...20-27. The angelic revelation. 20-23. The coming of Gabriel. 20. And while I was speaking, and was praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and presenting my supplication before YHWH my God for the holy mount of my God, — 21. while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel,...

...would be praying not for ourselves but for God's sake. I very much like this word which Daniel uttered: "O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake" (Dan. 9:19). Without a doubt, Daniel was one who passed through God and allowed God to pass through...

...of your own sinfulness. Notice his emotional prayer of confession and intercession for his people: "O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and...for thy city and thy people are called by thy name" (9:19). Do you see God clearer as a result of your reading in the book of Daniel? If so, then you should...

...do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. 19 iversity Press 1 And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and...

...again. Yet after sixty-two weeks the anointed one is to be cut off: While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel,...my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy hill of my God; while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the...

...but for thy great mercies. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thy own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name (vv. 8-11, 17-19). The heartbroken, mourning prophet petitioned his God. When He heard Daniel's prayer,...

...we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and...FOR THY CITY AND THY PEOPLE ARE CALLED BY THY NAME." —Dan. 9:10-19. Daniel knew that though the city of Jerusalem then lay waste, that God Himself would...

...forgiveness. That's exactly what we see Daniel doing in verses 5-16. Verse 20 summarizes his prayer: "I was speaking and praying, and confessing my sin...presenting my supplication before the Lord my God." Unlike some who suffer God's chastening, Daniel didn't shift the blame for Israel's calamity. Instead...

...shine upon Thy servant. O my God, incline Thine ear and hear, open Thine eyes and see my desolation. O Lord, hear, O Lord forgive, O Lord hearken and do; defer not for Thine own sake, O my God, for Thy servant is called by Thy Name. In many things we offend all; Lord, let Thy mercy rejoice against Thy...

...21. These verses are easily understood and do not need comment. 20. WHILE I WAS SPEAKING AND PRAYING, CONFESSING MY SIN AND THE SIN OF MY PEOPLE ISRAEL,...MY SUPPLICATION BEFORE THE LORD MY GOD FOR THE HOLY HILL OF MY GOD; This is one of the most striking examples of prayer in the old testament. It was a...