How many years of prophecy are determined upon Israel in Daniel 9?
Daniel 9 declares 490 years of prophecy determined upon Israel. Of these, 483 years were fulfilled from Nehemiah’s time to Messiah’s crucifixion, leaving a final seven-year period. The context identifies the first 483 as comprising 69 weeks, with the last week still future.
Les explains that Daniel 9 contains a total of 490 years of prophecy determined upon the nation of Israel. He notes the first 483 years are covered in verses 25 and 26, where the 62 weeks plus the earlier 7 weeks equal 69 weeks, or 483 years, ending with Messiah being cut off—His crucifixion. Les then points to verse 27 as the final 7 years, noting that 483 years were fulfilled from the time of Nehemiah until the crucifixion, almost to the exact date.
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
More Questions
How do the 7 weeks and 62 weeks in Daniel 9 add up?
The 62 weeks plus the earlier 7 weeks equal 69 weeks, totaling 483 years.
How does Daniel 9 put prophetic details into a time frame?
True prophecy places God's detailed revelations in a specific time period, as Daniel 9 does when it declares that 490 years are determined upon the nation of Israel and then gives the details that fill that period.
How many years do the 70 weeks in Daniel 9:24 represent?
In Daniel 9:24, the 70 weeks are 70 weeks of years, so they total 490 years.
How many years after the decree was the Messiah cut off according to Daniel 9:26?
Daniel 9:26's 'after three score and two weeks' counts as 483 years, because seven years of the 490-year prophecy are left off; Messiah is cut off at that point, not at the full 490 years.