Daniel 9:1-13

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Daniel 9:4

By this it appeared he prayed in faith, to the true God, and his God. 2. He made confession of sin when he prayed for deliverance, because hereby he justified God in the captivity of his people. 3. He knew if God vouchsafed pardon of sin, upon this confession, that would be a sure foundation of future mercy. 4. He set down here the words of his prayer, because it is the prayer of a righteous man, and one of God’s eminent saints and favourites in Scripture, who had great power with God in... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Daniel 9:5

As if he had said, We are not only sinners, but our sin is wickedness aggravated to the height: thus much the gradation here intimates, by doing wickedly and rebelling. In our confessions of sin to God there must be no mincing nor cloaking of sin, but a full and naked discovery, with selfjudging and self-abhorrence. Note here, all along after, this holy man Daniel puts himself in the number of the greatest sinners: so when we are suppliants and penitents, we must include ourselves in the... read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Daniel 9:6

For God to send his prophets to his people was their high privilege, and the highest act of favour to them, and of his authority over them, for they were God’s ambassadors, and came to them in the Lord’s name; and therefore their sin and punishment was the greater. God’s ambassadors have a large commission, and general instruction to speak in the name of their Lord with all authority, and without respect of persons. And this shows, 1. God’s authority over all. 2. God’s mercy towards all, of all... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Daniel 9:8

Here the prophet, after he had arraigned himself and his people upon their guilt, passeth judgment; for in this case every true penitent sits in judgment, and proceeds judicially, that is, solemnly and impartially; for he judgeth for God, and proceeds according to God’s law, and conscience is witness; and this God takes notice of, and takes well, for it prevents his judging of us, 1 Corinthians 11:31, and is a true sign of true repentance: see 2 Corinthians 7:11. read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Daniel 9:9

How did God show himself merciful, when he punished them so severely? Answ. 1. Because it was less than their sin deserved, for it was rebellion. 2. Because their punishment was God’s chastisement, which to his people is an act of love and mercy, as you see, Hebrews 12:6-9. 3. Because God preserved them in their captivity, and delivered them from it. They therefore that pray to God under their sin and misery must eye God’s mercies, as well as his justice, Psalms 2:1; Psalms 130:4. For as the... read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Daniel 9:10

To be large in, 1. Confession of sin, especially in a day of humiliation, is no vain repetition, for we offend commonly in being slight and perfunctory in our confessions; and God will have all out, and make us own it. 2. It was God’s mercy not only to give his people a law, which he did solemnly by Moses, but set it plainly and powerfully before them, and set it home upon them by the expositions and applications of all the prophets, for this was their work. read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Daniel 9:11

1. When sin is epidemical, it is sad and fatal to a nation, as in Psalms 14:3; Romans 3:12; so a deluge of sin brought a deluge of judgment, Genesis 6:13,Genesis 6:17. 2. This makes the gap great, and leaves none to stand in it. Then the curse comes upon a people, i.e. the punishment of the breach of God’s law, Jeremiah 42:18; Jeremiah 44:12. This, 1. Shows the holiness of God’s law. 2. It shows the sinfulness and heinousness of sin, the breach of it. 3. It shows the necessity and excellency of... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Daniel 9:12

He hath confirmed his words which he spake against us: by this it appears that God’s judgments threatened against sin are to be feared, because of the great and terrible God, Daniel 9:4; Deuteronomy 7:9,Deuteronomy 7:10; Nehemiah 1:8. Against our judges that judged us; whose place and duty it was to govern the people, to judge their causes, and to appoint others for it; wherein if there be a failure, as there often was, it was a sin and judgment upon the people, and upon the rulers and judges... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Daniel 9:13

As it is written in the law of Moses: see Leviticus 26:14-39. The sum of all is, As the Lord threatened and forewarned us long ago, so it is come to pass this day upon us, because we took no warning, we understood not, but sinned and returned not. The Lord is true and just in all that is come upon us; chiefly because we have not made our prayer unto God to prevent our misery before it came upon us, nor to remove it when it lay heavy on us. See it in Ezekiel, who prophesied in the captivity, and... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Daniel 9:1-14

HOMILETICSSECT. XXX.—DANIEL’S PRAYER (Chap. Daniel 9:1-14)We come to what, in more than one respect, is among the most remarkable portions of Scripture. The chapter before us contains one of the most precious predictions concerning the promised Saviour and the work of redemption which He was to accomplish. It has two peculiarities which place it in advance of every other: the one, that it gives the name or title by which He was to be known throughout the dispensation He was to introduce, and... read more

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