Wednesday Night Bible Study

 Daniel 9:1-19

 Daniel’s prayer was an urgent confessional in which he cried to God for immediate mercy. He did not make excuses for himself or for the people of Israel. He admitted that they had only gotten what they deserved when Jerusalem fell and they were carried into captivity. He avoided any sense of entitlement. Daniel’s prayer did not cite Jeremiah’s prophecy as a rationale for God to act and to release His people from their captivity. He simply begged for God’s mercy. He put the state of the city and the people before the Lord and sought respite and forgiveness. He appealed to God with an argument as to what was good for God’s name.

Read more here Daniel 9,1-19