To what did Gabriel now direct Daniel's attention?
Answer
"At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to show thee; for thou
art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision." Dan. 9:23.
NOTES - There is abundant evidence that the instruction in the ninth chapter of Daniel
supplements and interprets the vision of the eighth chapter. Note the following facts:1. Daniel did not understand the vision concerning the treading down of his people and the
sanctuary, and therefore searched the prophecies anew concerning the period of captivity.
What other prediction asserts the same great truth?
3. After the wise men had thus confessed their inability to do what the king required, who offered to interpret the dream?
5. What description is given of the beast against whose worship this closing warning message is given?
4. What explanation did Moses give the rulers of Israel concerning the withholding of the manna on the seventh day in the wilderness of Sin, before they reached Sinai?
If John, therefore, referred to a day of the week, on what day must he have been in the Spirit?
How does it propose that the matter of \"Sabbath desecration\" shall be dealt with?
What reason does Paul give to encourage us to entertain strangers?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle