Daniel’s Prayer and Daniel’s Prayer and Gabriel’s Gabriel’s

ProclamationProclamation

(Daniel 9:1-27) (Daniel 9:1-27)

The Structure of the TextThe Structure of the Text

The setting Verses 1-3The setting Verses 1-3 Daniel’s prayer Verses 4-19Daniel’s prayer Verses 4-19

Daniel’s prayer of confession Verses 4-15Daniel’s prayer of confession Verses 4-15

Daniel’s prayer of petition Verses 16-19Daniel’s prayer of petition Verses 16-19 Gabriel’s arrival and announcement Verses 20-27Gabriel’s arrival and announcement Verses 20-27

Gabriel’s arrival Verses 20-23Gabriel’s arrival Verses 20-23

Gabriel’s announcement Verses 24-27 Gabriel’s announcement Verses 24-27

The Setting (9:1-3)The Setting (9:1-3)

In the first year of DariusIn the first year of Darius I Daniel understood by booksI Daniel understood by books I set my face unto the Lord God,I set my face unto the Lord God,

Daniel’s Prayer of Confession (9:4-15)Daniel’s Prayer of Confession (9:4-15)

These verses are the These verses are the expression of Daniel’s expression of Daniel’s repentance and confession of sin, for himself and for repentance and confession of sin, for himself and for his fellow-Jewshis fellow-Jews

TThe Word of God, he Word of God, as spoken by the prophets and as spoken by the prophets and recorded in the Holy Scriptures, is the recorded in the Holy Scriptures, is the standard by standard by which Daniel’s sins, and those of his fellow-Israelites, which Daniel’s sins, and those of his fellow-Israelites, are identified.are identified.

Daniel understands Israel’s Babylonian captivity as the Daniel understands Israel’s Babylonian captivity as the curse which has come upon the Jews because they curse which has come upon the Jews because they broke God’s covenantbroke God’s covenant made with them at Mount Sinai made with them at Mount Sinai

Daniel’s Prayer of Petition (9:16-19)Daniel’s Prayer of Petition (9:16-19)

Daniel’s prayer in verses 16-19 Daniel’s prayer in verses 16-19 moves from the confession of moves from the confession of verses 4-15 to petition.verses 4-15 to petition.

Daniel’s request is Daniel’s request is according to God’s promises in Scriptureaccording to God’s promises in Scripture

Daniel’s Daniel’s petition is God-centered.petition is God-centered.

Daniel’s request is for Daniel’s request is for God to act in His own best interest and God to act in His own best interest and gloryglory

Daniel’s Daniel’s request is for grace, mercy, and compassion.request is for grace, mercy, and compassion.

Daniel’s request is for more Daniel’s request is for more than what God is going to accomplish than what God is going to accomplish in the Jewish Babylonian captives’ return to their land.in the Jewish Babylonian captives’ return to their land.

The Appearance of Gabriel (9:20-23)The Appearance of Gabriel (9:20-23)

“…“…even the man Gabriel, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, vision at the beginning, being caused to fly being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening the time of the evening oblation. And he informed oblation. And he informed me, and talked with me, and talked with me…”me…”

The Announcement of Gabriel (9:24-27)The Announcement of Gabriel (9:24-27)

Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy citySeventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city

to finish the transgression, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. and to anoint the most Holy.

Daniel’s Seventy WeeksDaniel’s Seventy Weeks

The Dispensation of Grace – Church Age

7 Weeks 62 Weeks

69 Weeks 1 Week

49 434 years +2000 years 7 years

49 years to the rebuilding of Jerusalem – Neh. 3-6

434 years to Messiah The

Prince – Dan 9:25-26

The Revelation Zech 14:4

The Tribulation – 3 ½ years

The Great Tribulation – 42 months 1260 days

Command to RebuildCommand to Rebuild

Know therefore and understand, that from Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. troublous times.

After 483 years (62 weeks plus 7 weeks), the city of Jerusalem and the temple would be rebuilt, not with ease but in times of distress.

69 Weeks69 Weeks

Know therefore and Know therefore and understand, that from the understand, that from the going forth of the going forth of the commandment to restore commandment to restore and to build Jerusalemand to build Jerusalem

……unto Messiah unto Messiah the Princethe Prince

Shall be seven Shall be seven weeks, and weeks, and threescore and threescore and two weekstwo weeks

Clarence Larkin’s IllustrationClarence Larkin’s Illustration

““Messiah Cut Off”Messiah Cut Off”

At this time, the promised At this time, the promised Messiah will be “cut off” and Messiah will be “cut off” and apparently left with nothing.apparently left with nothing. All hope of His becoming All hope of His becoming the King appears to be the King appears to be shattered with His being shattered with His being “cut off.”“cut off.”

The Evil PrinceThe Evil Prince Another prince will ariseAnother prince will arise

The holy city and the sanctuary (the temple) will be destroyed The holy city and the sanctuary (the temple) will be destroyed

The “prince” then makes a firm covenant with the masses for “a week” The “prince” then makes a firm covenant with the masses for “a week”

The “one who makes desolate” is suddenly destroyed.The “one who makes desolate” is suddenly destroyed.

The Evil Prince Will…The Evil Prince Will…

•and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;

•and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

•And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,

•and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

Clarence Larkin’s TribulationClarence Larkin’s Tribulation

Whom the Lord shall ConsumeWhom the Lord shall Consume

2 Thessalonians 2:8 2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then shall that And then shall that Wicked be revealed, Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall whom the Lord shall consume with the consume with the spirit of his mouth, and spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the shall destroy with the brightness of his brightness of his coming:coming:

ConclusionConclusion

Soon, the times of the Gentiles will end, and the events of the last days Soon, the times of the Gentiles will end, and the events of the last days will commence, leading up to the defeat of God’s foes and the will commence, leading up to the defeat of God’s foes and the establishment of His eternal kingdom. establishment of His eternal kingdom.

Are you ready for the King to come to the earth? Will you stand in the Are you ready for the King to come to the earth? Will you stand in the day of judgment? If you have trusted in Jesus Christ as your Savior, day of judgment? If you have trusted in Jesus Christ as your Savior, your Messiah, then you will not fear His coming; you will welcome Him your Messiah, then you will not fear His coming; you will welcome Him as King. as King.