Topics Research¶
Question¶
Daniel 9:24 lists six purposes including "reconcile iniquity" (kaphar) and "bring everlasting righteousness" (tsedeq olam). How do these purposes integrate Day of Atonement vocabulary into one prophecy?
Topics¶
ATONEMENT (Score: 0.64)¶
Key verses: LEV 16:2-34; LEV 17:11; DAN 9:24-27; HEB 9:7,12,28; ROM 3:24-26 - The six purposes of Daniel 9:24 include "make reconciliation for iniquity" (kaphar, H3722) - Kaphar appears 102x in OT, with 16+ occurrences in Lev 16 alone - Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) is the annual ritual that most intensively uses kaphar - Daniel 9:24 places kaphar within a messianic-prophetic timeline
RECONCILIATION (Score: 0.52)¶
Key verses: LEV 8:15; EZK 45:15; DAN 9:24; ROM 5:1,10; 2CO 5:18-21; EPH 2:15-18; HEB 2:17 - Reconciliation = katallage in NT, the result of kaphar in OT - Daniel 9:24's "make reconciliation" bridges OT atonement and NT reconciliation
PROPHECY (Score: 0.64)¶
Key verses: DAN 7:14,27; DAN 9:2,26,27; ISA 53:4-12; PSA 110:4 - Daniel 9:24 includes "seal up the vision and prophecy" (chatham chazon venavi) - The 70-weeks prophecy is the most precisely dated Messianic prophecy in the OT
CONSECRATION (Score: 0.60)¶
Key verses: PSA 51:17; ROM 6:13,16,19; ROM 12:1; EXO 29:36,37,44 - Daniel 9:24 includes "anoint the most Holy" (mashach qodesh qodashim) - Anointing of the tabernacle: EXO 30:26; 40:9-11 - Anointing of priests: LEV 8:10-12
SEAL (Score: 0.47)¶
Key verses: ISA 8:16; DAN 6:9; DAN 12:9; JHN 6:27; ROM 4:11; EPH 1:13; REV 7:3,4 - "Seal up vision and prophecy" (chatham, H2856) = authenticate, confirm, close up
MESSIAH (Score: 0.62)¶
Key verses: DAN 9:25-26; ISA 61:1; PSA 2:2; PSA 45:7; LUK 4:18; ACT 10:38 - "Messiah the Prince" (mashiach nagid) in Dan 9:25 - "Messiah shall be cut off" (yikkaret mashiach) in Dan 9:26 - mashiach from mashach (H4886) = to anoint; same root as Dan 9:24's final purpose
Day of Atonement Vocabulary Connections¶
The Three Sin-Words in Lev 16:21 and Dan 9:24¶
| Word | Strong's | Lev 16:21 | Dan 9:24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| avon (iniquity) | H5771 | "all the iniquities" | "make reconciliation for iniquity" |
| pesha (transgression) | H6588 | "all their transgressions" | "finish the transgression" |
| chattat (sin) | H2403 | "all their sins" | "make an end of sins" |
Lev 16:21 is the ONLY Pentateuch verse containing all three sin-words together. Dan 9:24 purposes 1-3 address each of these three sin-words individually.
Kaphar in Leviticus 16¶
Kaphar (H3722) appears in Lev 16: vv.6,10,11,16,17,18,20,24,27,30,32,33,34 - Objects of kaphar: the holy place (v.16), the tabernacle (v.16), the altar (v.18), priests (v.33), people (v.33-34)
Related Topics Discovered¶
DANIEL (Score: 0.44)¶
- Dan 1-12 as a literary unit
- Dan 8-9 connected by Gabriel's two visits
EXPIATION (Score: 0.42)¶
- Overlaps with Atonement topic
- Emphasizes the removal/covering of sin