Sermon Tone Analysis
Overall tone of the sermon
This automated analysis scores the text on the likely presence of emotional, language, and social tones. There are no right or wrong scores; this is just an indication of tones readers or listeners may pick up from the text.
A score of 0.5 or higher indicates the tone is likely present.
Emotion Tone
Anger
0.1UNLIKELY
Disgust
0.07UNLIKELY
Fear
0.1UNLIKELY
Joy
0.67LIKELY
Sadness
0.53LIKELY
Language Tone
Analytical
0.36UNLIKELY
Confident
0.1UNLIKELY
Tentative
0UNLIKELY
Social Tone
Openness
0.8LIKELY
Conscientiousness
0.81LIKELY
Extraversion
0.19UNLIKELY
Agreeableness
0.93LIKELY
Emotional Range
0.78LIKELY
Tone of specific sentences
Tones
Emotion
Language
Social Tendencies
Anger
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9
JULY 10, 2022
STUDY NOTES
DANIEL 9:20-23
BIBLE TEACHER: CLIFTON JONES
GOD ANSWERS DANIEL’S PRAYER
INTRODUCTION
From the very beginning of Daniel 9 we find Daniel praying and seeking God
Throughout his prayer he has confessed his sins and the sins of Israel
Interwoven within his confession of sins he has been praising his righteous God
Calling upon God as his Lord and his Master, the one who is the God of mercy
Daniel pleads for the mercy of God to be bestowed upon Israel
Daniel desires to know the future of his people, the nation of Israel, and the city of Jerusalem
God sends the angel Gabriel to minister to Daniel and give him an answer to his prayer
Dan 9:20 And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my
people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy
mountain of my God;
Daniel said he was “speaking,” and the one he was speaking to was “the LORD my God”
Daniel said he was “praying,” which we learned from the beginning of the chapter, Dan 9:4
And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and
dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his
commandments; (“Dreadful” means “awesome,” Daniel was praying to his awesome God)
As Daniel was praying, he was confessing his sin and the sin of his people to “my God”
And “presenting my supplication,” which means requesting favor from “the Lord my God”
His request unto the one he calls, “my God,” was for “the holy mountain of my God”
Why is the holy mountain so important?
The “Holy Mountain” is known as “Mt.
Zion”
Mt.
Zion is the place where the Lord has put His name, it is God’s “holy mountain,” Joe 2:1
Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land
tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
That it is God’s holy mountain will be revealed at the time of the return of Christ, Joe 3:17
So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall
Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
The judgments of the Day of the Lord will begin at the time of the return of Christ
Following the Day of the Lord, Christ will establish His millennial kingdom and reign in Zion
Review last week’s notes:
Mt.
Zion will be the future capital city of the nation Israel, the city of Jerusalem (Isaiah 2:3)
The Lord will reign from Mt. Zion (Psalms 2:6) and He will reign forever (Psalms 68:16)
The day is going to come when many will come to Mount Zion (Micah 4:2)
Jerusalem will be the capital of the millennial earth and the center of worship
God’s people will be there, and they will shout praises unto the Lord (Psalms 48:1)
Jerusalem will be the city of beauty and joy (Psalms 48:2)
When Christ returns the city of Jerusalem will be known as the city of God (Matt 5:35; Psa.
46:4)
Jerusalem is the city of God, the holy city, and it will be exalted (Isaiah 2:2)
The name of the millennial city will be, “The LORD is there” (Ezekiel 48:35)
Because the “The LORD is there,” the Lord of Lords will reign from Jerusalem
God has prepared a city for Abraham and his spiritual descendants, Heb 11:10 For he looked for
a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
Page 1 of 4
It is a heavenly city, Heb 11:16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly:
wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
A city yet to come, Heb 13:14 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
That heavenly city is “heavenly Jerusalem,” Heb 12:22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and
unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of
angels,
That heavenly city is known as “New Jerusalem,” Rev 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new
Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
The same eternal city that Jesus has prepared for the church, Joh 14:2 In my Father's house are
many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you.
I go to prepare a place for you.
Jesus will fulfill His promise to us, Joh 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come
again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
We can see why Daniel’s prayer for Israel and Jerusalem is so important
It goes beyond the present problem that existed at the time of Daniel
At the time of Daniel, the “holy mountain” was the site of the ruined Temple at Jerusalem
Which Daniel had already prayed for, Dan 9:17 Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy
servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate,
for the Lord's sake.
Daniel said, the sanctuary “is desolate,” when Jerusalem fell the temple was torn apart
Daniel knew Israel and Jerusalem must continue to exist because of God’s covenants with them
Israel and Jerusalem have been promised an eternal future with Christ
Current events related to the nation of Israel are important, we must pay attention to Israel
Current events related to Jerusalem are important, we must pay attention to Jerusalem
Pay attention to God’s Word first, learn what God says first, then listen to the news
Jerusalem appears 643 times in the OT and 83 times in the NT, the city of Jerusalem is important
The “True Church” of the NT has been promised an eternal future with Christ and is important
Israel, Jerusalem, and the True Church of the NT must continue to exist until Jesus returns
God was listening to the prayer of Daniel and God speaks to Daniel
God reveals to Daniel that Israel and Jerusalem must endure forever
Dan 9:21 Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in
the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the
evening oblation.
For the second time Daniel tells that while he was still praying God answered
God answered Daniel’s prayer before he even finished praying
Which is an important point, God wants to answer our prayers before we even say Amen
Which should not surprise us, listen to Jesus, Mat 6:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father
knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
We don’t have to explain to God why we are asking, prayer turns it over to God’s will for us
Daniel experienced what God has promised to those who will reign with Him in New Jerusalem,
Isa 65:24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet
speaking, I will hear.
God sends an angelic messenger to Daniel, his name is “Gabriel,” his appearance was of a man
The meaning of the name “Gabriel” is, “man of God,” the way Daniel describes him
Daniel had seen him before, Dan 8:16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai,
which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
“Gabriel” is one of only two angels mentioned by name in the Bible
The only other angel identified by a personal name in scripture is Michael
We find both-of them involved in the life and ministry of Daniel and the children of Israel
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9