He prayed for others. What a wonderful man of God! He did not mind confessing the sins of others as if they were his own. The Hebrew word that Daniel uses for “confess” means to “admit.” He admitted that they were sinners who had wronged God. He used a group of unique Hebrew words which are translated as iniquity, wicked, rebelled, and turned aside. A better sense of the meanings are that they were “twisted or distorted,” “criminals,” “insubordinate,” and had committed “apostasy.” They were evil people!      Did Not Listen To The Leaders. What sins? We know about some, but listen to Daniel’s prayer.     Moreover, we have not listened to Thy servants the prophets, who spoke in Thy name to our kings, our princes, our fathers, and all the people of the land. Righteousness belongs to Thee, O Lord, but to us open shame, as it is this day - to the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and all Israel, those who are nearby and those who are far away in all the countries to which Thou hast driven them, because of their unfaithful deeds which they have committed against Thee. (NASB) Dan. 9:6-7   Daniel says they did not listen to the prophets. That is true. They had not listened to Isaiah, Jeremiah, Micah, Hosea, Nahum and Ezekiel. In Ezekiel and Lamentations we discover that they ignored the prophets and priests and did not honor the elders (Ezek. 33:29-33; Lam. 4:16).     Who rejected the prophets according to Daniel? The people, their fathers, and their kings. Does God discipline us for the sins of our nation, grandparents, and parents? The answer is yes!      Daniel’s response is humbling. He told God that he was “shamed faced.” He was ashamed of their past.     Open shame belongs to us, O Lord, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against Thee. (NASB) Dan. 9:6-8   Did you notice that Daniel included himself in “we”?      Did Not Listen To The Prophets. Not only did they not listen to the prophets, priests, and their elders, they did not listen to God.     To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against Him; nor have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in His teachings which He set before us through His servants the prophets. (NASB) Dan. 9:9-10   They ignored His teachings. They ignored God.      Did Not Listen To God. They did not listen to God’s voice and now Daniel adds that they did not listen to one they admired so much - Moses.         < Back   Next >
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