The Books of the Bible Verse by Verse
Season 4
by Stephen Jackson
The Book of Daniel Part 25 Daniel 9:24-27 IX. The Seventy Sevens- Daniel 9:1-27 A. The Background — 9:1-2 B. Daniel’s Prayer — 9:3-19 C. The Arrival of Gabriel — 9:20-23 D. The Seventy Sevens — 9:24-27 1. The Decree of the Seventy Sevens — 9:24a a. “Seventy weeks decreed for your people and your holy city” a 2. The Purposes — 9:24b a. 6 purposes: First 3 to eliminate and second 3 to bring in 1. To Finish Transgression 2. To Make an End of Sins 3. To Make Atonement for Iniquity 4. To Bring in Everlasting Righteousness 5. To Seal up Vision and Prophecy 6. To Anoint the Most Holy 3. The Start of the Seventy Sevens — 9:25a a. From the decree - to the Anointed one - seven sevens 1. Cyrus 538/537 BC II Chro 36:22-23; Ezra 1:1-4; 6:1-5 2. Darius I Hystaspes, 522-486 B.C. Ezra 6:6-12 3. Artaxerxes I, 458/457 B.C. Ezra 7:11-26 4. Artaxerxes I, 445/444 B.C. Nehemiah 2:1-8 4. The First Sixty-nine Sevens — 9:25b a. The Seven Sevens 1. The rebuilding of Jerusalem was complete, 49 years b. The Sixty-two Sevens 1. 62 sevens would elapse from decree to Messiah 483 5. Events between the Sixty-Ninth and Seventieth Seven — 9:26 a. The Cutting Off of the Anointed One b. The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple c. Continuous War
Israel’s failure is related to spiritual pride and self- sufficiency, not the fault of God. Israel’s rejection of the Messiah is not total because there is still a Jewish remnant today and this has been true throughout history. Israel’s rejection of the Messiah is not final. The nation, as a nation, will be saved in the future, and as a result, God’s promises to Israel will be fulfilled in the future. If God’s promises to Israel will be fulfilled, then we can rest on God’s promises to the church