Scofield's Reference Notes - Daniel 9:2
seventy years Cf. Jeremiah 25:11; Jeremiah 25:12. (See Scofield "Jeremiah 25:12- :") . read more
seventy years Cf. Jeremiah 25:11; Jeremiah 25:12. (See Scofield "Jeremiah 25:12- :") . read more
Daniel: A Pattern For Pleaders -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Sermon (No. 3484) Published on Thursday, November 4th, 1915. Delivered by C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington On Lord's-day Evening, 25th Septmber, 1870. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God; for thy city and thy people... read more
This time let's turn in our Bible to the book of Daniel, chapter 9.In the beginning of chapter 9, we have a very keen insight to this man Daniel. And we understand why God has declared of him that was he was greatly loved by God. For Daniel greatly loved God and he loved the Word of God. And his obvious knowledge and love for the Word is revealed here in the ninth chapter. As he understands the plight of the nation Israel and the reason for their plight. He sees behind the issues that caused... read more
Daniel 9:1 . In the first year of Darius, the son of Ahasuerus. He is also called Cyaxares, the son of Astyages. His father was called by the jews, Ahasuerus. See on Esther. Daniel 9:2 . I Daniel understood by books, by Jeremiah, and confirmed by Ezekiel, that the seventy years of the captivity were accomplished. This passage proves how prophecies, even in those irreligious times, were valued by good men, and how widely the writings of the prophets were circulated. Why then should Rome... read more
Daniel 9:3And I met my face unto the Lord God.Setting the Face unto the LordDaniel, when he would seek God, “set his face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer.” He was an eminently holy man, and far advanced in piety. His example cannot be an unfitting one to follow. 1. There must be great difficulties to the proper and effectual seeking after God. Some things we do without difficulty; our mind goes naturally and easily to their performance. Before man’s fall, his mind would as naturally turn... read more
Daniel 9:6Neither have we harkened unto thy servants the prophets.The Prophetic MinistryIt was the design of Daniel, in this sentence, to look back upon the whole course of the prophetic ministry that people had enjoyed from the time of its establishment to the time of their humiliation. We now consider the period from the death of Samuel to the close of the Babylonish captivity, a period of more than five hundred years. I. SOME FACTS CONNECTED WITH THE PROPHETICAL ORDER. It was a class... read more
Daniel 9:8-10Neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.Estimating our Own CharacterWe take the words of the text in their more general reference. They are such as we ought all to use. Glory is ascribed to God; a proper view and estimate of our own character is taken. I. GOD HAS SPOKEN TO US. Daniel speaks of “the voice of the Lord our God.” So Paul--“God, who spake in time past unto the fathers,” etc., “hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son.” And he exhorts us not to... read more
Daniel 9:17-19Cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate.The Christian’s Duty to the Church in the Present TimesI. THE STATE OF THE CHURCH WHEN DANIEL WROTE WAS ONE OF RUIN AND DESOLATION. Jerusalem, the city of God was desolate and without inhabitant, and the temple, which was the dwelling-place of the mysterious glory, was desolate. The whole nation and the whole church had gone into captivity. But does God ever forsake His people, or desert His church? The promise of God, on... read more
Daniel 9:20-23O Lord, hear.Answer to Daniel’s PrayerA believer might say to one who questioned the value of prayer, that God has authourised and commanded him to pray, with the express promise that the prayer of faith, offered up in the name of Christ, shall be heard and answered, and that he can safely leave it with God himself to provide fur the fulfilment of His promise, in perfect consistency with the immutability of His counsels. He is warranted also to maintain that prayer is most deeply... read more
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Daniel 9:17-23
DISCOURSE: 1139THE ANSWER TO DANIEL’S PRAYERDaniel 9:17-23. O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake. O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteous nesses, but for thy great mercies. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken, and do;... read more