Bible Commentary

To the Lord our God [belong] mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; 9. mercies ] The word often rendered ‘tender mercies’ (Psa 25:6; Psa 40:11, &c.). The cognate verb and adj. are often rendered by have compassion on (e.g. Isa 49:15), and full of compassion (e.g. Psa 78:38). Compassion would be the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 9:9”

O Lord, to us [belongeth] confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. 8. to our kings, &c.] Cf. Jer 44:17 (quoted on Dan 9:6). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges O Lord, to us belongeth confusion … – To all of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 9:8”

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 have … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 9:7”

Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spoke in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. 6. The guilt is the greater, because Israel had been warned, but had not listened to the warning. neither have we hearkened unto thy servants … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 9:6”

We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: 5. We have sinned, and have dealt perversely, and have done wickedly ] from 1Ki 8:47, with extremely slight differences, indicated in R.V. by the substitution of done for dealt, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 9:5”

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; 4. and made confession ] Lev 5:5; Lev 16:21; Lev 26:40, Num 5:7 , 2Ch 30:22; and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 9:4”

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: 3. set my face ] i.e. directed myself: cf. 2Ch 20:3 (lit. ‘ set his face to seek unto Jehovah’). to seek prayer, &c.] i.e. to apply myself to prayer, &c. with fasting, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 9:3”

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. 2. by the books ] i.e. the sacred books, the Scriptures. The neglect of the Heb. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 9:2”

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; 1. Darius ] i.e. ‘Darius the Mede,’ Dan 5:31: cf. Dan 6:1 ff. The date is fixed suitably: the first year after the conquest of Babylon would be a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 9:1”

And I Daniel fainted, and was sick [certain] days; afterward I rose up, and did the king’s business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood [it]. 27. fainted ] The expression is peculiar: if correct, it must mean I was done with, exhausted, the verb being the same that is used in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 8:27”