Daniel 9

Daniel 9:1-23

DANIEL 8 DANIEL 9:24 Charts from recommended resource Jensen's Survey of the OT - used by permission Daniel 9:1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of Median descent, who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans-- Darius: Da 1:21 5:31 6:1,28 11:1 Daniel 9 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries OUTLINE Daniel's Prayer for and God's Prophecy of Future Restoration of Israel 1. Daniel Prays According to the Word and Will of God. Daniel 9:1-19 a. Daniel 9:1, 2: Daniel Prompted to Prayer by Prophecy of Jeremiah b. Daniel 9:3: Daniel Prepares His Heart for Prayer c. Daniel 9:4-19: Daniel's Prayer of Confession and Petition 1) Daniel 9:4-14: Confession 2) Daniel 9:15, 17, 18, 19: Petition 2. God's Answer in a Prophecy. Daniel 9:20-27 a. Daniel 9:20, 22, 23: Gabriel God's Messenger to Daniel b. Daniel 9:24, 25, 26, 27: God's Prophetic Plan for Israel's Future Note the order: A prophet in the Word of God in prayer precedes the panoramic prophecy. This great chapter teaches on prayer not by precept but by letting us listen to a godly man praying! The prayer is a prayer regarding 70 years. The answer is an answer regarding 70 weeks of years...The prayer is a prayer for restoration. The answer is the answer of ultimate restoration in the coming of Messiah. So the chapter is divided into two parts, the prayer and its answer. And while the prayer occurred at one point in time, one day in the life of Daniel, the answer extends to the Kingdom of Christ...The prayer is the main thrust of the chapter. In fact, there is twice as much attention in verse numbers given to the prayer as there is to its answer. Prophecy is important, but it cannot substitute for prayer. God never calls us to be so speculative or so attached to the future that we lose sight of the present. That’s the essence of the significance of the prayer. (John