Daniel 9:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: ”

Daniel 9:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And I set my face unto the Lord God - Probably the meaning is, that he turned his face toward Jerusalem, the place where God had dwelt; the place of his holy abode on earth. See the notes at Dan...
Daniel 9:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to (d) seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: (d) He does not speak of that ordinary prayer, which he used in his house three...
Daniel 9:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

set my face . Knowledge of Jehovah's words quickened his spiritual interest in them. the LORD* . One of the 134 cases in which the Sopherim state that they altered "Jehovah" of the primitive tex...
Daniel 9:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

When they were cast out and dispersed throughout the various countries of the earth, it seemed as if the covenant of God had been abolished, and as if there was no further advantage in deriving...
Daniel 9:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1136 FASTING AND PRAYER Daniel 9:3 . I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes . THE season of Lent has been long o...
Daniel 9:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: I set my face - to seek by prayer - He found that the time of the promised deliveranc...
Daniel 9:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And I set my face—to seek by prayer and supplications— Wherefore, I set, &c. that I might implore him by prayer, &c. Houbigant.
Daniel 9:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications - litera...
Daniel 9:3 - 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 9:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I set my face. — Comp. Daniel 6:11 . Probably he prayed, as on that occasion, with his face towards Jerusalem. The prayer of Daniel bears some resemblance to those offered by Ezra and Nehemiah, wh...
Daniel 9:3 - 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 9:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Intercession for a Beloved People Daniel 9:1-15 What a prayer is this! In many respects it is a model for us all. It was based on the divine Word . The fact that God had promised to restore th...
Daniel 9:3 - 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 9:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The Lord had said by his servant Ezekiel, that for all his promised blessings, he would be enquired of by the house of Israel. Ezekiel 36:37 . Here, therefore, Daniel set himself to pray, and that e...
Daniel 9:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications ,.... He set apart some time on purpose for this service, distinct from his usual stated times of prayer, as well as from his...
Daniel 9:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: Ver. 3. And I set my face unto the Lord God, ] i.e., Toward the habitation of h...
Daniel 9:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I set my face unto the Lord God This expression does not merely mean, that he directed his face to the place where the temple had stood: it signifies also his resolution to apply to God with the ut...
Daniel 9:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Daniel's Confession and Prayer. B. C. 538. 1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahas...
Daniel 9:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Observe two things: 1. That deep revolting, and deep afflictions, call for deep and solemn humiliation. 2. God's decrees and promises do not excuse us from duty and prayer, but include it and req...
Daniel 9:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And I set my face towards the Lord God to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.' He ‘set his face', suggesting firm intention and perseverance. The Lord Who is G...
Daniel 9:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

HOMILETICS SECT. XXX.—DANIEL’S PRAYER (Chap. Daniel 9:1-14 ) We come to what, in more than one respect, is among the most remarkable portions of Scripture. The chapter before us contains one of...
Daniel 9:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Daniel 9:1-2 . In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by...
Daniel 9:3 - 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 9:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

And I met my face unto the Lord God. Setting the Face unto the Lord Daniel, when he would seek God, “set his face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer.” He was an eminently holy man, and far ad...
Daniel 9:3 - 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 9:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Daniel's Confession and Prayer
Daniel 9:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 10:30 ; Daniel 10:2 ; Daniel 10:3 ; Daniel 6:10 ; Esther 4:1-3 ; Esther 4:16 ; Ezekiel 36:37 ; Ezra 10:6 ; Ezra 8:21 ; Ezra 9:5 ; Isaiah 22:12 ; James 4:8-10 ; James 5:16-18 ; Jere...
Daniel 9:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Daniel's Prayer Daniel 9:1-19 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Prayer should always hold a prominent place in the lives of all Christians. We are to study today the prayer of one of God's greatest servants....

Daniel 9:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Daniel 9:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Daniel 9:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Daniel 9:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 9:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Daniel 9:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Daniel 9:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Daniel 9:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Daniel 9:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 9:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Daniel 9:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Daniel 9:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Daniel 9:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Daniel 9:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Daniel 9:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Daniel 9:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Daniel 9:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 9:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Daniel 9:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Daniel 9:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 9:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Daniel 9:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Daniel 9:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 9:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Daniel 9:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Daniel 9:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Daniel 9:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 9:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary