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, etc. (cf. note, ). The expression alludes to the attitude of suppliants, who fall before him whose favour they entreat.
O MY GOD, INCLINE THINE EAR, AND HEAR - Pleading earnestly for his attention and his favor, as one does to a man. OPEN THINE EYES - As if his eyes had been closed upon the condition of the city, and...
CHAPTER 9 THE PROPHECY OF THE SEVENTY WEEKS _ 1. The time and occasion of Daniel's prayer (Daniel 9:1)_ 2. The prayer (Daniel 9:3) 3. The answer and the prophecy of the seventy weeks (Daniel 9:20)...
According to Charles, a later interpolation containing the confession of Daniel. This prayer was evidently written by a Palestinian Jew (see Daniel 9:7 and Daniel 9:16), and does not, therefore, maint...
THINE EYES. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._ App-6. WHICH IS CALLED BY THY NAME: or, upon which Thy name has been called. WE. Others were praying with Daniel....
Daniel's prayer, consisting (1) of a confession of national transgression, and of the justice of God's punishment (Daniel 9:4), and (2) of a supplication for mercy and restoration (Daniel 9:15). The p...
_incline … and behold_(lit. _see_)] Almost exactly the words in Hezekiah's prayer, 2 Kings 19:16 (Isaiah 37:17). _desolations_ Daniel 9:26: cf....
The supplication becomes more urgent, especially in Daniel 9:18....
The confession passes now gradually into a supplication for help. Cf. Bar 2:11-12 _a_, 13 _a_, 14 _a_, 16 _b_, 17 _a_, 19....
DISCOURSE: 1139 THE ANSWER TO DANIEL’S PRAYER Daniel 9:17. 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 Lo...
b. REQUEST TEXT: Daniel 9:15-19 15 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 sinne...
9:18 name. (a-24) See 1 Kings 8:48 . present (b-29) Lit. 'cause to fall,' so ver. 20. see Jeremiah 36:7 , &c....
THE SEVENTY WEEKS In the first year of Darius the Mede, Daniel, studying the prophetical books, finds that Jeremiah has predicted that the desolation of Jerusalem will last for seventy years (Daniel 9...
THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD DANIEL _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 9 V1 This is what happened in the first year that Darius ruled the country. He was the son of Xerxes and he came from the country call...
הַטֵּ֨ה אֱלֹהַ֥י ׀ אָזְנְךָ֮ וּֽ שֲׁמָע֒ _פְּקַ֣ח_† עֵינֶ֗יךָ
THE SEVENTY WEEKS THIS chapter is occupied with the prayer of Daniel, and with the famous vision of the seventy weeks which has led to such interminable controversies, but of which the interpretation...
RENEWED FAVOR IN GOD'S OWN TIME Daniel 9:16-27 Daniel 9:17-19 have in them a tone of anguish which reminds us of our Lord's words as to the violence which takes the kingdom of heaven by force. God l...
In the first year of the reign of Darius, Daniel, who was evidently not only a man of prayer, but a diligent student of the prophetic writings, became conscious that the seventy years of judgment on J...
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 (n) righteousn...
The Lord had said by his servant Ezekiel, that for all his promised blessings, he would be enquired of by the house of Israel. Ezekiel 36:37. Here, therefore, Daniel set himself to pray, and that earn...
This short clause breathes a wonderful fervor and vehemence of prayer; for Daniel pours forth his words as if he were carried out of himself. God’s children are often in an ecstasy in prayer; they moa...
Chapter 9 gives us a vision concerning the people and the holy city, consequent on Daniel's confession and intercession. It is, as has been remarked, in connection with the oppression of the western p...
O MY GOD, INCLINE THINE EAR, AND HEAR,.... The petitions now put up, for Christ's sake: OPEN THINE EYES, AND BEHOLD OUR DESOLATIONS; the city and temple a heap of rubbish, and the whole land forsaken...
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 righteousnesse...
_O my God, incline thine ear and hear_ The prophet's importunity, in these verses, is very remarkable and affecting, and shows how exceedingly he had it at heart to have his request granted. _Open thi...
O my God, incline Thine ear, in the attitude of willing attention, and hear; OPEN THINE EYES AND BEHOLD OUR DESOLATIONS, both the cities and their ruins being included in this term, AND THE CITY WHICH...
DANIEL'S CONFESSION AND PRAYER...
WHICH IS CALLED BY THY NAME: _ Heb._ whereupon thy Name is called PRESENT: _ Heb._ cause to fall...
4-19 In every prayer we must make confession, not only of the sins we have been guilty of, but of our faith in God, and dependence upon him, our sorrow for sin, and our resolutions against it. It mus...
Observe here, 1. How he entitles God to the city for his name. It was the city of God, PSALMS 48:1,2,8 JER 25:29. It is a good argument in prayer to entitle ourselves to God; yea, to interest God to...
Daniel 9:18 God H430 incline H5186 (H8685) ear H241 hear H8085 (H8798) open H6491 (H8798) eyes...
“Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant, and to his supplications, and cause your face to shine on your sanctuary which is desolate, for the Lord's sake (or ‘which is desolate...
Daniel 9:14. 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. And now, O Lord our...
CONTENTS: Vision of the seventy weeks. Daniel's prayer and confession. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Daniel, Jeremiah, Darius, Gabriel. CONCLUSION: God's Word is intended to encourage our prayers, and wh...
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 und...
_Cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate._ THE CHRISTIAN’S DUTY TO THE CHURCH IN THE PRESENT TIMES I. THE STATE OF THE CHURCH WHEN DANIEL WROTE WAS ONE OF RUIN AND DESOLATION. Jer...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 9:1 While reading the book of Jeremiah 1:1 and realizing that the “seventy years” (v. Daniel 9:2) are al
EXPOSITION DANIEL 9:1 THE SEVENTY WEEKS. This is the chapter of Daniel which has occasioned most controversy. It was appealed to by Tertullian and the early Fathers as a demonstration of the correctn...
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 wa...
1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Kings 8:29; 2 Kings 19:16; Exodus 3:7; Ezekiel
DANIEL'S PRAYER Daniel 9:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Prayer should always hold a prominent place in the lives of all Christians. We are to study today the prayer of one of God's greatest servants. As a pr...