Translations:AY Honors/Daniel and Drama/Answer Key/24/en

Daniel doesn't understand the prophecy about the 70 years that Jeremiah talks about. He knows that the problem is in the sins of the people of Israel, so he begins praying for them and for an interpretation of the prophecy. When he finishes praying, Gabriel is standing at his side and tells him that God heard his prayer and sent him (Gabriel) immediately from the throne room to be at Daniel's side when he finished praying. Gabriel then tells him that seventy weeks have been determined for his people and it starts with the decree to build and restore Jerusalem, which will come at the end of the 70 years he had been reading about. This was the timeline to the Messiah, the Prince. It foretold when Jesus would come the first time (Daniel 9:2, 20-27).