Daniel's Prayer for His People
Daniel 9:3 "And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:"
I set my... This was the usual procedure of Daniel when he wanted a definite answer (Dan. 2:18; 6:10; 8:15, 8:27; 10:2-3).
with fasting, and... Daniel was a very humble man, who knew his true wisdom came as a gift from God. The fasting, sackcloth, and ashes, tell us of the seriousness of Daniel's prayer. He was reaching out to God with a humble spirit, knowing that all truth comes from God.
The Prayer of Daniel
Confession
Daniel’s study of the Scriptures led him to turn to God and to pray a prayer of confession (Dan. 9:3-14) and petition (Dan. 9:15-19), with fasting. Wearing sackcloth and/or ashes was evidence of mourning in grief or repentance (cf. Gen. 37:34; Neh. 9:1; Est. 4:1, 4:3; Isa. 58:5; Jer. 49:3; Eze. 7:18; Joel 1:8; Mat. 11:21).
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