, and azariah, 12 please test your servants for ten days. Book of daniel chapter 10 bible study commentary lifting. Remember, cyrus had conquered babylon in fulfillment of a prophecy god had given to isaiah over 100 years earlier isaiah 44. We need go go back to daniel chapter 9 for a while. Its interesting that the visions of chapter 8 were given before the handwriting on the wall in chapter 5. Daniel 9 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes. In my vision in the night i looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea. Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter. Neither have we obeyed the voice of the lord our god, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.
The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. If you would like to know gods program for the future, it is essential that you understand this book of daniel. According to the opening verse of chapter 9, the third vision of daniel occurred in the first year of darius the son of ahasuerus, of the seed of the medes. In other words, the events of belshazzars feast in chapter 5 occurred between the visions of chapters 8 and 9. Daniel 9 niv bible in the first year of darius son of. Book of daniel bible study chapter commentary 9 part 2 daniels 70 weeks.
The prophetic seal on the book of daniel is unsealing right before our very eyes. It occurs seven times in this chapter and nowhere else in daniel. The prophet daniel is one of four major prophets in hebrew scripture, along with isaiah. Jews for judaism daniel 9 a true biblical interpretation. In chapter 10, daniel tells of a revelation he received during the third year of king cyrus of persias reign. Here, in chapter 9, gabriel returns to answer the prayer daniel prayed in the first part of chapter 9 and to explain the unexplained portion of chapter 8the 2,300 days applying especially to the time of the end. Daniel 9 new american bible revised edition nabre chapter 9. This chapter 9 is one of the most powerful chapters of prophecy in the entire bible. Daniel 7 niv daniels dream of four beasts in bible gateway. 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.
Daniel 9 nabre chapter 9 the seventy weeks of years. The number four symbolizes the directions of the compassnorth, south, east, and west. In chapter 10, daniel tells of a revelation he received in 539 bc concerning a great war that was coming. Daniel 7 tells of daniels vision of four worldkingdoms replaced by the.
Daniels dream of four beasts in the first year of belshazzar king of babylon. An introductory statement in verses 34a describes how daniel set himself to pray. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel. The seventh chapter of the book of daniel records an unusual vision that he. Daniel 8 the eighth chapter of the book of daniel tells of daniel s 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 daniel s codeword for the greek king antiochus epiphanes the subject of the vision is antiochus oppression of the.
Daniel has this as a recurring theme in these passages, daniel 9. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. The time, occasion, and manner of his prayer, or circumstances of it, are observed, daniel 9. 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. Once you understand the meaning of the symbol, bible prophecy becomes plain.
The portion of the vision applying to the time of the end verse 17 was still a mystery to daniel. It is one of conflict and warfare but not exactly the type you are likely to see on the 6 oclock news. Daniels vision of the four beasts 2 daniel declared. Daniel 9 new international version niv daniels prayer. Gods promises are to encourage our prayers, not to make them needless. Unsealing daniels mysteries lesson 7 kingdoms in collision it.
Unsealing daniels mysteries lesson 9 always on time. Well be revisiting this event several times as we look at the rest of daniel and the book of revelation. Each prophetic symbol is clearly explained in scripture. This chapter contains a prayer of daniel, and the answer to it. Daniel s vision of the ram and the goat 8 thus the goat became very great, but at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off, and four prominent horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven. The remainder of the book correlates the nation israel with this program. A disciple on daniel 9 while daniel was speaking, confessing his sins and the sins of israel. Nov 01, 2017 the book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation. The prophecies found in the book of daniel are the key to unlocking all biblical prophecy. Within its amazing pages are some incredible lessons that we can apply to our lives today.
Bible prophecy contains a variety of symbolic representations. Let us be given only vegetables to eat and water to drink. They focus in particular on the pressure two nations would place on israel, but the twelfth chapter of daniel assures that israel will be delivered in that final day daniel s final vision begins with a date formula, just as it also appeared in 1. Though he was now an old man, daniel was still a reader of the scriptures. In the beginning of daniel 9 verse 2, this word is used when daniel says that he wants to understand the word of the lord to the prophet jeremiah. Evaluation of the four major interpretations of the 490. For more information relevant to this passage of daniel nine, see the accompanying appendix pdf download that deals with the following topic.
The book of daniel lesson 10 chap 10, 11, 12 by walter c. The nasb 1995 update appropriately has lord here in v. When you turn on the news you see wars, battles and conflicts. O lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day.
It was still over 200 years away and would last nearly 200 years after that, and would pit the seleucids against the ptolemys. Below are some preliminary questions to assist in the study of this passage. In the bible, 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. 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. A separate article shows that the prayer and prophecy form a unit. In the first year of his reign i daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the lord came to jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in. Chapter 9 can be distinguished from the other visionary chapters of the book of daniel by the fact that the point of departure for this chapter. The prophet daniel had two years to think about the visions of the 4 beasts of chapter 7 compare 7. And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east. Daniel chapter 10 is an interesting unique chapter in the bible. The old persian empire encompassed the areas of presentday iraq, iran, syria, kuwait, afghanistan and pakistan and also presentday turkey, palestine. The book of daniel verse by verse chapter 9 daniels. The book of daniel is one of the most profound and even entertaining books of the bible. Daniel 9 commentary john gills exposition on the whole bible.
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