Daniel 9
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Hannah Venable wrote a new blog post: Why We Pray 2 years, 3 months ago · View
I think I often ask God for things and feel that He should give them to me if I have “done all the right things”. Maybe I have worked hard, prayed hard, sought counsel etc. and so the Lord should give me what I ask for. But Daniel puts it so well in his prayer:
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“The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.”(Dan 9:9) It’s truly amazing how merciful God is… I think about my own life and how many times I’ve messed up, sinned, rebelled, etc. And then I think about every other person in this world – past, present, future – [...]
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David V wrote a new blog post: The Abomination of Desolation 2 years, 8 months ago · View
After my quick foray into Daniel chapter nine, I’d like to return to Matthew 24 (and parallel passages). Matthew 24:15 and Mark 13:14 both record Jesus quoting the “abomination of desolation” spoken of by the prophet Daniel. Both authors also make an aside saying “whoever reads, let him understand.” Since Matthew and Mark are not [...]
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As part of my study of eschatology I am going back into some chapters of Daniel. I was recently part of a study of Daniel which lasted a whole school year. I finished that study with a fairly strong conviction that the book of Daniel is primarily a collection of prophecies which culminate in Christ’s [...]
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Daniel’s Prayer There are so many things going through my head right now. I feel like I am at a crossroads. So many options, Lord, what do I do? What do I choose? Please lead me, Lord! Daniel’s emotion came through in his prayer in chapter 9, especially in verse 19:
O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! [...]