Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Daniel 9:27
27. he shall confirm the covenant—Christ. The confirmation of the covenant is assigned to Him also elsewhere. Isaiah 42:6, "I will give thee for a covenant of the people" (that is, He in whom the covenant between Israel and God is personally expressed); compare Isaiah 42:6- :, "The new testament in My blood"; Isaiah 42:6- :, "the angel of the covenant"; Isaiah 42:6- :, describes the Messianic covenant in full. Contrast Daniel 11:30; Daniel 11:32, "forsake the covenant," "do wickedly against the... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 9:27
he shall confirm the covenant = make a firm covenant: i.e. the little horn will do this at the beginning of the last seven years. See note below on "one week". It may even be the beginning of the 2,300 days of Daniel 8:14 . Compare Daniel 11:21-24 . the covenant = a covenant. many = the many. one week . This is the last seven years which completes the "seventy" of Daniel 9:24 ; the time when action commences in connection with Daniel's "city" and "People" (i.e. Jerusalem and Israel). These... read more