1. Book of Daniel

2. Daniel’s Reading of Jeremiah 1.It validates Scripture with Scripture. 2.For Daniel, it creates a sense of hope that the present situation is about to come to an end. 3.It prompts Daniel to pray

3. 11 This entire land will become a desolate wasteland. Israel and her neighboring lands will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years. 12 "Then, after the seventy years of captivity are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and his people for their sins," says the LORD. "I will make the country of the Babylonians a wasteland forever. Jeremiah 25:11-12 NLT

4. 10 This is what the LORD says: "You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again. 11 For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. 14 I will be found by you," says the LORD. "I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land.” Jeremiah 29:10-14 NLT

5. Daniel’s Prayer – Key Questions 1.Is repentance or illumination the motivation behind Daniel’s prayer? Does the response of Gabriel give us any clue? 2.How does the prayer reflect the Deuteronomic Covenant? 3.How does Daniel’s “theology” shape his prayer?

6. Gabriel’s Answer to the Seventy “Sevens” 1.The finishing of transgression 2.The end of sin 3.The atonement of the wicked 4.The bringing in of everlasting righteousness 5.The sealing up of vision and prophecy 6.The anointing of the most holy

7. Gabriel’s Three-fold Division of the Seventy “Sevens”

8. The 3 Major Interpretive Schemes