Read Daniel 9:24.
Write out the six objectives the decree will accomplish.
Read Daniel 9:24-27.
Underline each number, put a box around each event decreed.
Read Leviticus 26:27-35 and 2 Chronicles 36:17-23.
Consider how these passages relate to the prophecy of Daniel 9:24-37.
Read Nehemiah 1:1 - 2:8.
Note similarities between Nehemiah’s prayer and Daniel’s prayer in 9:3-19.
Read Daniel 9:24-27; Zechariah 9:9; Psalm 118:26; Luke 19:38, 24:25-27
Note how the life and ministry of Jesus fulfill many of the decrees in Daniel 9:24-27. Write down the ones that are still waiting to be fulfilled.
Daniel 9:20-27 Outro
Daniel 9 is one of the most challenging yet rewarding passages in the Bible. Using the accompanying chart, consider how accurate these decrees were as they predicted the coming of the Messiah who would be cut off. God has fulfilled all He said. Now we await the final “week” (seven-year period). We should expect it to be fulfilled with exacting specificity just as the first 69 “weeks” were, and just as Daniel 10:1-11:35 were fulfilled. May our study of this passage – and the whole book of Daniel – strengthen our faith in the God who is sovereign over all, and may it increase our sense of urgency to share the good news of Jesus Christ with those who remain outside of His saving grace and deliverance from sin and judgment.