The Seventy “Sevens”
Today’s Bible Study September 17, 2012
“The glory of the Lord came into the Temple through the east gateway” (Daniel 9:25).
Click here to learn more about this time period: Ezra and Nehemiah’s route to JerusalemTimeline of Ezra
I apologize this video is a bit longer than normal and pray it will be worth it as we discover the meaning of Daniel’s “seventy sets of seven” prophecy and how that relates to the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s wall (in our reading today)… and Jesus’ first and second comings.
To Mind (key point): The book of Nehemiah tells the historical account of the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s wall. The fourth edict of the king of Persia enabled its rebuilding and set a series of events in motion foretold by none other than our very own Daniel (Daniel 9). Today we discuss a period of time, foretold almost a century before, that spanned the rebuilding of the wall to the (first) coming of Israel’s Messiah, Jesus!
To Bind (apply to our lives): A set of “seven” is a period of seven years, so the “seventy sets of seven” (Daniel 9:25) is a period of 490 years total. To understand this prophecy, it is helpful to realize there is a division – the church age – between the first 69 “sevens” and the last “seven” (7 years), the age in which we currently live.
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