Monday

25-November

Daniel 9-10

Daniel 9: Who was king at this time? Why did Daniel pray and what was the essence of his prayer?  Who came to Daniel to respond to his prayer?

Daniel 10: Who was King?What was taking place regarding the Jews during this time? What was taking place in the heavenly realms?

Journal Prompt: Read about the prophecy given to Daniel in 9:24-27. What has to happen? (You may want to refer to the timeline below.

Answers:

Daniel 9: Darius the son of Ahasuerus, a Mede was king. Daniel prayed and asked for repentance on behalf of all of Israel for the sins they had committed and that the time of exile would end.  The angel, Gabriel, came to respond to Daniel’s prayer.

Daniel 10: Cyrus was King. Two years earlier, the first party of Jewish exiles had returned to Jerusalem in response to Cyrus’s decree, but they faced severe opposition and by this point had ceased their rebuilding work.  In the heavenly realms there was spiritual warfare going on.