Daniel 9:1-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:9

To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses ,.... Mercy is his nature, and what he delights in; it is abundant, and he is plenteous in it the fountain of mercy is with him, and numerous are the streams which flow from it, called "the multitude of his tender mercies"; all temporal favours spring from hence, and so do all spiritual blessings, the sure mercies of David; and particularly the forgiveness of sin, which is the Lord's prerogative, and is according to the tender mercies of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:10

Neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God ,.... Speaking in the law, and by his prophets; for what was spoken there, and by them, should have been considered, not as the word of man, but as the word of God, and should have been attended to and obeyed; for despising that and them was interpreted as despising the Lord, and refusing to hearken to him, and obey his voice; which was a sin highly provoking to him, and resented by him: to walk in his laws, which he set before us by... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:11

Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law ,.... Even God's professing people, on whom he had bestowed distinguishing favours and blessings, and gave them such a law as no other people had, and yet they transgressed it; not a few, or the greatest part only, but the whole body of them: and indeed there is no man that lives without sin, or the transgression of the law, in thought, word, or deeds; no, not a just man; but these transgressed the law in a very heinous manner, both the first as well... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:12

And he hath confirmed his words which he spake against us ,.... That is, he hath made good his threatenings of wrath and vengeance, in case of disobedience to his law: and against our judges that judged us ; kings, and inferior governors, that ruled over them, who perverted justice, and did not execute righteous judgment; and against them the Lord performed what he threatened: by bringing upon us a great evil ; the desolation of the whole land, the destruction of Jerusalem; the death... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:13

As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us ,.... As it is there threatened it should, and as it is there foretold it would come upon them, so it has; even the selfsame things, in the same manner, and with the same circumstances, as there foretold; which is a proof of the omniscience, omnipotence, and faithfulness of God, and an evidence of the truth of divine revelation; see Leviticus 26:1 , yet made we not our prayer before the Lord our God ; during the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:14

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 bring upon men the evil of chastisement or punishment, Job 14:16 , but the latter is here meant; see Jeremiah 31:28 , the word used has the signification of hastening; and so Jarchi and Saadiah explain it, "he hath hastened" F8 ישקוד "festinavit", Paguinus, Vatablus. : the almond... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:15

And now, O Lord our God ,.... The Lord of the whole earth in general, the sovereign Ruler of the universe, and the God of Israel in a special and peculiar manner; which is used to encourage faith in prayer, and carries in it a tacit argument or plea with God to be heard, in what he was about to say in behalf of Israel; and to which purpose also is the following description of God, from an ancient benefit he had granted to that people: that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:16

O Lord, according to all thy righteousness ,.... Or "righteousnesses" F9 צדקותיך "justitias tuas", Vatablus, Calvin, Gejerus, Cocceius, Michaelis. ; which he had been used to exercise in the world, in all ages of it; either punishing wicked men according to their deserts, to which respect may be had here; since turning away wrath from his people would issue in turning it upon their enemies, which would be in righteous judgment or in fulfilling his promises; and so it signifies his... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:17

Now therefore, O our God ,.... This being our miserable case, and the seventy years' captivity being at an end, and thou still our covenant God, whom we profess and worship: hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications ; which he had put up in an humble manner, consisting of various petitions for grace and mercy before expressed: and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate ; the temple; its walls demolished, its altars thrown down, and the whole in ruins;... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:18

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 of its inhabitants, and lying waste and uncultivated, or, however, at most possessed by enemies; and things being thus, it seemed as if the Lord shut his eyes to them, and therefore is desired to open them, and look with pity and compassion on the case of his people, and deliver them out... read more

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