Daniel 9 (WK) - Bible Truth Library

Seventy weeks.That is, seventy weeks of years, or 490 years, which reckoned from the seventh year of Artaxerxes, coinciding with the 4,256th year of the Julian period, and in the month {Nisan,} in which Ezra was commissioned to restore the Jewish state and polity, (Ezr 7:9-26) will bring us to the month of Nisan of the 4,746th year of the same period, or A.D. 33, the very month and year in which our Lord suffered, and completed the work of our salvation.

Lev. 25:8• ⁸And thou shalt count to thee seven Sabbaths of years, seven years seven times; and the days of the seven Sabbaths of years shall be to thee forty and nine years. (Lev. 25:8)

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finish.

or, restrain.

Matt. 1:21• ²¹{i}And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.{/i} (Matt. 1:21)

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1 John 3:8• ⁸He that doeth sin is of the devil, for from [the] beginning the devil sinneth. To this end was manifested the Son of God that he might undo the works of the devil. (1 John 3:8)

and to.

Lam. 4:22• ²²The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion;{HR}He will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity,{HR}O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins. (Lam. 4:22)

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Col. 2:14• ¹⁴having blotted out the handwriting in ordinances [that was] against us, which was contrary to us; and he has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to his cross; (Col. 2:14)

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Heb. 9:26• ²⁶since he were bound often to suffer from [the] world's foundation. But now once on consummation of the ages he hath been manifested for putting away of sin by his sacrifice. (Heb. 9:26)

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Heb. 10:14• ¹⁴For by one offering he hath perfected continuously the sanctified. (Heb. 10:14)

make an end of.

or, seal up.

Ezek. 28:12• ¹²Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. (Ezek. 28:12)

to make.

Lev. 8:15• ¹⁵and one slaughtered [it]; and Moses took the blood and put [it] on the horns of the altar, round about with his finger and cleansed the altar from sin, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar and sanctified it, making atonement for it. (Lev. 8:15)

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2 Chron. 29:24• ²⁴And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel. (2 Chron. 29:24)

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Isa. 53:10• ¹⁰Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath put [him] to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see a seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand. (Isa. 53:10)

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Rom. 5:10• ¹⁰For if while enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more having been reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. (Rom. 5:10)

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2 Cor. 5:18‑20• ¹⁸And they all [are] of God that reconciled us to himself by Christ and gave to us the ministry of the reconciliation:
¹⁹how that it was God in Christ reconciling [the] world to himself, not reckoning to them their offences, and putting in us the word of the reconciliation.
²⁰For Christ then we are ambassadors, God as it were beseeching by us, we entreat for Christ, Be reconciled to God: (2 Cor. 5:18‑20)

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Col. 1:20• ²⁰and by him to reconcile the universe unto him, having made peace by the blood of his cross(by him, whether the things on the earth or those in the heavens. (Col. 1:20)

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Heb. 2:17• ¹⁷Wherefore it behoved him in all things to be made like to his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people; (Heb. 2:17)

to bring.

Isa. 51:6,8• ⁶Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner; but my salvation shall be forever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
⁸For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be forever, and my salvation unto all generations. (Isa. 51:6,8)

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Isa. 53:11• ¹¹From the travail of his soul shall he see, he shall be satisfied; by his knowledge shall my righteous servant instruct the many in righteousness; and he shall bear their iniquities. (Isa. 53:11)

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Isa. 56:1• ¹Thus saith Jehovah, Keep ye judgment and do righteousness: for my salvation [is] near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. (Isa. 56:1)

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Jer. 23:5‑6• ⁵Behold the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
⁶In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, JEHOVAH OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. (Jer. 23:5‑6)

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Rom. 3:21‑22• ²¹But now apart from law God's righteousness is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets,
²²even God's righteousness through faith in Jesus Christ unto all, and upon all that believe. For there is no difference; (Rom. 3:21‑22)

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1 Cor. 1:30• ³⁰But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made wisdom to us from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption; (1 Cor. 1:30)

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2 Cor. 5:21• ²¹him that knew not sin he made sin for us, that we might become God's righteousness in him. (2 Cor. 5:21)

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Phil. 3:9• ⁹and be found in him, not having my righteousness that [is] of law, but that [which is] by faith of Christ, the righteousness of God on faith; (Phil. 3:9)

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Heb. 9:12‑14• ¹²neither by blood of goats and calves but by his own blood, entered once for all into the holies, having found an everlasting redemption.
¹³For if the blood of goats and bulls and a heifer's ashes sprinkling the defiled sanctifieth for the purity of the flesh,
¹⁴by how much rather shall the blood of the Christ, who by [the] eternal Spirit offered himself spotless to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve a living God? (Heb. 9:12‑14)

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2 Peter 1:1• ¹Simon Peter, bondman and apostle of Jesus Christ to them that obtained like precious faith with us in virtue of [the] righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ: (2 Peter 1:1)

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Rev. 14:6• ⁶And I saw [another] angel flying in mid-heaven, having the everlasting gospel to announce unto those that sit on the earth, and unto every nation and tribe and tongue and people, (Rev. 14:6)

seal up.

Matt. 11:13• ¹³{i}For all the prophets and the law have prophesied unto John.{/i} (Matt. 11:13)

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Luke 24:25‑27,44‑45• ²⁵And he said to them, O senseless and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
²⁶Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into his glory?
²⁷And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
⁴⁴And he said unto them, These [are] the words which I spake unto you, while being yet with you, that all that must be fulfilled that is written in the law of Moses and prophets and psalms concerning me.
⁴⁵Then he thoroughly opened their understanding to understand the scriptures, (Luke 24:25‑27,44‑45)

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John 19:28‑30• ²⁸After this Jesus, knowing that all things were now finished, that the scripture might be accomplished, saith, I thirst.
²⁹A vessel [therefore] was standing there full of vinegar; and they, having filled a sponge with vinegar and put hyssop round [it], put [it] up to his mouth.
³⁰When therefore Jesus received the vinegar, he said, It is finished, and bowing his head delivered up his spirit. (John 19:28‑30)

prophecy.

Heb. prophet.

Acts 3:22• ²²Moses indeed said, A prophet shall [the] Lord our God raise up from among your brethren as [he did] me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall speak unto you. (Acts 3:22)

and to anoint.

Psa. 2:6• ⁶"Yet have I anointed my king upon Zion{HR}The mountain of my holiness." (Psa. 2:6)

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Psa. 45:7• ⁷Thou hast loved righteousness and hated wickedness:{HR}Therefore God, [even] thy God,{HR}Hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions. (Psa. 45:7)

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Isa. 61:1• ¹The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah [is] upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek. He hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and opening of the prison to the bound; (Isa. 61:1)

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Luke 4:18‑21• ¹⁸[The] Spirit of [the] Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach glad tidings to [the] poor; he hath sent me [to heal the broken-hearted], to preach to captives deliverance, and to [the] blind sight, to send forth [the] crushed delivered,
¹⁹to preach [the] acceptable year of [the] Lord.
²⁰{i}And having rolled up the book, when he had delivered it up to the attendant, he sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon him.{/i}
²¹{i}And he began to say to them,{/i} Today this scripture is fulfilled in your ears. (Luke 4:18‑21)

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John 1:41• ⁴¹He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith to him, We have found the Messiah (which interpreted is Christ), (John 1:41)

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John 3:34• ³⁴for he whom God sent speaketh the words of God; for God giveth not the Spirit by measure. (John 3:34)

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Heb. 1:8‑9• ⁸but as to the Son, Thy throne, O God, [is] forever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.
⁹Thou lovedst righteousness and hatedst lawlessness: for this reason, God, thy God, anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy companions. (Heb. 1:8‑9)

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Heb. 9:11• ¹¹But Christ having come high priest of the good things to come by the better and more perfect tabernacle, not handmade (that is, not of this creation), (Heb. 9:11)

the most.

Mark 1:24• ²⁴saying, [Let us alone]: what have we to do with thee, Jesus Nazarene? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the holy one of God. (Mark 1:24)

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Luke 1:35• ³⁵{i}And the angel answering said to her,{/i} [The] Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of [the] Highest overshadow thee, therefore the holy thing also which shall be born [of thee] shall be called Son of God. (Luke 1:35)

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Acts 3:14• ¹⁴But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you; (Acts 3:14)

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Heb. 7:26• ²⁶For such a high priest became us, holy, guileless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and become higher than the heavens, (Heb. 7:26)

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Rev. 3:7• ⁷And to the angel of the church that is in Philadelphia write, These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and no one shall shut, and that shutteth and no one shall open: (Rev. 3:7)

• Daniel’s people are the Jews, and his city is the earthly Jerusalem. Remark also that, though Daniel had said to the Lord, “Thy people” and “Thy city” Jerusalem, Gabriel says to him, “thy people” and “thy city.” (Compare the intercession of Moses in Ex. 32-34.). (“Daniel 9” by E. Dennett)

• {weeks} “The word itself is strictly, something divided into, or consisting of, seven parts—a heptad, a hebdomad.” Again, “Daniel had made inquiry about seventy years of the captivity in Babylon. The answer speaks also of seventy periods, which in our English translation are called weeks. The word, however, does not necessarily mean seven days, but a period of seven parts; of course, it is much more often used in speaking of a week than anything else, because nothing is so often mentioned as a week which is similarly divided. The Hebrews, however, used a septenary scale as to time just as habitually as we should reckon by tens; the sabbatical years, the jubilees, all tended to give this thought a permanent place in their minds. The denomination is here to be taken from the subject of Daniel’s prayer. He prayed about years, he is answered about periods of seven years; that is, the recurrence of sabbatical years.” (S, P. Tregelles, LL.D). (“Daniel 9” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

Seventy weeks are apportioned out upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to closed the transgression, and to make an end ofe sins, and to make expiation forf iniquity, and to bring in the righteousness of the ages, and to seal the vision and prophet, and to anoint the holy of holies.

JND Translation Notes

Or "to complete."

Or "to seal up."

Or "forgive," see Ps. 78.38.

W. Kelly Translation

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.