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In (Dan. 9:24) we are explicitly told the purpose of the 70 weeks of years. And, again, as also said in (9:24) it is for Israel and Jerusalem. It will affect all people on the earth, but it is for Israel and Jerusalem.
The purpose:
1.) It is "to finish the transgression". And you can add...of Israel. Just as the generation of Israel that refused to go into the promised land, each day for a year bore their iniquites, so shall Israel now bear 490 years their transgressions for her rebellion against God.
2.) It is "to make an end of sins". And you can add, of Israel's sins. This speaks to 'national Israel'...when Israel as a nation turns back to God. As Paul says in the book of (Romans)
(Rom. 11:26-27) "And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob. For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins."
As promised in the Old Testament. (Jer. 31:33-34) "But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel...And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more."
3.) It is "to make reconciliation for iniquity". And you can add, for Israel's iniquity. The word here for reconciliation is really 'atonement'. And it speaks to the 'national atonement' for the nation of Israel.
Just like in Israel under the law, the individual would bring his sacrifice for his atonement. But with Israel there was always a 'national atonement' that needed to be experienced. It is called their 'Day Of Atonement'. Read all of (Lev. 16:1-34).
(Lev. 16:34) "And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to man an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses."
Quantrill
The purpose:
1.) It is "to finish the transgression". And you can add...of Israel. Just as the generation of Israel that refused to go into the promised land, each day for a year bore their iniquites, so shall Israel now bear 490 years their transgressions for her rebellion against God.
2.) It is "to make an end of sins". And you can add, of Israel's sins. This speaks to 'national Israel'...when Israel as a nation turns back to God. As Paul says in the book of (Romans)
(Rom. 11:26-27) "And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob. For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins."
As promised in the Old Testament. (Jer. 31:33-34) "But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel...And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more."
3.) It is "to make reconciliation for iniquity". And you can add, for Israel's iniquity. The word here for reconciliation is really 'atonement'. And it speaks to the 'national atonement' for the nation of Israel.
Just like in Israel under the law, the individual would bring his sacrifice for his atonement. But with Israel there was always a 'national atonement' that needed to be experienced. It is called their 'Day Of Atonement'. Read all of (Lev. 16:1-34).
(Lev. 16:34) "And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to man an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses."
Quantrill
