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9:17 “So now <06258>, our God <0430>, accept <08085> the prayer <08605> and requests <08469> of <0413> your servant <05650>, and show <06440> favor <0215> to <05921> your devastated <08076> sanctuary <04720> for <04616> your own sake. 9:18 Listen <05186> attentively <0241>, my God <0430>, and hear <08085>! Open <06491> your eyes <05869> and look on <07200> our desolated ruins <08077> and the city <05892> called <07121> by <05921> your name <08034>. For <03588> it is not <03808> because of <05921> our own righteous <06666> deeds that we <0587> are praying <08469> <05307> to <06440> you, but because <03588> your compassion <07356> is abundant <07227>. 9:19 O Lord <0136>, hear <08085>! O Lord <0136>, forgive <05545>! O Lord <0136>, pay attention <07181>, and act <06213>! Don’t <0408> delay <0309>, for <04616> your own sake <04616>, O my God <0430>! For <03588> your city <05892> and your people <05971> are called <07121> by your name <08034>.” 9:20 While I <0589> was still <05750> speaking <01696> and praying <06419>, confessing <03034> my sin <02403> and the sin <02403> of my people <05971> Israel <03478> and presenting <05307> my request <08467> before <06440> the LORD <03068> my God <0430> concerning <05921> his <0430> holy <06944> mountain <02022>– 9:21 yes, while <05750> I <0589> was still praying <08605> <01696>, the man <0376> Gabriel <01403>, whom <0834> I had seen <07200> previously <08462> in a vision <02377>, was approaching <05060> me in my state of extreme <03286> weariness <03288>, around the time <06256> of the evening <06153> offering <04503>. 9:22 He spoke <01696> with <05973> me, instructing <0995> me as follows <0559>: “Daniel <01840>, I have now <06258> come <03318> to impart <07919> understanding <0998> to you. 9:23 At the beginning <08462> of your requests <08469> a message <01697> went out <03318>, and I <0589> have come <0935> to convey <05046> it to you, for <03588> you <0859> are of great value <02530> in God’s sight. Therefore consider <0995> the message <01697> and understand <0995> the vision <04758>: 9:24 “Seventy <07657> weeks <07620> have been determined <02852> concerning <05921> your people <05971> and your holy <06944> city <05892> to put an end <03607> to rebellion <06588>, to bring <02856> sin <02403> to completion <02856>, to atone <03722> for iniquity <05771>, to bring <0935> in perpetual <05769> righteousness <06664>, to seal up <02856> the prophetic <05030> vision <02377>, and to anoint <04886> a most holy place <06944> <06944>. 9:25 So know <03045> and understand <07919>: From <04480> the issuing <04161> of the command <01697> to restore <07725> and rebuild <01129> Jerusalem <03389> until <05704> an anointed one <04899>, a prince <05057> arrives, there will be a period of seven <07651> weeks <07620> and sixty-two <08147> <08346> weeks <07620>. It will again <07725> be built <01129>, with plaza <07339> and moat <02742>, but in distressful <06695> times <06256>. 9:26 Now after <0310> the sixty-two <08147> <08346> weeks <07620>, an anointed one <04899> will be cut off <03772> and have nothing <0369>. As for the city <05892> and the sanctuary <06944>, the people <05971> of the coming <0935> prince <05057> will destroy <07843> them. But his end <07093> will come speedily like a flood <07858>. Until <05704> the end <07093> of the war <04421> that has been decreed <02782> there will be destruction <08074>. 9:27 He will confirm <01396> a covenant <01285> with many <07227> for one <0259> week <07620> <07620>. But in the middle <02677> of that week he will bring <07673> sacrifices <02077> and offerings <04503> to a halt. On <05921> the wing <03671> of abominations <08251> will come one who destroys <08074>, until <05704> the decreed <02782> end <03617> is poured out <05413> on <05921> the one who destroys <08074>.”

• Dan 9:20-27 -- Gabriel Gives to Daniel a Prophecy of Seventy Weeks

• Weaving, weavers

  [ebd] Weaving was an art practised in very early times (Ex. 35:35). The Egyptians were specially skilled in it (Isa. 19:9; Ezek. 27:7), and some have regarded them as its inventors. In the wilderness, the Hebrews practised it (Ex....
  

• WEEK

  [isbe] WEEK - wek (shebhua`, from shebha`, "seven"; sabbaton-ta, "from sabbath to sabbath"): The seven-day division of time common to the Hebrews and Babylonians (Gen 29:27,28; Lk 18:12). See ASTRONOMY; TIME. "Week" is used in the ...
  

• TRINITY, 1

  [isbe] TRINITY, 1 - trin'-i-ti 1. The Term "Trinity" 2. Purely a Revealed Doctrine 3. No Rational Proof of It 4. Finds Support in Reason 5. Not Clearly Revealed in the Old Testament 6. Prepared for in the Old Testament 7. Presuppos...
  

• SEVENTY WEEKS

  [ebd] a prophetic period mentioned in Dan. 9:24, and usually interpreted on the "year-day" theory, i.e., reckoning each day for a year. This period will thus represent 490 years. This is regarded as the period which would elapse t...
  [isbe] SEVENTY WEEKS - The "seventy weeks" of the prophecy in Dan 9:24-27 have long been a subject of controversy in the critical schools. The conflicting views may be seen very fully in Dr. Driver's Daniel, 94 ff, 143 ff, and Dr. ...
  

• Prophets

  [nave] PROPHETS Called Seers, 1 Sam. 9:19; 2 Sam. 15:27; 24:11; 2 Kin. 17:13; 1 Chr. 9:22; 29:29; 2 Chr. 9:29; 12:15; 29:30; Isa. 30:10; Mic. 3:7. Schools of, 1 Kin. 20:35; 2 Kin. 2:3-15; 4:1, 38; 9:1. Kept the chronicles, 1 Chr....
  

• Prayer

  [isbe] PRAYER - prar (deesis, proseuche, (enteuxis; for an excellent discussion of the meaning of these see Thayer's Lexicon, p. 126, under the word deesis; the chief verbs are euchomai, proseuchomai, and deomai, especially in Luke...
  [smith] The object of this article will be to touch briefly on -- The doctrine of Scripture as to the nature and efficacy of prayer; Its directions as to time, place and manner of prayer; Its types and examples of prayer. Scripture ...
  [nave] PRAYER. Index of Sub-topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Answer to, Promised; Answered, Instances of Answered; Confession in; Importunity in, Instances of Importunity in; Intercessor...
  

• PRINCE

  [isbe] PRINCE - prins: This word occurs quite frequently in our English Bible, mostly in the Old Testament. While it is never used to denote royal parentage (compare 1 Ch 29:24), it often indicates actual royal or ruling power, tog...
  

• Nativity of Christ

  [ebd] The birth of our Lord took place at the time and place predicted by the prophets (Gen. 49:10; Isa. 7:14; Jer. 31:15; Micah 5:2; Hag. 2:6-9; Dan. 9:24, 25). Joseph and Mary were providentially led to go up to Bethlehem at thi...
  

• NUMBER

  [isbe] NUMBER - num'-ber: I. NUMBER AND ARITHMETIC II. NOTATION OF NUMBERS 1. By Words 2. By Signs 3. By Letters III. NUMBERS IN OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY IV. ROUND NUMBERS V. SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS 1. Seven and Its Multiples (1) Ritual U...
  

• Jerusalem

  [ebd] called also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the "city of God," the "holy city;" by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning "the holy;" once "the city of Judah" (2 Chr. 25:28). This name is in the original in the dual form, and means "posses...
  [nave] JERUSALEM Called Jebus, Josh. 18:28; Judg. 19:10; Zion, 1 Kin. 8:1; Zech. 9:13; City of David, 2 Sam. 5:7; Isa. 22:9; Salem, Gen. 14:18; Psa. 76:2; Ariel, Isa. 29:1; City of God, Psa. 46:4; City of the Great King, Psa. 48:2;...
  

• Governor

  [ebd] (1.) Heb. nagid, a prominent, conspicuous person, whatever his capacity: as, chief of the royal palace (2 Chr. 28:7; comp. 1 Kings 4:6), chief of the temple (1 Chr. 9:11; Jer. 20:1), the leader of the Aaronites (1 Chr. 12:27...
  

• Face

  [ebd] means simply presence, as when it is recorded that Adam and Eve hid themselves from the "face [R.V., 'presence'] of the Lord God" (Gen. 3:8; comp. Ex. 33:14, 15, where the same Hebrew word is rendered "presence"). The "light...
  

• Desolation, Abomination of

  [ebd] (Matt. 24:15; Mark 13:14; comp. Luke 21:20), is interpreted of the eagles, the standards of the Roman army, which were an abomination to the Jews. These standards, rising over the site of the temple, were a sign that the hol...
  

• Daniel

  [ebd] God is my judge, or judge of God. (1.) David's second son, "born unto him in Hebron, of Abigail the Carmelitess" (1 Chr. 3:1). He is called also Chileab (2 Sam. 3:3). (2.) One of the four great prophets, although he is not o...
  [nave] DANIEL 1. A Jewish captive, called also Belteshazzar. Educated at king's court, Dan. 1. Interprets visions, Dan. 2; 4; 5. Promotion and executive authority of, Dan. 2:48, 49; 5:11, 29; 6:2. Conspiracy against, cast into t...
  

• CHRIST, OFFICES OF

  [isbe] CHRIST, OFFICES OF - of'-is-is. General Titles of our Lord I. CHRIST'S MEDIATION EXPRESSED IN THE SPECIFIC OFFICES Historical Review of the Theory II. THE THREEFOLD OFFICE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT The Failure of the Offices to S...
  

• CANON OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, II

  [isbe] CANON OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, II - II. Examination of the Witnesses. 1. The Old Testament's Witness to Itself (circa 1450-444 BC): Though the Old Testament does not tell us anything about the processes of its own canonization,...
  

• Anoint

  [ebd] The practice of anointing with perfumed oil was common among the Hebrews. (1.) The act of anointing was significant of consecration to a holy or sacred use; hence the anointing of the high priest (Ex. 29:29; Lev. 4:3) and of...
  

• Angel

  [isbe] ANGEL - an'-jel (mal'akh; Septuagint and New Testament, aggelos): I. DEFINITION AND SCRIPTURE TERMS II. ANGELS IN OLD TESTAMENT 1. Nature, Appearances and Functions 2. The Angelic Host 3. The Angel of the Theophany III. ANGE...
  [nave] ANGEL. One of the Holy Trinity Trinitarian authorities interpret the Scriptures cited under this topic as referring to Christ, who according to this view was the divine presence in the wilderness. Called Angel, Acts 7:30, ...
  

• Abomination

  [ebd] This word is used, (1.) To express the idea that the Egyptians considered themselves as defiled when they ate with strangers (Gen. 43:32). The Jews subsequently followed the same practice, holding it unlawful to eat or drink...
  

• APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, 1

  [isbe] APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, 1 - I. Apocalypses Proper. As above indicated, all these take the Book of Daniel as their model, and imitate it more or less closely. One peculiarity in this connection must be referred to. While we h...
  

• The Seventy Weeks

  

• Do you think Israels peace treaty is the beginning of the end times?
  As for Israel's peace treaty: yes, this COULD be a part of an eschatological fulfillment. But whether it certainly is is a different matter. The Lord may well wait another millennium before his return. There is nothing in Scr...
• Can you help me understand God's perfect will versus His permissive will?
  The "perfect will" of God is what you find in Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God-what is good and ...
• Is Rome the beast (antichrist) in the book of Revelation?
  The prophecies of Daniel speak of four Gentile world powers that would dominate the land of Israel until Christ returns. Historically we know these to be Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. Rome is the fourth part of the ...
• Does Matthew 10:22 mean a believer can lose his salvation?
  Those in the Armenian position who, believing that one can lose his salvation, believe Matt. 10:22 teaches that unless one endures to the end he forfeits his salvation. Similarly, those in the Reformed position who, holding t...
• What is the significance of numbers in Scripture?
  The following material from The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia should be helpful here: III. Significant numbers Numbers are also used with a symbolical or theological significance. One is used to convey th...
• Does Matt. 24:13 conflict with free grace salvation and the believers security?
  "But the one who endures to the end, he shall be saved" (Matt 24:13). The word "saved" must always be understand in its context. Saved from what and by what means? "Saved" is the Greek sozo which may refer to any kind of ...

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