Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, He was concerned about its coming upon the transgressors, and brought it upon us; for the Lord, our God, is righteous in all His works which He doeth, all His actions being essentially just; for we obeyed not His voice, wherefore the punishment meted out to them had to be admitted to be just and righteous.
Verse 14. _THE LORD WATCHED UPON THE EVIL_] In consequence of our manifold rebellions he hath now watched for an opportunity to bring these calamities upon us....
THEREFORE HATH THE LORD WATCHED UPON THE EVIL - The word here used and rendered watched - שׁקד _shâqad_ - means, properly, “to wake; to be sleepless; to watch.” Then it means to watch over anything,...
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...
WATCHED. Compare Jeremiah 31:28; Jeremiah 44:27....
AND (so) JEHOVAH HATH WATCHED OVER] The same expression in Jeremiah 1:12; Jeremiah 31:28; Jeremiah 44:27 (-I watch over them for evil and not for good"), the meaning being that Jehovah is _wakeful_or...
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...
THEREFORE HATH THE LORD WATCHED UPON THE EVIL— "After having for a long time slept, as it were, upon our faults, he hath at length awakened to punish us." Or, "While we slept, as it were, in our crime...
CHAPTER NINE III. THE PRAYER, THE PRINCE, AND PROSPERITYDaniel 9:1-27 a. REPENTANCE TEXT: Daniel 9:1-14 1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasureus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made...
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 WATCHE...
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...
WATCHED. — By the use of this word it seems that Daniel is again referring to the prophecies of Jeremiah. (See Jeremiah 1:12, &c.) He prays that as all the curses foretold by that prophet have been po...
וַ יִּשְׁקֹ֤ד יְהוָה֙ עַל ־הָ֣ רָעָ֔ה וַ
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...
INTERCESSION FOR A BELOVED PEOPLE Daniel 9:1-15 What a prayer is this! In many respects it is a model for us all. _It was based on the divine Word_. The fact that God had promised to restore the deso...
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...
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...
Daniel confirms what he had formerly said respecting the slaughter which afflicted the Israelites not being the offspring of chance, but of the certain and remarkable judgment of God. Hence he uses th...
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...
THEREFORE HATH THE LORD WATCHED UPON THE EVIL, AND BROUGHT IT UPON US,.... The evil of punishment; he watched the fit and proper time to bring it upon them; indeed, he watches over the evil of sin, to...
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. Ver. 14. _Therefore hath the L...
_Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law_ Not here and there one, but the generality of them; the body of the people have transgressed, _by departing_, and taking themselves out of the way, _that th...
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...
THEREFORE HATH THE LORD WATCHED: this notes, 1. God's taking notice of all their ways, even while men sleep in carnal security, and dream of no danger. 2. God's watching here notes the fit ways that...
Daniel 9:14 LORD H3068 kept H8245 (H8799) disaster H7451 brought H935 (H8686) LORD H3068 God H430 righteous...
“In accordance with what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, all this evil has come on us, yet have we not appeased (begged the favour of) YHWH our God, that we should turn from our iniquities...
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...
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
_HOMILETICS_ SECT. XXX.—DANIEL’S PRAYER (Chap. Daniel 9:1) We come to what, in more than one respect, is among the most remarkable portions of Scripture. The chapter before us contains one of the mos...
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...
Daniel 9:10; Daniel 9:7; Jeremiah 31:28; Jeremiah 44:27; Nehemiah 9:33
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...
The Lord watched — God's watching denotes the fit ways that he always takes to punish sinners....