The seventy sevens are structured in three periods consisting of seven sevens, sixtytwo sevens, and one seven. Teaching home bible books daniel dennis mccallum 2017 the seventy sevens by dennis mccallum. It is the foundation roots of all end time prophecy even the johns apocalypse the book. The antiochene crisis and jubilee theology in daniels. What the new testamethe seventy sevens of daniel by dr. Some questions of deepest interest arise in connection with the period covered by our last chronological table. In many respects, this is the high point of the book of daniel. The information found on this page is an interpretation of the 70 sevens from the book of daniel, chapter 9, as was revealed to me back on april 8th, 2016. Daniel s prophecy of the seventy sevens wilson, andrew w. Daniel prophecy of seventy weeks christian truth center.
In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks chapter 9 of the book of daniel is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel. The seventy sevens are broken down into seven sevens, sixty two sevens, and one seven. This essay is an excerpt from my book on eschatology, called the high king of heaven. Daniels seventy sevens and the coming of the messiah. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks.
The second half of daniel consists in four visions. It is known to most of us as the prophecy of 70 weeks, and it is the only prophecy in the bible that gives us a secular date by which we. Many scholars view daniels prophecy of seventy sevens as the backbone to biblical prophecy. The divisions of the 70 weeks in verse 24, gabriel says, seventy sevens are decreed for your people and your holy city. Dispensationalists reckon the seventy sevens of verse 24 as seventy weeks of years. So you are to know and discern that from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild jerusalem until messiah the prince there will be seven sevens and sixtytwo sevens. Each week is prophetic, and each one equals seven years. Seventy sevens are decreed for your daniels people israel and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting.
Chapter 9 of the book of daniel stands as the paragon of bible prophecy. Daniel had studied the prophecies of jeremiah and saw that the seventy years of the exile were about to be completed dan. As daniel prayed, the angel gabriel appeared to him and gave him a vision of israels future. A chronological interpretation also gives meaning for the structural pattern of the seventy sevens given in daniel 9. They are all incorrect, although many are valiant efforts, because they are based on. And if the seventy in gabriels message played on the seventy from jeremiah 25.
Seventysevens are decreed a canonical approach to daniel 9. Lets take a look once again at matthews amazing lineage of yeshua. Feb 16, 2016 from babylon to america, the prophecy movie by school for prophets attila kakarott duration. Daniel s prayer in verses 319 of the chapter refers to the fulfillment of a specific seventy year period, the seventy years of the babylonian captivity as prophesied by jeremiah. The antiochene crisis and jubilee theology in daniel s seventy sevens. Jan 02, 2020 seventy sevens have been decreed for your people. It uses a measurement of time known as a heptad a group or series of seven. Mike roe is a phenomenal song writer and guitar player. The significance of sir robert andersons book, the coming prince 1895, should not be underestimated by modern students of bible prophecy, in that anderson not only ably defended daniel s authorship of the book of daniel. Seventy scholars were commissioned to complete this work and their result is known as the septuagint 70 translation. Daniel prophecy of seventy weeks is the backbone of all bible end time prophecy. Gabriel mentions seventy sevens will take place before god will put an. Daniel 9 new international version niv daniel s prayer. This single chapter of 27 verses proves beyond doubt that god revealed the future course of world events to faithful men of god, and they wrote about events to come as they were led by the holy spirit.
They are all incorrect, although many are valiant efforts, because they are based on the view of the majority of historians that the 20th year of artaxerxes was 445 bc cambridge ancient history. Daniel 9 new american bible revised edition nabre chapter 9. Feb 05, 2012 daniel s predicts the coming messiah and the coming antichrist with stunning accuracy. The first clue as to what a seven is, is given in the prophecy. The seventy week prophecy is not just useless, obscure, arcane information for religious nerds. However, because daniel s vision is controversial in our day, ive decided to devote an entire lesson to this vision, in particular to the four verses that conclude the chapter 9. They acknowledge that the six blessings here promised to daniel s people are. Literally, it is 70 sevens the hebrew word for week. One is 49 years seven sevens the other is 436 years 62 sevens.
The chapter begins with daniel praying for israel, acknowledging the nations sins against god and asking for gods mercy. The prophecies of daniel mysteries explained and dating demonstrated the seventy sevens or weeks, the four kingdoms and kings, etc page 1 of 2 note. What is the 70 weeks prophesied in daniel chapter nine. Sevens or weeks is a reference to a period of seven years. The events detailed in daniel 9 are fulfilled in the person of jesus of nazareth. Over the centuries scholars have proposed dozens of competing interpretations of these challenging verses, especially daniels prophecy of the 70 weeks. Almost all commentators agree that the seventy sevens should be understood as seventy weeks of years, in. According to most, the bible prophecy of daniel s 70 weeks is either a messianic prophecy that foretells the baptism of jesus christ and the year of his. This rebuilding is chronicled in the book of nehemiah.
A few days after this profound revelation of gods love, which i call my conception, i began to really dig into the prophecy of seventy sevens found in the ninth chapter of the book of daniel. A decree of seventy sevens weeks probably meant 490 years 70. Daniel s response was to pray a prayer of confession and repentance for israel dan. Thus it should come as no surprise that as god describes his prophetic timetable to daniel that it should be based on sevens. Throughout his book, daniel has been dealing with the theme of the times of the gentiles, the lengthy period that began with nebuchadnezzars destruction of jerusalem in 586 b. The book of daniel is actually one of the most authenticated books. Jerusalem was to be restored at the end of that period of time. Christian faith and living unit 7 flashcards quizlet.
At the time daniel wrote this prophecy, jerusalem had been destroyed and its citizens killed or deported to babylon. Book of daniel bible study chapter commentary 9 part 2 daniels 70 weeks. Verse 25 describes a period of seven sevens and sixtytwo sevens from the issuing of the decree to rebuild jerusalem until. The significance of sir robert anderson s book, the coming prince 1895, should not be underestimated by modern students of bible prophecy, in that anderson not only ably defended daniel s authorship of the book of daniel from the scholarship of unbelief of the higher criticism of his day, but he clearly. Verse 24 begins with seventy sevens niv or weeks in some translations until the restoration of jerusalem. A purely symbolic interpretation cannot explain this pattern that obviously has meaning in the daniel 9 prophecy. Daniel received the seventy sevens prophecy in response to his prayer. You may view or print a high reslolution pdf copy of the charts in this book at the following link. While daniel was praying, the angel continue reading. It makes sense, therefore, that a myriad of interpretations surround these four verses. Both the ancient hebrews to whom daniel was writing and the ancient babylonians to whom he was subservient the book of daniel having been. The seventy sevens 20 while i was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people israel and making my request to the lord my god for his holy hill 21 while i was still in prayer, gabriel, the man i had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.
Daniel was studying the scroll of jeremiah about the prophecy of the desolation of jerusalem for seventy years. Book of daniel chapter 9 bible study daniels 70 weeks part 2. It contains exceedingly important information for gods covenant people. The vision came to daniel from the angel gabriel after he had understood the 70 years of desolations spoken by the prophet jeremiah jer 25. In studying this prophecy, it is important to keep in mind that this message was concerning events related to the jewish nation but. Sir robert anderson and the seventy weeks of daniel. Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place v. The reason why the term comes up is because an effort has been made by some historicalcritical scholars to equate this word in daniel 9.
The most amazing and exact prophecy about messiahs coming in daniel 9 and much more. Together, the 7 sevens added to the 62 sevens are equal to 69 sevens or 69 weeks of seven years each equaling a total of 483 years. 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. This is one of the greatest prophecies of the bible because it foretells the timing of the first and second coming of the messiah, jesus christ. As believers pray they can have confidence that god hears and answers prayer. Viewed by three major theological interpretations and. The background is given in verses 12, where daniel states that he had been studying the book. In this case it is seventy weeks of years or 70 x 7 490 years total.
Yes, no, or wait are answers draw a time line on the board or have one already drawn on paper to help explain the 70 sevens. This is one of the greatest prophecies of the bible because it foretells the timing of the first and second. This is one of the greatest prophecies of the bible because it foretells the timing of the first. The book of daniel chapter 9 seventy weeks are determined. The prophecy foretold a period of seven times seventy yet to come, or seventy sevenyear periods. A decree of seventy sevensweeks probably meant 490 years 70. The background is given in verses 12, where daniel states that he had been studying the book of jeremiah as well as some other prophets such as isaiah. Search for articles and books on the theology and history of fulfilled eschatology preterist studies.
Over the centuries scholars have proposed dozens of competing interpretations of these challenging verses, especially daniel s prophecy of the 70. This prophecy is a prophecy for daniel s people and daniel s. The seventy sevens prophecy is found in the book of daniel 9. Few passages in the old testament are as enigmatic as daniel 9. That prophecy is found in the book of daniel, chapter 9. We saw in the last study that daniel had been reading the prophecies of jeremiah when he saw that israel would be in exile for 70. The first puzzle that faces us is the question of what is meant by a seven. Although previously gentile history and prophecy recorded in daniel was related to.
One of the great mysteries and ironies is what makes one band get promoted and another one thrown by the wayside. However, because daniel s vision is controversial in. Daniel was written for the israelites who had been living as captives in babylon for almost seventy. An alternate translation of seventy sevens would be seventy weeks. On the web there are hundreds and hundreds or differing interpretations of the 70 sevens of daniel 9. The seventy weeks of daniel 9 when do they begin and end. Sir robert anderson and the seventy weeks of daniel by tom stewart january 14, 2000. Verse 25 is equal to 483 years 69 of daniel s 70 weeks broken down into two sections of time. Then verse 27 discusses the last week, the seventh week. Amazing revelation about the prophetic 70 weeks shemitahs from daniel, trumps declaration of recognizing jerusalem as israels capital and the connection to the. Daniel s seventy sevens or daniel s seventy weeks prophecy is the backbone of all other prophecies related to the time period of jesus second coming. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The first unit of 49 years seven sevens covers the time that it took to rebuild jerusalem, with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble daniel 9.
In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks chapter 9 of the book of daniel is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniel s prayer for god to act on behalf of his people and city i. Esv 24 seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place. Because the message that came to jeremiah was termed a word and the same hebrew term was used in daniel. Teaching series from daniel the seventy sevens daniel 9. No prophecy in the entire bible is more critical to understanding the end times than the seventy weeks of daniel. Matthew 1 that we find clues that point us back to daniel 9 and the prophecy of 70 weeks, thus inexorably linking both covenants together. The seventy weeks prophecy is one of the most significant and detailed messianic prophecies of the old testament. The first area of confusion lies in the seventy sevens. The seventy weeks of daniel by thomas ice let the postmillennial and amillennial commentators look long and steadily at this fact. Saad is a commentary on the prophecy of the seventy sevens of daniel, the 2,300 evenings and mornings daniel 8, the two staffs of zechariah. Seven sevens is another way of saying seven groups of seven equaling 49. Sevens these seventy weeks are determined for daniels people all israel and for daniels holy city jerusalem. Seventy sevens are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up prophecy and to anoint the most holy.
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