In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; The world-powers here recede from the view; Israel, and the salvation by Messiah promised to it, are the subject of revelation. Israel, had naturally expected salvation... [ Continue Reading ]
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. I DANIEL UNDERSTOOD BY BOOKS - rather, letters, i:e., Jeremiah's letter (Jeremiah... [ Continue Reading ]
And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: I SET MY FACE UNTO THE LORD GOD, TO SEEK BY PRAYER AND SUPPLICATIONS - literally, 'intercessions and entreaties for mercy.' Praying for blessings and deprecating evils [ tªpilaah (H8... [ Continue Reading ]
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; I ... MADE MY CONFESSION - according to God's promises in , that if Israel in exile for sin should... [ Continue Reading ]
We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: WE HAVE SINNED, AND HAVE COMMITTED INIQUITY - (cf. Nehemiah's confession, Nehemiah 9:1). SINNED ... COMMITTED INIQUITY ... DONE WICKEDLY ... REBEL... [ Continue Reading ]
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. NEITHER HAVE WE HEARKENED UNTO THY SERVANTS THE PROPHETS, WHICH SPAKE IN THY NAME TO OUR KINGS, OUR PRINCES, AND OUR FATHERS, AND TO AL... [ Continue Reading ]
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... [ Continue Reading ]
_O LORD, TO US BELONGETH CONFUSION OF FACE, TO OUR KINGS, TO OUR PRINCES, AND TO OUR FATHERS, BECAUSE WE HAVE SINNED AGAINST THEE._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; TO THE LORD OUR GOD BELONG MERCIES - the plural intensifies the force: mercy manifold, and exhibited in countless ways. As it is humbling to recollect "righteousness belongeth unto God" (), so it is comfor... [ Continue Reading ]
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. TO WALK IN HIS LAWS, WHICH HE SET BEFORE US - not ambiguously, but plainly, so that we were without excuse.... [ Continue Reading ]
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. YEA, ALL ISRAEL HAVE TRANSGRESSED - "all" (; ). THERE... [ Continue Reading ]
And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem. AND HE HATH CONFIRMED HIS WORDS - He hath showed, by the punishments we suffer, tha... [ Continue Reading ]
As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. YET MADE WE NOT OUR PRAYER BEFORE THE LORD OUR GOD - literally, we soothed not the face of the Lord. Not even... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice. THEREFORE HATH THE LORD WATCHED UPON THE EVIL - expressing ceaseless vigilance, that His people's sins might not escape His judgm... [ Continue Reading ]
And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. O LORD OUR GOD, THAT HAST BROUGHT THY PEOPLE FORTH OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT - a proof to all ages that the... [ Continue Reading ]
O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us. O LORD, ACCORD... [ Continue Reading ]
Now therefore, 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. CAUSE THY FACE TO SHINE UPON THY SANCTUARY - metaphor from the sun, which gladdens all that it beams upon (; ).... [ Continue Reading ]
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 righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. WE DO NOT PRESENT OUR SUPPLICATIONS - literally, cause to fall, et... [ Continue Reading ]
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 are called by thy name. O LORD, HEAR; O LORD, FORGIVE; O LORD, HEARKEN AND DO. The short, broken ejaculations and repetitions show the intense fervour of his supplications.... [ Continue Reading ]
And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God; WHILES I WAS SPEAKING - repeated in ; emphatically marking that the answer was given before the prayer WHILES I WA... [ Continue Reading ]
Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. THE MAN GABRIEL, WHOM I HAD SEEN IN A VISION AT THE BEGINNING - namely, in the former vision by the river Ul... [ Continue Reading ]
And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. I AM NOW COME FORTH TO GIVE THEE SKILL AND UNDERSTANDING - , "Gabriel make this man to understand and the vision" (, "shut thou up the vision"), in that chapter shows that the sy... [ Continue Reading ]
At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision. AT THE BEGINNING OF THY SUPPLICATIONS THE COMMANDMENT CAME FORTH. The promulgation of the divine decree was made i... [ Continue Reading ]
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. SEVENTY WEEKS ARE... [ Continue Reading ]
Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. KNOW THEREFORE AND UNDERSTAND, THAT... [ Continue Reading ]
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: 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. AFTER THREESCORE AND TWO WEEK... [ Continue Reading ]
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. A... [ Continue Reading ]