Verses¶
Question¶
How does the preterist school read Daniel 8-9 and the 70 weeks, and what is the basis for disconnecting Dan 9 from Dan 8?
Primary Verses -- Full Chapter Context¶
Daniel 8 (Full Chapter)¶
8:1 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first. 8:2 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai. 8:3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. 8:4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great. 8:5 And as I was considering [biyn, H995], behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. 8:6 And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. 8:7 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. 8:8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven. 8:9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. 8:10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. 8:11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily [tamid, H8548] sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. 8:12 And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression [pesha, H6588], and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered. 8:13 Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision [chazon, H2377] concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression [pesha, H6588] of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? 8:14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed [nitsdaq, from tsadaq H6663]. 8:15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision [chazon], and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance [mar'eh, H4758] of a man. 8:16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand [haben, Hiphil Impv of biyn H995] the vision [mar'eh, H4758]. 8:17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand [biyn], O son of man: for at the time of the end [eth qets] shall be the vision. 8:18 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright. 8:19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be. 8:20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. 8:21 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. 8:22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power. 8:23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding [biyn, H995] dark sentences, shall stand up. 8:24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. 8:26 And the vision [mar'eh] of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision [chazon]; for it shall be for many days. 8:27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision [mar'eh], but none understood [mebiyn, Hiphil Ptcp of biyn] it.
Daniel 9 (Full Chapter)¶
9:1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; 9:2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood [binoti, Qal Perf of biyn H995] by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. 9:3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: 9:4 And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant [berith, H1285] and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; 9:5 We have sinned, and have committed iniquity [avon, H5771], and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: 9:6 Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. 9:7 O Lord, righteousness [tsedaqah] belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass [ma'al] that they have trespassed against thee. 9:8 O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. 9:9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; 9:10 Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets. 9:11 Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. 9:12 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem. 9:13 As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities [avon, H5771], and understand thy truth. 9:14 Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice. 9:15 And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. 9:16 O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities [avon] of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us. 9:17 Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake. 9:18 O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. 9:19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name. 9:20 And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin [chattat, H2403] and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God; 9:21 Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision [chazon, H2377] at the beginning [ba-techillah, H8462], being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. 9:22 And he informed me [biyn, H995 Hiphil], and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding [biyn]. 9:23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand [biyn, Qal Impv] the matter, and consider [haben, Hiphil Impv of biyn] the vision [mar'eh, H4758]. 9:24 Seventy weeks [shabuim shiv'im] are determined [nechtak, Niphal of chathak H2852] upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression [pesha, H6588], and to make an end of sins [chattat, H2403], and to make reconciliation for iniquity [avon, H5771], and to bring in everlasting righteousness [tsedeq olamim], and to seal up the vision [chazon] and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy [qodesh qodashim]. 9:25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince [mashiach nagid] shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah [mashiach] be cut off [yikkaret, Niphal of karath H3772], but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come [nagid ha-ba] shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined [necheretset, Niphal Ptcp of charats H2782]. 9:27 And he shall confirm [ve-higbir, Hiphil of gabar H1396] the covenant [berith] with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations [shiqquts] he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined [necheratsa, Niphal Ptcp of charats H2782] shall be poured upon the desolate.
Jeremiah 25:1-14 (Pericope Context -- 70-Year Prophecy)¶
25:1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; 25:2-10 [Jeremiah's warnings about disobedience; destruction of joy and daily life] 25:11 And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. 25:12 And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations. 25:13-14 [Judgment on the nations]
Jeremiah 29:1-14 (Pericope Context -- Letter to Exiles)¶
29:1 Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives... 29:4-7 [Build houses, plant gardens, seek peace of the city] 29:10 For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 29:14 And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity...
Leviticus 16:15-34 (Day of Atonement)¶
16:15 Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering [chattat], that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail... 16:16 And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions [pesha, H6588] in all their sins [chattat, H2403]: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 16:20 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place... 16:21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities [avon, H5771] of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions [pesha, H6588] in all their sins [chattat, H2403], putting them upon the head of the goat... 16:22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited... 16:30 For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD. 16:33 And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar... 16:34 And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year.
CRITICAL NOTE: LEV 16:21 is the ONLY Pentateuch verse containing all three sin-words together: avon (H5771) + pesha (H6588) + chattat (H2403). DAN 9:24 contains the same three: pesha ("finish the transgression") + chattat ("make an end of sins") + avon ("make reconciliation for iniquity"). This is a Day of Atonement liturgical fingerprint in Daniel's 70-weeks prophecy.
Daniel 11:20-35 (Context for PRET Cross-Reference)¶
11:20 Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle. 11:21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 11:22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant [negid berit]. 11:28 Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant [berit qodesh]; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land. 11:30 For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant... 11:31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice [tamid, H8548], and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate [shiqquts meshomem]. 11:32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. 11:33 And they that understand [biyn, H995] among the people shall instruct many...
Sabbatic-Year Background¶
Leviticus 25:1-13¶
25:2 ...When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD. 25:3-4 Six years thou shalt sow... But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land. 25:8 And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years. 25:9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land. 25:10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you...
Leviticus 26:33-43¶
26:33 And I will scatter you among the heathen... 26:34 Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths. 26:35 As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it. 26:43 The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths...
2 Chronicles 36:20-23¶
36:20 And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia: 36:21 To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years. 36:22-23 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia...
Mashiach-Priest Passages¶
Leviticus 4:3-5, 16¶
4:3 If the priest that is anointed [ha-kohen ha-mashiach] do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin... a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering. 4:5 And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood... 4:16 And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation.
Leviticus 6:20-23¶
6:20 This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed... 6:22 And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it...
Isaiah 45:1 (Cyrus as mashiach)¶
45:1 Thus saith the LORD to his anointed [mashiach], to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him...
Lamentations 4:20 (Zedekiah as mashiach)¶
4:20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed [mashiach] of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.
1 Samuel 24:6¶
24:6 And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD's anointed [mashiach], to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.
Psalm 2:1-2¶
2:1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 2:2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed [mashiach], saying...
Habakkuk 3:13¶
3:13 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed [mashiach]; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked...
Covenant Passages¶
Jeremiah 31:31-34¶
31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers... 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make... I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts... 31:34 ...for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Abomination Parallels¶
Daniel 11:31¶
11:31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice [tamid], and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate [shiqquts meshomem].
Daniel 12:11¶
12:11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice [tamid] shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
Matthew 24:15¶
24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Mark 13:14¶
13:14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains.
Luke 21:20¶
21:20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
Daniel 10:1 (biyn Chain Completion)¶
10:1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel... and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood [biyn, H995] the thing, and had understanding [binah] of the vision [mar'eh, H4758].
Additional Verses¶
Genesis 29:27-28 (Year-Week Precedent)¶
29:27 Fulfil her week [shabuwa, H7620], and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years. 29:28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
Daniel 10:2-3 (shabuim yamim Contrast)¶
10:2 In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks [shabuim yamim = "weeks of DAYS"]. 10:3 I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks [shabuim yamim] were fulfilled.
NOTE: Daniel explicitly adds "yamim" (days) when he means literal day-weeks. In 9:24 he writes "shabuim" WITHOUT yamim.
Revelation 1:17 (Collapse Parallel)¶
1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last.
Daniel 7:7-8, 24-25 (Cross-Vision Reference)¶
7:7 ...a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly... it had ten horns. 7:8 ...there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. 7:24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them... 7:25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws...
Daniel 8:9-12 (Little Horn / Antiochus)¶
8:9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. 8:10-12 [magnified to host of heaven; took away tamid; cast down truth; transgression (pesha)]
Daniel 12 (Full Chapter -- "time of the end" references)¶
12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end [eth qets]: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. 12:8 And I heard, but I understood not [biyn]: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? 12:9 ...the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end [eth qets]. 12:10 ...none of the wicked shall understand [biyn]; but the wise shall understand [biyn]. 12:11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice [tamid] shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up...
PRD Verses (Additional Research Directives)¶
PRD-1: Joshua/Jeshua as Anointed High Priest¶
Ezra 3:1-2
3:1 And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem. 3:2 Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel...
Ezra 5:2
5:2 Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem...
Haggai 1:1, 12
1:1 ...came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest... 1:12 Then Zerubbabel... and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God...
Zechariah 3:1-8
3:1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 3:4 ...Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. 3:8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
Zechariah 6:11-13
6:11 Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest; 6:12 ...Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD: 6:13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
PRD-1: nagid for Priestly/Temple Leaders¶
1 Chronicles 9:11
9:11 And Azariah the son of Hilkiah... the ruler [nagid] of the house of God.
2 Chronicles 31:13
31:13 ...overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler [nagid] of the house of God.
Nehemiah 11:11
11:11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah... was the ruler [nagid] of the house of God.
PRD-4: The Four Decrees¶
Ezra 1:1-4 (Cyrus Decree, 538 BC -- TEMPLE)
1:1 ...the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia... 1:2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem... 1:3 ...let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel...
Ezra 7:11-26 (Artaxerxes to Ezra, 457 BC -- WORSHIP/JUDGES)
7:11 Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest... 7:13 I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel... which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee. 7:17 That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs... and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. 7:25 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God... set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river... 7:26 And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him...
NOTE: This decree concerns temple worship and judicial appointments. It does NOT explicitly mention rebuilding walls or the city.
Nehemiah 2:1-8 (Artaxerxes to Nehemiah, 445/444 BC -- WALLS/CITY)
2:3 And said unto the king... why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire? 2:5 And I said unto the king... that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it. 2:8 And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace... and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into.
NOTE: This is the ONLY decree that explicitly mentions rebuilding walls and the city, matching DAN 9:25 "restore and build Jerusalem."
PRD-5: Six Purposes Fulfilled at Christ's First Advent (PRET non-CRIT variant)¶
Matthew 23:32
23:32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
Hebrews 9:11-12
9:11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands... 9:12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
Hebrews 10:12
10:12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God.
Romans 3:21-25
3:21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 3:25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past...
Luke 24:44
24:44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
Acts 10:38
10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
PRD-6: Jubilee and Schematic Periodization¶
Leviticus 25:8-10
25:8 And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years. 25:9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound... 25:10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land...
Isaiah 61:1-2
61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives... 61:2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn.
PRD-7: Genesis 7:18-24 (gabar = "prevailed")¶
7:18 And the waters prevailed [gabar], and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. 7:19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered. 7:20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. 7:24 And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.
NOTE: gabar in Genesis flood = physical overwhelming force/dominance. This is the most common usage of gabar -- "prevail/dominate" -- not "confirm." DAN 9:27 is the ONLY place gabar is translated "confirm."