PART 13 HOW TO PRAY

TEXT- DANIEL 9:1-27

INTRODUCTION

WITHIN THIS CHAPTER WE COME TO A STUDY THAT HAS BEEN CALLED "THE VERY BACKBONE OF PROPHECY."

AS WE STUDY THIS CHAPTER IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE NOTICE THAT IT IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS.

THE FIRST PART COVERS VERSES 1-19 AND DEALS WITH A PRAYER THAT DANIEL PRAYED WHILE HE WAS IN CAPTIVITY.

THE SECOND PART COVERS VERSES 20-27 AND DEALS WITH THE PROPHECY OF THE "SEVENTY-WEEKS" WHICH IS COMMONLY CALLED, "THE SEVENTY WEEKS OF DANIEL."

AS A WHOLE WE ARE GOING TO STUDY THIS CHAPTER AS DANIEL'S THIRD VISION THAT HE HAD.

EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO MENTION OF DANIEL HAVING A VISION IN THIS CHAPTER AS IN THE OTHER CHAPTERS WE HAVE STUDIED, THE ANGEL GABRIEL DOES MENTION THE VISION THAT DANIEL HAD IN VERSE 23.

WITHIN THIS FIRST OUTLINE ON THIS CHAPTER WE ARE GOING TO LOOK CLOSELY AT THE PRAYER THAT DANIEL PRAYED TO GOD.

SOME HAVE CALLED THIS PRAYER THE "SECOND MOST BEAUTIFUL PRAYER IN THE BIBLE."

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PRAYER IN THE BIBLE WOULD BE OF COURSE THE PRAYER THAT JESUS PRAYED IN JOHN 17.

WITHIN THIS STUDY OF DANIEL'S PRAYER I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO LOOK AT THE MANY DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS OF HIS PRAYER AND THEN HAVE US EXAMINE OUR OWN PRAYER LIVES AND SEE IF WE HAVE THESE SAME CHARACTERISTICS IN OUR PRAYER LIVES.