Daniel 9:25-27 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:1-27

EXPOSITION 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 correctness of our Lord's claims to Messiahship. It is now received by critical commentators that to our Lord this prophecy cannot refer. Many treatises have been written on the "seventy weeks" of Daniel, and none of them have entirely cleared up the difficulties; indeed, it may be doubted whether all... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:20-27

Prayer opens wider horizons of God's kingdom. We have here a signal instance of the fact that God not only answers human prayer, but gives "more than we ask" or conceive. The thing which Daniel asked was small compared with what God bestowed. Compared with contemporary men, Daniel stood above them head and shoulders. Compared with God, he was but a pigmy. I. PRAYER IS THE BEST PREPARATION FOR RECEIVING LARGER REVELATION . The exercise of real prayer develops humility,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:25

Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and three score and two weeks; the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. The version of the LXX . is widely different from this, "And thou shalt know and shalt understand and shalt discover that the commandments are determined, and thou shalt build Jerusalem a city of the Lord." The change in the first... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:25

Times as evidence. "Know therefore and understand," etc. I. THE STATE OF MIND DEMANDED FROM THE STUDENT OF PROPHECY , 1 . A certain temper. "Know and understand." The angel anticipates difficulties of interpretation. A skilled and spiritual mind necessary. So also industry, pains, care. The worst temper would be the proud, self-sufficient , and dogmatic. Compare words of Jesus , " Whoso readeth, let him understand;" " He that hath ears to hear, let... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:26

And after three score and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself; and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. The version of the LXX . is nearly unintelligible as it stands, though the genesis of each separate clause from a text akin to the Massoretic can be easily understood, "And after seven and seventy and sixty-two, the anointing... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:26-27

The close of the Jewish economy. "And after three score and two weeks," etc. ( Daniel 9:26 , Daniel 9:27 ). The angel passed from the restoration of the city to the coming of Messiah and the close of the Judaic dispensation. This is the manner of prophecy to seize on the great epochs in the history el the Divine dealings with man. I. THE DEATH OF THE CHRIST . 1 . It was to be violent. "Messiah was to be cut off ." An ominous and portentous phrase to every Jewish... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:27

And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. The verse in the Septuagint corresponding to this is evidently mixed up with confluent readings and notes as to earlier verses, "And the covenant shall be strong upon many, and again he shall turn... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 9:25

Know, therefore, and understand - Hengstenberg renders this, “and thou wilt know and understand;” and supposes that the design of Gabriel is to awaken the attention and interest of Daniel by the assurance that, if he would give attention, he would understand the subject by the explanation which he was about to give. So also Theodotion renders it in the future tense. The Hebrew is in the future tense, and would probably convey the idea that he might, or would know and understand the matter. So... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 9:26

And after threescore and two weeks - After the completion of the last period of four hundred and thirty-four years. The angel had shown in the previous verse what would be the characteristic of the first period of “seven weeks” - that during that time the wall and the street would be built in circumstances of general distress and anxiety, and he now proceeds to state what would occur in relation to the remaining sixty-two weeks. The particular thing which would characterize that period would... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 9:27

And he shall confirm the covenant - literally, “he shall make strong” - והגביר vehı̂gebı̂yr. The idea is that of giving strength, or stability; of making firm and sure. The Hebrew word here evidently refers to the “covenant” which God is said to establish with his people - so often referred to in the Scriptures as expressing the relation between Him and them, and hence used, in general, to denote the laws and institutions of the true religion - the laws which God has made for his church; his... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:1-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:20-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:26-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 9:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 9:26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 9:27

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