Daniel 9:4-14

The occasion of this prayer is presented to us in the opening verses of Daniel 9. Daniel had served the kings of Babylon, starting with Nebuchadnezzar and ending with Belshazzar, a period of almost seventy years (605-539 B.C.). Babylon was now ruled by the Medes and the Persians. The fall of Babylon had been prophesied by Jeremiah (Jer. 25:11-12). Daniel’s prayer precedes a petition which he makes known in verse 17, asking God…