Series: Daniel's 70 weeks

Daniel 9:24–27 contains one of the most remarkable chronological prophecies in the Bible. Gabriel reveals to Daniel that a period of seventy weeks has been set apart for his people and his holy city. These weeks lead up to “Messiah the Prince,” His cutting off, and the events that follow. Different interpretationsThere are widely varying … Read more →

From Abraham onward, we find a remarkable pattern in biblical chronology: periods of five hundred years. The word chronology literally means the reckoning of time. The Bible does not merely record events; it also gives many details about when those events took place and how much time elapsed between them. In Genesis, for example, we … Read more →

In the previous blog, we saw that the prophecy of the seventy weeks of years does not stand on its own. It forms part of a much larger biblical chronology. From Abraham to Christ, we find four consecutive periods of five hundred years. The third five-hundred-year period ends with the seventy years of desolation foretold … Read more →

In the previous blog, we saw that Daniel was occupied with the seventy years that Jeremiah had foretold. These seventy years were not just an arbitrary period. During these years, the land received the sabbaths it had not received during Israel’s time in the land. It is precisely when these seventy years are coming to … Read more →

Seventy weeks of years consist of seventy periods of seven years. A simple multiplication gives us 490 years. Yet we saw earlier that, within biblical chronology, the seventy weeks of years form a period of five hundred years. The difference lies in how the Jubilee year is counted. In the previous blog, we therefore ended … Read more →

In the previous blogs, we have seen what Daniel’s seventy weeks are and how they should be reckoned. They are seventy weeks of years which, when reckoned according to the Jubilee cycle, span a period of five hundred years. But when does this period begin? We do not have to determine that ourselves. Gabriel gives … Read more →

In the previous blog, we saw that the reckoning of the seventy weeks of years begins with Cyrus, when the restoration of Jerusalem starts after the seventy years of desolation. Gabriel then divides the first 69 weeks into seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. But if the only intention had been to indicate a period of … Read more →

In the previous blog, we saw that the first seven weeks of years in Daniel are connected with the return and the rebuilding of Jerusalem. They begin with Cyrus and span one Jubilee cycle of fifty years. conventional chronology This differs considerably from the conventional chronology. In that chronology, more than a hundred years are … Read more →

In the previous blogs, we have mainly looked at the chronology of the seventy weeks of years. We have seen where this period begins and how it should be reckoned. But in doing so, we have passed over the first verse of Gabriel’s prophecy. Before Gabriel explains in verse 25 when the seventy weeks begin … Read more →

In the previous blogs, we saw that Gabriel divides the first 69 weeks of years into two periods. The first seven weeks are connected with the restoration of Jerusalem and span one Jubilee cycle of fifty years. After that come another sixty-two weeks, which bring us “until Messiah, Prince” (Dan. 9:25). Where do these sixty-two … Read more →

In the previous blog, we saw that the first 69 weeks of years lead to “Messiah, Prince.” Jesus is anointed at His baptism and begins His public ministry. Yet the seventy weeks of years are not yet complete. One week of years still remains. It is precisely after the first 69 weeks that what Gabriel … Read more →

In the previous blog, we saw that the Messiah would be cut off after the sixty-two weeks. But verse 26 does not end there. Gabriel continues: Daniel 9 (based on ISA) ²⁶ And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off and there is not for Him, and the people of the Prince who … Read more →

In the previous blogs, we saw that the first 69 weeks of years lead to “Messiah, Prince” and that the Messiah is cut off afterward. Yet the seventy weeks are not yet complete. One week of years still remains. Verse 27 deals with this final week. Daniel 9 (based on ISA) ²⁷ And he shall … Read more →

In the previous blog, we saw that the last of the seventy weeks of years begins with the appearance of “Messiah, Prince.” In the middle of this week, after three and a half years, the Messiah is cut off. Through His sacrifice, He causes sacrifice and offering to cease. But the final week of years … Read more →

In the previous blog, we discussed the second half of the final week of years. After His being cut off, the work of Christ is continued by the twelve, and the covenant continues to be confirmed to Israel for another three and a half years. At the stoning of Stephen, the rejection of this testimony … Read more →