Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Daniel 9:11
Daniel 9:11. By departing, &c.— By departing, so, as not to obey, &c. read more
Daniel 9:11. By departing, &c.— By departing, so, as not to obey, &c. read more
11. all— (Psalms 14:3; Romans 3:12). the curse . . . and . . . oath . . . in . . . law—the curse against Israel, if disobedient, which God ratified by oath (Leviticus 26:14-39; Deuteronomy 27:15-26; Deuteronomy 28:15-68; Deuteronomy 29:1-29). read more
2. Daniel’s prayer of confession 9:4-14 read more
Daniel proceeded to contrast the righteousness that belongs to God, with the guilt and shame that belonged to His people because they had sinned against Him (Daniel 9:7-8). He also compared God’s forgiveness and compassion with Israel’s rebellion (Daniel 9:9). Daniel 9:10-11 a focus again on Israel’s great sin of disregarding God’s words to her. All of this resulted in Israel’s humiliation among the Gentile nations. read more
God had poured out curses on His people because of these sins (Daniel 9:11 b). He had done what He had promised He would do if Israel departed from Him (Daniel 9:12; cf. Deuteronomy 28:15-68). Moses had warned the Israelites about departing from God, yet His people had not sought His favor by repenting (Daniel 9:13). Therefore, calamity had descended on them, since Yahweh is righteous in all His deeds. In contrast, Israel had disobeyed His voice (Daniel 9:14). In this section of his prayer, the... read more
The Seventy WeeksIn 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 9:1-2). He prays, confessing the great sin of Israel, and entreating God to have mercy on His people (Daniel 9:3-19), Thereupon the angel Gabriel explains to him (Daniel 9:20-24) that Jeremiah’s seventy years are seventy ’weeks,’ or ’sevens,’ of years (=490 years), which are to be made up of (7+62+1)... read more
(11) The curse.—The passages in the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy, to which Daniel refers, had already been noticed by Isaiah (Isaiah 1:0), as having received a partial fulfilment in his times. It remains for Daniel to realise the complete “pouring” out of the curse. It is poured out like a torrent of rain (see Exodus 9:33); as the fire melts the silver (Ezekiel 22:20-22), so does the curse cause the nation to melt away. read more
Daniel 9:3 Fasting is an indispensable condition of a good life; but in fasting, as in self-control in general, the question arises, With what shall we begin? How to fast, how often to eat, what to eat, what to avoid eating? And as we can do no work seriously without regarding the necessary order of sequence, so also we cannot fast without knowing where to begin with what to commence self-control in food. Fasting! and even an analysis of how to fast, and where to begin the very notion of it... read more
THE SEVENTY WEEKSTHIS 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 no longer admits of any certainty, because accurate data are not forthcoming.The vision is dated in the first year of Darius, the son of Achashverosh, of the Median stock. We have seen already that such a person is unknown to history. The date, however, accords well in this instance with the... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 9:11
transgressed. Hebrew. 'abar. App-44 . therefore the curse is, &c . Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:14 , &c. Deuteronomy 27:15 , &c.; Dan 28:15 , &c; Dan 29:20 ; Dan 30:17 , Dan 30:18 ; Dan 31:17 ; Dan 32:19 ). is poured upon = hath come pouring upon. Moses the servant of God . See note on 1 Chronicles 6:49 . Nehemiah 10:29 . App-92 . read more