10 Jul 2016

DANIEL: THE PROPHET AT PRAYER (Daniel 9:1-19)

PROMPT (v1-3)

a) Situation
  • 538BC – Regime change (v1)
b) Scriptures
  • “understood from the scriptures” (v2)
c) Seriousness
  • Intensity of a bereavement, fasting (v3)

PATTERN (v4-14)

a) Confession (v4)
  • Agreeing with God about sin
b) Contrast
  • God’s character vs Judah’s conduct
c) Consequences
  • “You have fulfilled” (v12)

 PLEA (v15-19)

a) Consistency
  • With His great Name (v15)
b) Character
  • Judgement fulfilled; “all your rigtheous acts”
c) Compassion
  • Not our righteousness, His mercy (v18)

 

Content with God’s view of His people’s sin
Content with all of Gods acts
Content with His plans
Daniel’s plea is that – God would be God