rhbc 164: faithful: intense times require intense prayer

#9 “Faithful: Intense Times Require Intense Prayer”

Series: Living Faithfully in Babylon

Jake DeShazer

Mitsuo Fuchida

I. The Importance of Jeremiah’s Prophecy (9:1-2; 2 Chron. 36:21-23)

A. The Prophecy concerned a time (9:1)

B. The Prophecy concerned a text (9:2)

A. The Prophecy concerned a time (9:1)

B. The Prophecy concerned a text (9:2)

“I will eliminate the sound of joy and gladness form the-the voice of the groom and the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp. This whole land will become a desolate ruin, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for 70 years. When the 70 years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation-This is the Lord’s declaration-the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, and I will make it a ruin forever.”

Jeremiah 25:10-12

“But Yahweh, the God of their ancestors sent word against them by the hand of His messengers, sending them time and time again, for He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place. But they kept ridiculing God’s messengers, despising His words, and scoffing at His prophets, until the Lord’s wrath was so stirred up against His people that there was no remedy.”

2 Chronicles 36:15-16

“He deported those who escaped from the sword to Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the rise of the Persian kingdom. This fulfilled the word of the Lord through Jeremiah and the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation until 70 years were fulfilled.”

2 Chronicles 36:20-21

II.The Intensity of Daniel’s Prayer (9:3-19)

A. Daniel’s Prayer began with God’s Character

• He appeals to God’s Person (9:4)

II.The Intensity of Daniel’s Prayer (9:3-

19)

A. Daniel’s Prayer began with God’s Character

• He appeals to God’s Person (9:4)

•He appeals to God’s Patience (9:5-6)

•He appeals to God’s Just Punishment (9:7-8)

•He appeals to God’s Pity (9:9)

B. Daniel’s Prayer Remembers God’s Covenant (9:10)

• A Confession of National Guilt

• The Curses Came True

• Compassion sought for the Glory of God’s Own Sake (9:14-19)

•Based on God’s Gracious Nature

•Based on God’s Great Name

III. The Immediate Answer to Daniel’s Prayer (9:20-27)

A. The Messenger of God Comes (9:20-23)

Kim Davis, Rowan County Clerk

B. The Message Gabriel Conveys (9:24-27)

Act 1 – 49 years (v 25)

Rebuilding Jerusalem

Act 2 – 434 years (v 26)

Christ’s Ministry on Earth- 27-30 A.D.

(7x7=49, 7x62= 434, 49+434=483)

Act 3 -3-7 years (v. 27)

“If scripture is God’s message to us, then prayer is our response to Him. May we convene often and powerfully in the throne room of the Universe.

--Dr. Deron Cobb