O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us. O LordThe phrase "O Lord" is a direct address to God, emphasizing His sovereignty and authority. In Hebrew, "Lord" is often translated from "Adonai," which signifies master or ruler. This invocation sets the tone for a humble and earnest plea, acknowledging God's supreme power and the speaker's submission to His will. It reflects a deep reverence and recognition of God's ultimate control over the affairs of nations and individuals. in keeping with all Your righteous acts
This phrase highlights God's consistent nature in acting righteously. The Hebrew word for "righteous" is "tsedeq," which conveys justice, fairness, and moral integrity. Daniel appeals to God's history of righteous deeds, suggesting that God's past actions are a foundation for hope and expectation of future mercy. It underscores the belief that God's righteousness is not just a standard but an active force in the world, guiding His interactions with humanity. turn away Your anger and wrath
Here, Daniel is asking God to relent from His anger and wrath, which are often depicted in the Old Testament as divine responses to sin and disobedience. The Hebrew words for "anger" and "wrath" are "aph" and "chemah," respectively, both of which convey intense displeasure. This plea is rooted in the understanding that God's anger is just, yet His mercy can prevail when His people repent. It reflects a deep desire for reconciliation and restoration of the relationship between God and His people. from Jerusalem, Your city, Your holy mountain
Jerusalem is identified as God's city and His holy mountain, emphasizing its significance in the biblical narrative. The city is not just a physical location but a symbol of God's presence and covenant with His people. The term "holy mountain" refers to Mount Zion, a place of divine dwelling and worship. This highlights the sacredness of Jerusalem and the profound loss experienced when it is under divine judgment. It is a call for the restoration of the city to its intended glory and purpose. for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers
Daniel acknowledges the collective guilt of the people, including the sins of previous generations. The Hebrew word for "sins" is "chatta'ah," and "iniquities" is "avon," both indicating moral failings and transgressions against God's law. This confession is crucial, as it recognizes the continuity of sin and its consequences across generations. It is an appeal for divine forgiveness, rooted in the understanding that acknowledgment of sin is the first step toward redemption. Jerusalem and Your people have become a reproach
The term "reproach" signifies disgrace or shame, indicating the lowly state to which Jerusalem and its people have fallen. This reflects the consequences of sin, not only in terms of divine judgment but also in the eyes of surrounding nations. The Hebrew word "cherpah" conveys a sense of scorn and dishonor. This acknowledgment serves as a motivation for seeking God's intervention, as the restoration of honor and dignity is tied to the restoration of the relationship with God. to all those around us
This phrase indicates the broader impact of Jerusalem's condition on neighboring nations. It suggests that the state of God's people is a testimony to the world, either for good or ill. The surrounding nations witnessing Jerusalem's reproach underscores the importance of God's people living in a way that reflects His glory. It is a reminder of the communal and missional aspect of faith, where the actions and state of God's people have implications beyond their immediate context. Persons / Places / Events 1. DanielA prophet and a man of prayer, known for his unwavering faith and integrity. He is the one offering this prayer of intercession for his people. 2. The Lord (Yahweh)The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is righteous and just in all His ways. 3. JerusalemThe holy city of God, central to Jewish identity and worship, which has become a reproach due to the sins of the people. 4. The Holy MountainRefers to Mount Zion, the location of the temple in Jerusalem, symbolizing God's presence among His people. 5. The Iniquities of Our FathersAcknowledges the generational sins that have contributed to the current state of reproach and exile. Teaching Points The Importance of ConfessionDaniel's prayer highlights the necessity of acknowledging personal and communal sin before God. Confession is a vital step in seeking restoration and healing. Intercessory PrayerDaniel stands in the gap for his people, demonstrating the power and responsibility of intercessory prayer. Believers are called to pray for their communities and nations. God's Righteousness and MercyWhile God is just and righteous, He is also merciful. Daniel appeals to God's character, reminding us to trust in His mercy even when facing the consequences of sin. The Impact of SinSin has far-reaching consequences, affecting not only individuals but entire communities. Recognizing this can lead to a deeper commitment to holiness and obedience. Hope for RestorationDespite the current reproach, Daniel's prayer is filled with hope for God's intervention and restoration. Believers can hold onto hope, knowing that God is faithful to His promises. Bible Study Questions 1. How does Daniel's acknowledgment of sin in Daniel 9:16 inform our understanding of personal and communal repentance today? 2. In what ways can we incorporate intercessory prayer into our daily lives, following Daniel's example? 3. How does the concept of God's righteousness and mercy in Daniel 9:16 encourage us in times of personal or communal crisis? 4. What are some modern-day "reproaches" that communities face, and how can believers respond in prayer and action? 5. How can the hope for restoration seen in Daniel's prayer inspire us to trust in God's promises for our lives and communities? Connections to Other Scriptures Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28These chapters outline the blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience, which provide context for the consequences Israel faces. 2 Chronicles 36:15-21Describes the fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile, which is the backdrop for Daniel's prayer. Nehemiah 1:4-11Nehemiah's prayer of confession and intercession for Jerusalem parallels Daniel's prayer, emphasizing repentance and seeking God's favor. Psalm 79:4Expresses the reproach and scorn faced by God's people, similar to the situation described in Daniel 9:16. People Ahasuerus, Daniel, Darius, Gabriel, Jeremiah, NahumPlaces Egypt, Greece, JerusalemTopics Accordance, Acts, Anger, Beseech, Byword, Cause, Evil-doing, Fathers, Fury, Hill, Holy, Iniquities, Jerusalem, Keeping, Mount, Mountain, Neighbours, O, Object, Passion, Please, Reproach, Righteous, Righteousness, Righteousnesses, Round, Scorn, Shame, Sins, Town, Turn, WrathDictionary of Bible Themes Daniel 9:16 1065 God, holiness of
1125 God, righteousness
4245 hills
5256 city
5818 contempt Daniel 9:1-19 8611 prayer, for others Daniel 9:1-23 4926 delay, human Daniel 9:4-19 1065 God, holiness of
6655 forgiveness, application Daniel 9:15-16 1230 God, the Lord Daniel 9:15-19 1035 God, faithfulness Daniel 9:16-19 6712 propitiation Library Daniel: a Pattern for Pleaders
"O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God; for thy city and thy people are called by thy name."--Daniel 9:19. DANIEL was a man in very high position in life. It is true he was not living in his own native land, but, in the providence of God, he had been raised to great eminence under the dominion of the country in which he dwelt. He might, therefore, naturally have forgotten his poor kinsmen; many have done so. Alas! we have known some that have …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 61: 1915The Man and the Book.
In this and the following lectures I attempt an account and estimate of the Prophet Jeremiah, of his life and teaching, and of the Book which contains them--but especially of the man himself, his personality and his tempers (there were more than one), his religious experience and its achievements, with the various high styles of their expression; as well as his influence on the subsequent religion of his people. It has often been asserted that in Jeremiah's ministry more than in any other of the …
George Adam Smith—Jeremiah Whether the Time of the Future Judgment is Unknown?
Objection 1: It would seem that the time of the future judgment is not unknown. For just as the holy Fathers looked forward to the first coming, so do we look forward to the second. But the holy Fathers knew the time of the first coming, as proved by the number of weeks mentioned in Daniel 9: wherefore the Jews are reproached for not knowing the time of Christ's coming (Lk. 12:56): "You hypocrites, you know how to discern the face of the heaven and of the earth, but how is it that you do not discern …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica That Whereas the City of Jerusalem had Been Five Times Taken Formerly, this was the Second Time of Its Desolation. A Brief Account of Its History.
1. And thus was Jerusalem taken, in the second year of the reign of Vespasian, on the eighth day of the month Gorpeius [Elul]. It had been taken five [34] times before, though this was the second time of its desolation; for Shishak, the king of Egypt, and after him Antiochus, and after him Pompey, and after them Sosius and Herod, took the city, but still preserved it; but before all these, the king of Babylon conquered it, and made it desolate, one thousand four hundred and sixty-eight years and …
Flavius Josephus—The Wars of the Jews or History of the Destruction of Jerusalem From the Supplement to the Summa --Question Lxxii of the Prayers of the Saints who are in Heaven
I. Are the Saints cognizant of our Prayers? II. Ought we to appeal to the Saints to intercede for us? III. Are the Saints' Prayers to God for us always heard? I Are the Saints cognizant of our Prayers? On those words of Job,[267] Whether his children come to honour or dishonour, he shall not understand, S. Gregory says: "This is not to be understood of the souls of the Saints, for they see from within the glory of Almighty God, it is in nowise credible that there should be anything without of …
St. Thomas Aquinas—On Prayer and The Contemplative Life The Blessing of God.
NUMB. VI. 22-27. We have already seen the grace of GOD making provision that His people, who had lost the privilege of priestly service, might draw near to Him by Nazarite separation and consecration. And not as the offence was the free gift: those who had forfeited the privilege of priestly service were the males only, but women and even children might be Nazarites; whosoever desired was free to come, and thus draw near to GOD. We now come to the concluding verses of Numb. vi, and see in them one …
James Hudson Taylor—Separation and Service Three Things Briefly to be Regarded in Christ --viz. His Offices of Prophet, King, and Priest.
1. Among heretics and false Christians, Christ is found in name only; but by those who are truly and effectually called of God, he is acknowledged as a Prophet, King, and Priest. In regard to the Prophetical Office, the Redeemer of the Church is the same from whom believers under the Law hoped for the full light of understanding. 2. The unction of Christ, though it has respect chiefly to the Kingly Office, refers also to the Prophetical and Priestly Offices. The dignity, necessity, and use of this …
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion General Account of Jesus' Teaching.
^A Matt. IV. 17; ^B Mark I. 14, 15; ^C Luke IV. 14, 15. ^a 17 From that time Jesus began to preach [The time here indicated is that of John the Baptist's imprisonment and Jesus' return to Galilee. This time marked a new period in the public ministry of Jesus. Hitherto he had taught, but he now began to preach. When the voice of his messenger, John, was silenced, the King became his own herald. Paul quoted the Greeks as saying that preaching was "foolishness," but following the example here set by …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel Fifthly, as this Revelation, to the Judgment of Right and Sober Reason,
appears of itself highly credible and probable, and abundantly recommends itself in its native simplicity, merely by its own intrinsic goodness and excellency, to the practice of the most rational and considering men, who are desirous in all their actions to have satisfaction and comfort and good hope within themselves, from the conscience of what they do: So it is moreover positively and directly proved to be actually and immediately sent to us from God, by the many infallible signs and miracles …
Samuel Clarke—A Discourse Concerning the Being and Attributes of God Appendix v. Rabbinic Theology and Literature
1. The Traditional Law. - The brief account given in vol. i. p. 100, of the character and authority claimed for the traditional law may here be supplemented by a chronological arrangement of the Halakhoth in the order of their supposed introduction or promulgation. In the first class, or Halakhoth of Moses from Sinai,' tradition enumerates fifty-five, [6370] which may be thus designated: religio-agrarian, four; [6371] ritual, including questions about clean and unclean,' twenty-three; [6372] concerning …
Alfred Edersheim—The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah The Fulfilled Prophecies of the Bible Bespeak the Omniscience of Its Author
In Isaiah 41:21-23 we have what is probably the most remarkable challenge to be found in the Bible. "Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob. Let them bring them forth, and show us what shall happen; let them show the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come. Show the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods." This Scripture has both a negative …
Arthur W. Pink—The Divine Inspiration of the Bible "And There is None that Calleth Upon Thy Name, that Stirreth up Himself to Take Hold on Thee,"
Isaiah lxiv. 7.--"And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold on thee," &c. They go on in the confession of their sins. Many a man hath soon done with that a general notion of sin is the highest advancement in repentance that many attain to. You may see here sin and judgment mixed in thorough other(315) in their complaint. They do not so fix their eyes upon their desolate estate of captivity, as to forget their provocations. Many a man would spend more affection, …
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning The Sin-Bearer.
A COMMUNION MEDITATION AT MENTONE. "Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls."--1 Peter ii. 24, 25. THE SIN-BEARER. THIS wonderful passage is a part of Peter's address to servants; and in his day nearly all servants were slaves. Peter begins at the eighteenth verse: "Servants, be subject …
Charles Hadden Spurgeon—Till He Come Jesus Heals on the Sabbath Day and Defends his Act.
(at Feast-Time at Jerusalem, Probably the Passover.) ^D John V. 1-47. ^d 1 After these things there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. [Though every feast in the Jewish calendar has found some one to advocate its claim to be this unnamed feast, yet the vast majority of commentators choose either the feast of Purim, which came in March, or the Passover, which came in April. Older commentators pretty unanimously regarded it as the Passover, while the later school favor the feast …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel The Being of God
Q-III: WHAT DO THE SCRIPTURES PRINCIPALLY TEACH? A: The Scriptures principally teach what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man. Q-IV: WHAT IS GOD? A: God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth. Here is, 1: Something implied. That there is a God. 2: Expressed. That he is a Spirit. 3: What kind of Spirit? I. Implied. That there is a God. The question, What is God? takes for granted that there …
Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity The Manifestation of the Messiah
(JOHN I. 31.) "Before me, as in darkening glass, Some glorious outlines pass, Of love, and truth, and holiness, and power-- I own them thine, O Christ, And bless Thee in this hour." F. R. HAVERGAL. The Herald's Proclamation--The Meeting of John and Jesus--Christ's Baptism--"It Becometh Us."--"My Beloved Son." John's life, at this period, was an extraordinary one. By day he preached to the teeming crowds, or baptized them; by night he would sleep in some slight booth, or darksome cave. But the …
F. B. Meyer—John the Baptist The Intercession of Christ
Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us! T he Redemption of the soul is precious. Fools make mock of sin (Proverbs 14:9) . But they will not think lightly of it, who duly consider the majesty, authority, and goodness of Him, against whom it is committed; and who are taught, by what God actually has done, what sin rendered necessary to be done, before a sinner could have a well-grounded …
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 2 Destruction of Jerusalem Foretold.
^A Matt. XXIV. 1-28; ^B Mark XIII. 1-23; ^C Luke XXI. 5-24. ^a 1 And Jesus went out from the temple [leaving it to return no more], and was going on his way; and his disciples came to him ^b as he went forth ^a to show him the buildings of the temple. ^b one of his disciples saith unto him, Teacher, behold, what manner of stones and what manner of buildings! ^c 5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and offerings, he said [The strength and wealth of the temple roused …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel Christ's Priestly Office
Q-35: HOW DOES CHRIST EXECUTE THE OFFICE OF A PRIEST? A: In his once offering up of himself a sacrifice to satisfy divine justice, and reconcile us to God, and in making continual intercession for us. 'Now once in the end of the world has he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.' Heb 9:96. What are the parts of Christ's priestly office? Christ's priestly office has two parts - his satisfaction and intercession. I. His Satisfaction; and this consists of two branches. [1] His active …
Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity The Scriptures
Q-II: WHAT RULE HAS GOD GIVEN TO DIRECT US HOW WE MAY GLORIFY AND ENJOY HIM? A: The Word of God, which is contained in the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, is the only rule to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him. 2 Tim 3:16. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God,' By Scripture is understood the sacred Book of God. It is given by divine inspiration; that is, the Scripture is not the contrivance of man's brain, but is divine in its origin. The image of Diana was had in veneration …
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