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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Daniel 9:2

Dan 9:2 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 the desolations of Jerusalem. Ver. 2. I Daniel understood by books. ] Consideravi in libris. Daniel was a great student in the Scriptures, and well knew that there was no readier way to speed in heaven than by putting the promises in suit. The like also was done by Jacob; Genesis 32:9 ; Gen 32:12 ... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Daniel 9:3

Dan 9:3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: Ver. 3. And I set my face unto the Lord God, ] i.e., Toward the habitation of his holiness at Jerusalem, but especially in heaven. I looked up unto the hills from whence I looked for help. This Daniel did daily, Dan 6:10 but now with more than ordinary intention and devotion he presenteth δεησις ενεργουμενη , an inwrought prayer (as St James calleth it, Jam 5:16 ), edged... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Daniel 9:4

Dan 9:4 And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; Ver. 4. And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession. ] The saints themselves, when they sin against God, are suspended from the covenant; hence it is their custom when they seek the Lord for any special mercy, to begin with humble confessions, as doth David, Ezra, Daniel. O... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Daniel 9:5

Dan 9:5 We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: Ver. 5. We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled. ] Mark how full in the mouth the good prophet is, and how he exaggerateth, confessing against himself and his people, laying on load. Good men extenuate not their offences; every sin swelleth as a toad in their eyes. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Daniel 9:6

Dan 9:6 Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. Ver. 6. Neither have we hearkened. ] Sins of omission are in a special manner to be lamented in prayer; Jeremiah 9:1 ; Jeremiah 9:10 ; Jer 9:13 for as omission of diet breedeth diseases, so of duties. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Daniel 9:7

Dan 9:7 O Lord, righteousness [belongeth] unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, [that are] near, and [that are] far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. Ver. 7. O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee. ] Let God be justified in all his judgments; say of him as in Deuteronomy 32:4 ; - "A God of truth, and... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Daniel 9:8

Dan 9:8 O Lord, to us [belongeth] confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. Ver. 8. O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face. ] The same again is acknowledged, not without a special emphasis, q.d., We are extremely abashed and abased to the utmost. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Daniel 9:9

Dan 9:9 To the Lord our God [belong] mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; Ver. 9. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses. ] Matchless mercies, pardons ready prepared for poor penitents, not for proud Pharisees, such as Bellarmine was, if at least it be true that is reported of him, that when the priest came to absolve him, he could not remember any particular sin to confess, till he went back in his thoughts as far as his youth. Vae hominum vitae... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Daniel 9:10

Dan 9:10 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. Ver. 10. Neither have we obeyed. ] See on Daniel 9:6 . The voice of the Lord our God ] It is the Lord who speaketh in and by his ministers. This because men either know not or weigh not, they run another way when God calleth to them, as young Samuel did. 1Sa 3:5 read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Daniel 9:11

Dan 9:11 Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that [is] written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. Ver. 11. Yea, all Israel. ] There is a general defection; the whole body of Israel hath deeply revolted, a rabble of rebels have taken up arms against heaven, even a giant-like generation. Therefore the curse. ] Confirmed by oath, by... read more

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