Daniel 7-9

In Daniel 9 we catch a glimpse of a true intercessory pray-er. Daniel was trained in faith and educated in Babylon. His faith was tested through decades of exile. Through those tests God led him into his presence. In prayer and in the study of scripture. In the opening chapters of this book we see the accounts of Daniel's times in prayer; as a young man and as an old man. And chapter 9 is yet another demonstration of his livelihood of prayer. But this prayer is evidence that he knew and trusted the words of God's prophets. For he approaches God with a petition that was 70 years in the making. The time is up. Restore Israel back to their land. That is his request. Then he spends to rest of his prayer in repentance and confession of behalf of God's people.
Stuart