We can presume Daniel also prayed, since the angel said he was heard. Yet here in Chapter 10, Daniel notes that he has been in mourning and fasting for three weeks. In that instance, God’s messenger arrived with an answer before Daniel had even finished his prayer. Just as in Chapter 9, Daniel’s words were heard by God, and God immediately sent an answer (Daniel 9:23). It is probable that Daniel was praying to gain understanding of the visions he had seen previously, that no one understood. Then I rose and went about the king’s business, but I was appalled by the vision and did not understand it.” “And I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for some days. Evidently, Daniel had been praying to gain understanding during his scheduled three week fasting and mourning period (v.
This heavenly messenger, an angel, has come in response to Daniel’s words. He explains that from the first day that Daniel set his heart on understanding and on humbling himself before God, his words were heard. The messenger continues, Do not be afraid, Daniel. We can imagine him standing, but wobbling. With these words encouraging Daniel, he stands up, though still trembling. The angel is trying to coax Daniel to progress from being on all fours to stand upright on his two feet and converse on equal footing. This makes it clearthat Daniel is being honored by the angel’s presence. Rather he wants the honored man to stand upright, and see the angel eye to eye. The angel appears not to want to address the man of high esteem while prostrated or kneeling. The man identifies himself as a messenger who has been sent to Daniel, telling him that Daniel is held in high esteem. He speaks to Daniel again, attempting to comfort and revive him, O Daniel, man of high esteem, understand the words that I am about to tell you and stand upright, for I have now been sent to you. The visitor apparently picked him up by the collar and set him on his hands and knees. He writes, behold, a hand touched him and set him on his hands and knees, though he is still trembling from fear. The angel’s message is about Israel and the future.Īfter fainting and falling flat on his face, Daniel is revived. A demon had prevented the angel for three weeks from reaching Daniel. It does not store any personal data.The angel revives Daniel and tells him he has come to give Daniel a message from God in answer to Daniel’s prayers. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
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