Review of Daniel chapter 9 vs 24

Seventy weeks are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city, … to finish … transgression … , and … to make an end … of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy

שבעים שבעים נחתך על-עמך ועל-עיר קדשך לכלא הפשע ולחתם חטאות ולכפר עון ולהביא צדק עלמים ולחתם חזון ונביא ולמשח קדש קדשים

 

Key words to consider the Hebrew meaning:

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 Transgression

Strong# Hebrew 6588 … noun … PESHA … as present in this verse …  הַפֶּ֜שַׁע  … actual glyph spelling is … פֶשַׁע  … the best literal meanings of PESHA include … rebellion … or … transgression … note for the use of this word in this verse the prefix HA which in our analysis indicates a singular or specific rebellion or transgression … again in our analysis this would reference … Genesis 1 vss 2 … Isaiah 14 … and … Ezekiel 28 … interesting … the root of PESHA is the Hebrew verb … PASHA … Strong# Hebrew 6586 … פָשַׁע …  the best literal meanings of PASHA include … to revolt … to rebell … to transgress … the context of this word into English is essentially to break away from the just and established authority … the root of PASHA is Hebrew verb … PASA … Strong# Hebrew 6585 … פָשַׂע  … the best literal meaning of PASA into English is to step however the context of the meaning is to step or stride with a swift rushing movement toward someone or something to clear the way and break free … interesting …

To finish  ( To seal up )

Strong# Hebrew 3607 … verb … KALA … as present in this verse … לְכַלֵּ֨א … the actual glyph spelling is … כָּלָא … the best literal meanings of KALA include … to hold back … to stay … to restrain … to shut up … the context is an active process which brings to an end an action or set of actions by an active process or word … essentially something is stopped and held in a specific and separate state … e.g. a stone wall can stay the forward motion of a car … while the English translation gives an impression of something coming to an end … the Hebrew verb references a change in state … again like the forward motion of a car vs a car that has been stopped … note for the use of this word in this verse the prefix LAMED which in our analysis indicates an accented focus of purpose … to … e.g. … to restrain … or … to stay … with reference to Genesis 1:2 Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 … evil and wickedness will come to a changed state in the lake of fire … the second death … it is not an end or finish rather it is a change of state that permits the decent of the New Jerusalem and the new heaven and earth … in our analysis of various translations of KALA to English for this verse the selection … to seal up … appears to be the most appropriate …

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Everlasting

Strong# Hebrew 5769 … noun … OLAM … as present in this verse … עלמים … the actual glyph spelling is … עוֹלָם … the best literal meanings of OLAM include … from the beginning of the world without end … perpetual … everlasting … the root of OLAM is Hebrew verb ALAM … עָלַם … Strong# Hebrew 5956 … the best literal meanings of ALAM include … to veil from sight … to place beyond perception … to conceal …

Righteousness

Strong# Hebrew 6664 … noun … TSEDEQ ,,, as present in this verse … צֶדֶק … the actual glyph spelling is … צֶדֶק … the best literal meanings of TSEDEQ include … what is right … what is just … what is accurate … righteousness … what is true …   

 To bring in

Strong# Hebrew … 935 … verb … BO … as present in this verse … וּלְהָבִ֖יא … the actual glyph spelling is … בּוֹא … the best literal meanings of BO include … go in … come in … bring in … so the general idea is a forward motion into something … consider the meaning of the name of the early Patriarch ENOSH whose name means … a narrow space … the father of ENOSH was SETH whose name means … placed into … and … the father of SETH was ADAM whose name means … man or humankind … humankind placed into a narrow space following that unfortunate decision made by Adam and Eve in Eden … in this prophecy that is delivered by the Angel Gabriel … what he is saying … in our analysis … is that … everlasting righteousness will be brought into this narrow space … note that for the spelling of BO in this verse there are three prefixes … VAV LAMED and HA … in our analysis … the HA emphasizes that it is this specific one time action being addressed by the prophecy … that is the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on the cross which provides for the redemption of all humankind from Adam to the last person born at the end of time … redemption is the reestablishment of relationship between God and humankind … the VAV emphasizes that this singular redemptive action is applied actively many times … that is to each person of humankind ever conceived in their mother’s womb … and … the LAMED emphasizes and accents the purpose of this action … that is … to bring into this narrow space the righteousness of God … of interest which we will address toward the end of this study is a Bible Code with ELS found in Daniel chapter 9 vs 24 – 25 which spells … YESHUA …

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Iniquity

Iniquity is a formal definition in all languages which defines premediated and persistent behavior that is characterized by the enablement of gross injustice or deep wickedness or corruption or profoundly immoral acts … when you observe one of these behaviors the others are also present though not necessarily overtly … pretty much iniquity is an example of sinful acts cascading into complete separation from God by acts of free will on the part of those individuals involved in the behavior … the Hebrew noun in this verse that translated … iniquity … is Strong# Hebrew 5771 … AVON … the Hebrew spelling and as found in this verse is … עָוֹן … the best literal meaning in English is … iniquity … or … the consequences required for an individual related to their iniquitous behavior … essentially punishment for the harm done to others … the root of AVON is Hebrew verb … AVAH … Strong# Hebrew 5753 … עָוָה … the best literal meanings include … to make crooked … to commit iniquity … to do perverse actions … to do wickedly … to intentionally do the wrong thing … to twist in a negative perverse or evil way … often linked with AVON by Hebrew scholars is the Hebrew verb … ABAD … Strong# Hebrew 6 … אָבַד … the best literal meanings include … to loose oneself … to have wandered away and perished or to wander away and be destroyed … interesting …

To make reconciliation for

Strong# Hebrew 3722 … KAPHAR … כָּפַר … the best literal meaning is … to make atonement … the term atonement refers to an action or actions which make satisfactory reparation for a wrong or injury that has been done … repairing broken relationship or debt by an action or set of actions which restore harmony …

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Sins

Strong# Hebrew 2403 … noun … CHATTAAH … as present in this verse … חַטָּאת֙  חטאות … the actual glyph spelling is … חַטָּאָה … the best literal meanings include … habitual sinfulness … a personal state of … habitual offence … moral violation … liability for punishment … the root of CHATTAAH is Hebrew verb … CHATA … Strong# Hebrew 2398 … חָטָא … the best literal meanings include … to commit sin … to intentionally do harm … the literal glyph meaning is an archery term which means to … miss the mark …

To make an end of

Strong# Hebrew 2856 … verb … CHATHAM ,,, as present in this verse … וּלְהָתֵ֤ם … the actual glyph spelling is … חָתַם … the best literal meanings include … to stop … to make an end of … to close up with the finality of a seal being affixed to document both completion and accountability for the action … note that there are three prefixes … the VAV accents that there is more than one sin being addressed … essentially the many sins of all humankind from Adam and Eve to the end of time … the HA emphasizes that this is a singular action that will put an end to sin … and … the LAMED accents and emphasizes the importance of the action …

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To anoint

Strong# Hebrew 4886 … verb … MASHACH … as present in this verse … וְלִמְשֹׁ֖חַ … the actual glyph spelling is … מָשַׁח … the best literal meanings include … to anoint … to consecrate … to paint … the root of this MASHACH is an unused ancient word which means to rub with oil … our definition in English for both anoint and consecrate are similar is that they describe an action which formally selects someone or something for a high purpose related to the benefit of the whole … note that there are two prefixes for the use of MASHACH in this verse … the VAV accents that the anointing is for many … and … the LAMED accents and emphasizes the importance of the action …

The Most Holy

This is actually two separate words in the Hebrew text:

Holy … Strong# Hebrew 6944 … noun … QODESH …as used in this verse and the glyph spelling is … קֹדֶשׁ … the best literal meanings include … holy … sanctified … sacred … hallow … dedicated … consecrated … set apart … the root of QODESH is Hebrew verb … QADASH … Strong# Hebrew 6942 …  קָדַשׁ …  to set apart … to consecrate … to hallow … to set apart … the root of QADASH is an ancient verb which means … to be … but within the context that the … to be … is pronounced by our recognition of the fact …

Most … Strong# Hebrew 6944 … note that in this verse QODESH is used a second time for emphasis and also with two suffixes … קָֽדָשִֽׁים … the YOD  accents and emphasizes that this holiness is the holiness of the Messiah alone … the suffix MEM  adds the emphasis that the holiness of the Messiah … Jesus Christ … is not designated to Him from us but rather His holiness is from or out of Himself …

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Prophecy

Strong# Hebrew 5030 … noun … NABI … as used in this verse … וְנָבִ֔יא … the actual glyph spelling is … נָבִיא … the presence of the prefix VAV in this verse for NABI adds the emphasis that there were … many … the best literal meaning of NABI is … prophecy … the root of NABI is Hebrew verb NABA … Strong# Hebrew  5012 … נָבָא … the best literal meaning is to speak or sing with inspiration from God …

Vision

Strong# Hebrew 2377 … noun … CHAZON … as both present in this verse and the glyph spelling is … חָזוֹן … the best literal meanings include … a vision … a revelation from God … a dream with a revelation from God … the root of CHAZON is Hebrew verb … CHAZAH … Strong# Hebrew 2372 … חָזָה … the best literal meanings include … to see … to gaze at … to perceive …

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Daniel chapter 9 vs 24

Seventy weeks are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city, … to finish … transgression … , and … to make an end … of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy …

 

שבעים שבעים נחתך על-עמך ועל-עיר קדשך לכלא הפשע ולחתם חטאות ולכפר עון ולהביא צדק עלמים ולחתם חזון ונביא ולמשח קדש קדשים

 

With reflection on these word studies … and … in the sequence as provided in the Hebrew text … we find defined the purpose for both the first and second coming of Jesus Christ …

 

A.   the first coming of Jesus Christ is

1.      To finish transgression

2.      To bring in everlasting righteousness

3.      To make reconciliation for iniquity

 

B.   the second coming of Jesus Christ is

4.      To make an end of sins

5.      To annoint the Most Holy

6.      To seal up vision and prophecy

 

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