DANIEL: THE PROPHET AT PRAYER (Daniel 9:1-19)

PROMPT (v1-3)

a) Situation

• 538BC – Regime change (v1)

b) Scriptures

• “understood from the scriptures” (v2)

c) Seriousness

• Intensity of a bereavement, fasting (v3)

PATTERN (v4-14)

a) Confession (v4)

• Agreeing with God about sin

b) Contrast

• God’s character vs Judah’s conduct

c) Consequences

• “You have fulfilled” (v12)

 PLEA (v15-19)

a) Consistency

• With His great Name (v15)

b) Character

• Judgement fulfilled; “all your rigtheous acts”

c) Compassion

• Not our righteousness, His mercy (v18)

 

Content with God’s view of His people’s sin

Content with all of Gods acts

Content with His plans

Daniel’s plea is that – God would be God