‏ Daniel 9:24-27

Seventy weeks That is, seventy weeks of years, or 490 years, which reckoned from the seventh year of Artaxerxes, coinciding with the 4,256th year of the Julian period, and in the month Nisan in which Ezra was commissioned to restore the Jewish state and polity (Ezra 7:9-26) will bring us to the month of Nisan of the 4,746th year of the same period, or ad 33, the very month and year in which our Lord suffered, and completed the work of our salvation. Lev 25:8; Num 14:34; Ezek 4:6

finish or, restrain, Matt 1:21; 1John 3:8

and to Lam 4:22; Col 2:14; Heb 9:26, Heb 10:14

make an end of or, seal up, Ezek 28:12

to make Lev 8:15; 2Chr 29:24; Isa 53:10; Rom 5:10; 2Cor 5:18-20; Col 1:20; Heb 2:17

to bring Isa 51:6, Isa 51:8, Isa 53:11, Isa 56:1; Jer 23:5-6; Rom 3:21-22; 1Cor 1:30; 2Cor 5:21; Phil 3:9; Heb 9:12-14; 2Pet 1:1; Rev 14:6

seal up Matt 11:13; Luke 24:25-27, Luke 24:44-45; John 19:28-30

prophecy Heb. prophet, Acts 3:22

and to anoint Ps 2:6, Ps 45:7; Isa 61:1; Luke 4:18-21; John 1:41, John 3:34; Heb 1:8-9, Heb 9:11

the most Mark 1:24; Luke 1:35; Acts 3:14; Heb 7:26; Rev 3:7

and understand Dan 9:23; Matt 13:23, Matt 24:15; Mark 13:14; Acts 8:30

from Ezra 4:24, Ezra 6:1-15, Ezra 7:1, Ezra 7:8, Ezra 7:11-26; Neh 2:1-8, Neh 3:1

restore and to build Jerusalem or, build again Jerusalem, as. 2Sam 15:25; Ps 71:10

the Messiah John 1:41, John 4:25

the Prince Dan 8:11, Dan 8:25; Isa 9:6, Isa 55:4; Mic 5:2; Acts 3:15, Acts 5:31; Rev 1:5, Rev 19:16

seventy weeks The seventy weeks are here divided into three periods.

be built again Heb. return and be builded

wall or, breach, or, ditch. even. Neh 4:8, Neh 4:16-18; Eph 5:16

troublous times Heb. strait of times, Neh 6:15

Messiah Ps 22:15; Isa 53:8; Mark 9:12; Luke 24:26, Luke 24:46; John 11:51-52, John 12:32-34; 2Cor 5:21; Gal 3:13; 1Pet 2:21, 1Pet 2:24, 1Pet 3:18

but not or, and shall have nothing, John 14:30

and the people etc. or, and (the Jews) shall be no more his people, Dan 11:17; Hos 1:9 or, and the Prince's (Messiah's, Dan 9:25), future people. The Romans, who under Titus, after the expiration of the 70 weeks, destroyed the temple and the city, and dispersed the Jews.

the prince Matt 22:2, Matt 22:7, Matt 23:38, Matt 24:2; Mark 13:2; Luke 19:43-44, Luke 21:6, Luke 21:24; Acts 6:13-14

and the end Matt 24:6-14; Mark 13:7

with Dan 11:10; Isa 8:7; Jer 46:7; Amos 8:8, Amos 9:5; Nah 1:8

desolations are determined or, it shall be cut off by desolations

confirm Isa 42:6, Isa 53:11, Isa 55:3; Jer 31:31-34, Jer 32:40-42; Ezek 16:60-63; Matt 26:28; Rom 5:15, Rom 5:19, Rom 15:8-9; Gal 3:13-17; Heb 6:13-18, Heb 8:8-13; Heb 9:15-20, Heb 9:28, Heb 10:16-18, Heb 13:20-21

the covenant or, a covenant

cause Matt 27:51; Heb 10:4-22

for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate or, upon the battlements shall be the idols of the desolator. Dan 8:13, Dan 11:36, Dan 12:11; Isa 10:22-23, Isa 28:22; Matt 24:15; Mark 13:14; Luke 21:20, Luke 21:24; Rom 11:26

that determined Lev 26:14-46; Deut 4:26-28, Deut 28:15-68, Deut 29:18-29, Deut 30:17-18, Deut 31:28-29; Deut 32:19-44; Ps 69:22-28; 1Thess 2:15-16

upon the desolate or, upon the desolator

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