Daniel 9:23 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ At the beginning of thy supplications the commandmentc came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision. ”

Daniel 9:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

At the beginning of thy supplications - We are not informed at what time Daniel began to pray, but as remarked above, it is most natural to suppose that he devoted the day to prayer, and had comm...
Daniel 9:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The explanation of Jeremiah's prophecy. Daniel 9:21 . being caused to fly swiftly: the meaning of the original is obscure; mg , gives an alternative rendering, being sore wearied, but neither tr...
Daniel 9:23 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Here the angel not only exacts docility from the Prophet, but also exhorts him to greater attention. We shall afterwards perceive that this singular and extraordinary prophecy needed no common...
Daniel 9:23 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1139 THE ANSWER TO DANIEL’S PRAYER Daniel 9:17-23 . O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate,...
Daniel 9:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee ; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.
Daniel 9:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision. At the be...
Daniel 9:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Seventy Weeks In the first year of Darius the Mede, Daniel, studying the prophetical books, finds that Jeremiah has predicted that the desolation of Jerusalem will last for seventy years ( Dan...
Daniel 9:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The commandment. — The marginal version is to be preferred, which points to the revelation which follows Daniel 9:24-27 . The title “greatly beloved” occurs again ( Daniel 10:11 ; Daniel 10:19 )....
Daniel 9:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE SEVENTY WEEKS THIS chapter is occupied with the prayer of Daniel, and with the famous vision of the seventy weeks which has led to such interminable controversies, but of which the interpretat...
Daniel 9:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Renewed Favor in God's Own Time Daniel 9:16-27 Daniel 9:17-19 have in them a tone of anguish which reminds us of our Lord's words as to the violence which takes the kingdom of heaven by force...
Daniel 9:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the first year of the reign of Darius, Daniel, who was evidently not only a man of prayer, but a diligent student of the prophetic writings, became conscious that the seventy years of judgment on...
Daniel 9:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Observe the gracious condescension of the man Gabriel. (I say the man Gabriel, because I wish to use the very same name as the Scripture.) Supposing him to have been a created angel, his kindness in...
Daniel 9:23 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH OF PRAYER ‘At the beginning of the supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee.’ Daniel 9:23 What would that ancient, who first caught a faint...
Daniel 9:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

At the beginning of thy supplications ,.... As soon as ever he began to pray. This circumstance shows how ready the Lord is to hear the prayers of his people; and yet it was not owing to the prayers...
Daniel 9:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew [thee]; for thou [art] greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision. Ver. 23. A...
Daniel 9:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And he informed me Namely, on what errand he came; and talked with me That is, familiarly, as one friend talks with another. And said, O Daniel, I am come to give thee skill and understanding T...
Daniel 9:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Daniel's Prayer Answered; The Answer to Daniel's Prayer; The Coming of the Messiah; Destruction of Jerusalem Foretold. B. C. 538....
Daniel 9:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The commandment came forth: this thing was decreed before in God's counsel; but not divulged, or ordered to be proclaimed, till Daniel petitioned. Greatly beloved, Heb. a man of desires , i.e. d...
Daniel 9:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“At the beginning of your supplications the word went forth, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly beloved. Therefore consider the matter and understand the vision.” Gabriel assures him t...
Daniel 9:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

HOMILETICS SECT. XXXI.—PRAYER ANSWERED (Chap. Daniel 9:20-23 ) The character ascribed to God by the Psalmist founded on absolute truth, and in accordance with the universal experience of the god...
Daniel 9:23 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Daniel 9:14-21 . Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth; for we obeyed not his voice. And now, O Lo...
Daniel 9:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 9:1 . In the first year of Darius, the son of Ahasuerus. He is also called Cyaxares, the son of Astyages. His father was called by the jews, Ahasuerus. See on Esther. Daniel 9:2 . I Dani...
Daniel 9:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

O Lord, hear. Answer to Daniel’s Prayer A believer might say to one who questioned the value of prayer, that God has authourised and commanded him to pray, with the express promise that the pra...
Daniel 9:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Daniel 9:1-27 THE SEVENTY WEEKS . This is the chapter of Daniel which has occasioned most controversy. It was appealed to by Tertullian and the early Fathers as a demonstrat...
Daniel 9:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Gabriel Comforts Daniel by the Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks
Daniel 9:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 10:11 ; Daniel 10:12 ; Daniel 10:19 ; Ezekiel 24:16 ; Ezekiel 26:12 ; Luke 1:28 ; Matthew 24:15 ; Song of Solomon 7:10

Daniel 9:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Daniel 9:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 9:23 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 9:23 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Daniel 9:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Daniel 9:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Daniel 9:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 9:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Daniel 9:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Daniel 9:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Daniel 9:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Daniel 9:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Daniel 9:23 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Daniel 9:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Daniel 9:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Daniel 9:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 9:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Daniel 9:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Daniel 9:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 9:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Daniel 9:23 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Daniel 9:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 9:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

Daniel 9:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Daniel 9:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Daniel 9:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge