Daniel 9:1-19
“And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him... O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God.”
King James Version
Daniel's prayer of confession for Israel's sin, prompted by Jeremiah's seventy-years prophecy, leading into the revelation of the seventy weeks.
Fulfillment References
Jeremiah 25:11 Daniel 9:24-27 Leviticus 26:40-42 Nehemiah 1:5-11
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalDaniel's confession models repentance toward the one God who keeps covenant — the Lord who forgives and restores His people.
JewishA model of teshuvah (repentance) and covenant confession, grounded in Jeremiah's seventy-year word; treasured in penitential tradition.
CatholicAn exemplary prayer of corporate confession and intercession, preparing for the revelation of God's redemptive timetable.
ProtestantA paradigm of confession and intercession; Daniel reads Jeremiah as Scripture and prays its fulfillment.
OrthodoxA pattern of humble, covenantal repentance and intercession for the people of God.
DispensationalDaniel's prayer over the literal seventy years sets up the seventy-weeks prophecy concerning Israel's future.
AcademicCritical scholars note the prayer's Deuteronomic style and debate whether it is integral or inserted, reading the seventy-years reflection in light of the 2nd-century setting.
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