DANIEL 9. This is one of the most puzzling Chapter s in the Bible, and no little ingenuity has been expended upon its interpretation. Jeremiah had spoken of a punishment which was to befall the king of Babylon when seventy years are accomplished (Jeremiah 25:12). Daniel, puzzled by the prophecy, inq... [ Continue Reading ]
DANIEL 9:1. DARIUS: DANIEL 5:31 *. Daniel 9:2. Jeremiah the prophet: the reference is to the prophecies in Jeremiah 25:11 f; Jeremiah 29:10. Daniel is distressed by the apparent failure of these prophecies and seeks to discover an explanation.... [ Continue Reading ]
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, maintain the point of view assumed in the rest of the book, where the writer is supposed to be living at... [ Continue Reading ]
The explanation of Jeremiah's prophecy. Daniel 9:21. being caused to fly swiftly: the meaning of the original is obscure; _mg_, gives an alternative rendering, being sore wearied, but neither translation is satisfactory. If fly swiftly is correct, this is the earliest reference to the later popular... [ Continue Reading ]
DANIEL 9:27. (a most difficult verse) HE SHALL MAKE A FIRM COVENANT: if the reference is to Antiochus, as seems absolutely certain, the words can only mean that he made a covenant with apostate Jews in order to secure their help in extirpating the Jewish religion. Some scholars emend the text and tr... [ Continue Reading ]