Exegetical Report on Daniel 9:24-27 (original) (raw)

The entire Book of Daniel is saturated in eschatological revelation especially in our focal passage of Dan. 9:24-27 which speaks of the “seventy weeks” which is better rendered as “units of seven” that scholars agree refers to time periods of seven years each. This prophecy of seventy weeks is in regard to when Daniel prays to God to act on behalf of his people (Israel) and receives a detailed but ambiguous prophecy from God through the angel Gabriel. This exegetical analysis provides relevant contextual/background information about the entire Book of Daniel. It then transitions to explaining the meaning of the given passage in light of four different views: Liberal, Conservative (Historical Christian), Contemporary Christian (Evangelical), and Jewish.