Daniel 9:7-11

Daniel 9:7-11

[7] O Lord,  righteousness  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  that they have trespassed  against thee. [8] to us belongeth confusion  of face,  to our kings,  to our princes,  and to our fathers,  because we have sinned  against thee. [9] To the Lord  our God  belong mercies  and forgivenesses,  though we have rebelled  against him; [10] Neither have we obeyed  the voice  our God,  in his laws,  which he set  before  us by  his servants  the prophets.  [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.

What does Daniel 9:7-11 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Daniel proceeded to contrast the righteousness that belongs to God, with the guilt and shame that belonged to His people because they had sinned against Him ( Daniel 9:7-8). He also compared God"s forgiveness and compassion with Israel"s rebellion ( Daniel 9:9). Daniel 9:10-11 a focus again on Israel"s great sin of disregarding God"s words to her. All of this resulted in Israel"s humiliation among the Gentile nations.