Daniel 9:20–27

• A 20 Daniel speaking and praying, presenting supplication

And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;

• B 22 Gabriel comes to give thee skill and understanding

And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.

• A' 23a At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth

At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved:

• B' 23b Understand the matter, and consider the vision

therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.

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• A 24a Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people

Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people

• B 24b and upon thy holy city

and upon thy holy city,

• C 24c-e Three purposes: finishing transgression, ending sins, making reconciliation

to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity,

• C' 24f-h Three results: everlasting righteousness, sealing vision, anointing Most Holy

and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

• B' 25 Jerusalem rebuilt and Messiah the Prince

Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

• A' 26-27 Details of the weeks: Messiah cut off, city destroyed, desolations determined