He understood by books that seventy years was the time fixed for the continuance of the desolations of jerusalem. In this chapter of daniel, we have what is known as the interrupted prayer. Each sentence condenses quantities of information, and many metaphors are employed. This most likely refers to an age since olam can have that meaning isaiah. Whilst reading the ninth chapter of the book of daniel, his eye caught the prophecy contained in da 9. Chapter 2, to rebuild jerusalem until about 95 years after daniels death. The seventh chapter of the book of daniel records an unusual vision that he received in the first year of the babylonian king belshazzar 555556 b. Daniel 9 interpreting bible prophecy literally youtube. In the second and seventh chapters, christs first coming is not noticed, for daniels object was. Nov 01, 2017 almost everyone looks at the book of daniel with a sense of wonder and anticipation, because this is usually regarded as a prophetic book foretelling the future.
God has definite future plans for the nation of israel and the chastening that they will endure is to try them, purge them and make them white meaning pure. It is the only old testament passage which refers to the messiah as messiah. Daniel 9 commentary and independent evaluation of the four. It would be hard to find another prophecy where the christian and jewish interpretations let alone what scholars say about it are so incompatible. The revelation concerning the coming of the messiah. Daniel 9 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. 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 received the seventy sevens prophecy in response to his prayer. Book of daniel bible study chapter commentary 9 part 2 daniels 70 weeks.
One of the most important ways to prove the bible is true and that he can predict the future is to note his claim as follows. This section deals exclusively with the times of the gentiles. The hebrew phrase reads literally seven weeks and sixty and two. Jan 06, 2006 this is the only view that harmonizes not only the words of gabriel in the book of daniel, but also the words of jesus regarding this event in matthew 24 and luke 21. The prophet daniel explained the past and the future of israel and all gentile nations according to the plan and purposes of god and his revelations do so with such incredible accuracy that he has silenced many a biblical skeptic throughout history. An immediate answer sent him by an angel to his prayer, in which, 1. 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. Its a portion of scripture that is almost impossible to exhaust. He understood by books that seventy years was the time fixed. Additionally, a large proportion of the book is written in aramaic rather than the traditional hebrew adding to the complexity of these biblical texts. 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. Jehoiakim came to the throne at the end of the year, which jeremiah reckons as the first year, but which daniel leaves out of count, being an incomplete year. Many years later we find the prophet praying about three things. This daniel 9 commentary provides an overview of the prophecy, discusses the major points of dispute and analyses the four major interpretations.
Study guide for daniel 9 by david guzik blue letter bible. Daniel 9 purports itself to have been written during the babylonian captivity of the sixth century b. The book of daniel is filled with messianic illusions and calculations that even left daniel pondering their meanings. The messianic time table according to daniel the prophet daniel and the timing of messiah more than any other book of the hebrew scriptures, the writings of the prophet daniel confront us with evidence of the time of messiahs comingevidence that many people would rather not see. Verse 24 says this, and here incidentally friends two. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of the bible. The hoped for restoration to take place after the 70 years of captivity 9. Because daniel distinguishes these two periods, it is argued that the material is an interpolation. Verses daniel learned from the books of the prophets, especially from jeremiah, that the desolation of. Daniel chapter 9 timeline the second coming of christ. In this chapter gabriel tells him about a period of 490 years concerning the messiah, the jewish nation, and the temple.
Daniel 9 scofield reference bible commentary bible study tools. Read daniel 9 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible concise. Book of daniel chapter 9 bible study daniels 70 weeks part 2. The vision predicts major world empires and events from the time of daniel to the second coming of christ. Clarke commentary barnes notes biblical illustrator coffman. After threescore and two weeks counting from the expiration of the first interval shall messiah be cut off this long interval extends from the 93d olympiad to the 202d olympiad, or four hundred and thirty four years. No prophetic characters are here given of the long interval. With that context established, we are ready for daniel 9. It is hard to say which group of scholars has the better explanation, but. Much of our commentary below is based on josh mcdowells book, the new evidence that demands a verdict, pages 197201.
We paid no attention to you when you told us how to live, the clear teaching that came through your servants the prophets. Daniel also noticed that at the end of that time it was important for the israelites to seek god and confess their s. 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. Jews for judaism daniel 9 a true biblical interpretation. Daniels prayer in verses 319 of the chapter refers to the fulfillment of a specific seventyyear. The book of daniel, typological exegesis, jubilee, jewish. Finally, this view harmonizes with the six purposes that are listed in verse 24. Daniel 9 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes. Daniel verse by verse daniel commentary links to every verse.
Apr 22, 2011 lets go to daniel 9 and lets look at the 70 weeks of daniel. Also, it was the only chapter in the bible that was sealed until the time of the end. Critical scholars believe that the book of daniel was written during the. The detail study of revelation will uncover many new prophecies and understandings of the end times. Neither jesus nor the gospel writers thought that the verses in daniel about the. This chapter 9 is one of the most powerful chapters of prophecy in the entire bible. God promised, through jeremiah, to bring israel back from exile in babylon after 70 years jer. For example, critical scholars once claimed that the references to belshazzar chapter 5. A separate article shows that the prayer and prophecy form a unit. The book by which he understood this was the book of the prophecies of jeremiah, in which he found it expressly foretold jeremiah 29. Jan 02, 2020 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. Since, no one latedates daniel to the time of christ, daniel 9.
Daniel 9 is one of the most difficult and controversial prophecies in the tenach. We have, in verses 2427, one of the most remarkable prophecies of christ, of his. To tell the truth, i hesitated about making a condensed commentary because it almost makes things too easy. Daniel 9 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole.
Daniel refuses to eat kings food, passes three year training course. 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. Questions and answers for daniel chapters 112 new king. Next, its clear from the first verse of daniel 12 that the timing backs up to the abomination and rapture because it mentions the unequalled distress, which matches matthew 24. Daniel s prayer for the restoration of the jews who were in captivity. Questions and answers for daniel chapters 112 new king james version daniel chapter 1 daniel s capture. For a comprehensive study of the passage, download the study guide pdf download. The phrase by itself is ambiguous, but taken in context the meaning is clear.
Bible study commentary on daniel chapter 2 and the vision of the future gentile kingdoms of the earth. The book of daniel verse by verse chapter 9 youtube. 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. Just the same, its language is cryptic, almost like a code. 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. Gabriels prophecy of the seventy weeks 23 at the beginning of your petitions, an answer went out, and i have come to tell you, for you are highly precious. From chapter 2, verse 4, through chapter 7, daniel is in aramaic, the gentile and diplomatic language of daniel s day. The remainder of the book correlates the nation israel with this program.
A commentary on the book of daniel daniel chapter twelve. Weeks not of days, but of years, or, seventy times seven years, that is, four hundred and ninety years, each day being accounted a year according to the prophetic way of reckoning, see note on daniel 7. The seventy weeks of daniel as understood by sir robert anderson in the coming prince daniel 9. Study daniel 9 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. We need go go back to daniel chapter 9 for a while. Take yeshua out, and these verses become completely obscure and unintelligible. Verses 1, 2 in the first year of darius the son of ahasuerus, of the seed of the medes, who was made king over the realm of the chaldeans, in the first year of his reign i, daniel, understood by the books the number of the years whereof the word of jehovah came to jeremiah the prophet, for the accomplishing of the desolations of. Before the 70 th week is completed, each of the things described in daniel 9. Christians contend that it is a perfect calculation of the coming of jesus. We are also told in verse 25 that the rebuilding of jerusalem would be done in. The critics argument is based on the false premise that jeremiahs seventy years and the seventy weeks of daniel 9.
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. Daniel wrote chapter 9 about 538 bc and had lived long enough to. Lets go to daniel 9 and lets look at the 70 weeks of daniel. However, i believe that modern scholars fallaciously date the book of daniel to the second century b. For more information relevant to this passage of daniel nine, see the accompanying appendix pdf download that deals with the following topic. Daniel is praying in the first nineteen verses of this chapter, but then the angel gabriel appears and interrupts his prayer. Who is the coming stone that would strike and smash these kingdoms.
The passage may be properly divided into two parts. A new interpetation of daniels sevens and the chronology of the seventy sevens. The prophecies found in the book of daniel are the key to unlocking all biblical prophecy. Read daniel 9 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. The only thing that was not interpreted for him was chapter 8. World history from darius to the time of the end article contributed by. Nov 01, 2004 the book of daniel is actually one of the most authenticated books of the old testament, historically and archaeologically, but this is a convenient shortcut for our purposes here. 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. This observation also explains why the critics try so hard to debunk.
There were two primary reasons for israel being taken captive and removed from the land promised to them by the lord. It is critical to realize that the book of daniel existed in documented form almost three centuries before christ was born. Apr 19, 2016 chapter 8 vision of the ram and hegoat. All the other alternatives leave us with conflicts and difficulties. Daniel 9 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Below are some preliminary questions to assist in the study of this passage.
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