Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined on your people and on your holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins… 1. What we are to understand by the word "righteousness." Some would say "moral honesty," doing justice between man and man. It likewise signifies inward holiness, wrought in us by the Spirit of God. I think the word here used means "imputed righteousness." When Christ's righteousness is spoken of, we are to understand Christ's obedience and death; all that Christ has done and suffered for an elect world — for all that will believe on Him. It might be called a blessed righteousness, a glorious righteousness, an invaluable righteousness; the angel here calls it an "everlasting righteousness." 2. On what account is it called an "everlasting righteousness"? (1) Because it was intended by God to extend to mankind even from eternity. From all the ages of eternity God had thoughts of us. (2) Because the efficacy of Christ's death took place immediately upon Adam's fall. Christianity in one sense is as old as the creation. (3) Because the efficacy of it is to continue till time shall be no more. (4) Because the benefit of it is to endure to everlasting life. Those whom God justifies, them He also glorifies. 3. What are we to understand by Christ's bringing this righteousness in? (1) Our Lord's promulgating and proclaiming it to the world. It was brought in under the law, but then under types and shadows, Jesus Christ brought life and immortality to light by the gospel. (2) Jesus brought in this righteousness, as He wrought it out for sinners upon the cross. (3) The expression also implies Christ's bringing it, by His blessed Spirit, into poor believers' hearts. "An unapplied Christ is no Christ at all." Are there any here that can go along with me on this doctrine? ( G. Whitefield, A.M.) Parallel Verses KJV: Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. |
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