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Daniel 9:22
He instructed me and spoke with me, saying: “O Daniel, I have come now to give you insight and understanding.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Gabriel addresses Daniel during his prayer, arriving swiftly at the time of the evening sacrifice to deliver a divine response. The speaker identifies himself as the one who has come forth specifically to communicate with Daniel at that moment.
The words — The Hebrew verbs וַ/יָּ֖בֶן (va/i.Ya.ven) and לְ/הַשְׂכִּילְ/ךָ֥ (le./has.ki.le./Kha) literally mean "he gave understanding" and "to give insight to you." These terms frame the angel's arrival as an intentional act of imparting comprehension rather than merely delivering information.
The thread — This exchange mirrors Daniel 8:16, where a voice commands Gabriel to explain a vision to Daniel, and anticipates Daniel 9:23, which urges Daniel to consider the message and understand the vision. The theme of divine communication requiring granted comprehension recurs in Daniel 10:21, where spiritual conflict precedes the revelation of what is inscribed in the Book of Truth.
Why it lands — The text demands that the reader recognize understanding as a gift actively bestowed by God rather than a human achievement. It requires immediate attention to the message delivered, treating the communication as urgent and authoritative.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
Cross-references
- Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
- Daniel 8:16 And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”
- Daniel 10:21 But first I will tell you what is inscribed in the Book of Truth. Yet no one has the courage to support me against these, except Michael your prince.
- Zechariah 1:9 “What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”
- Zechariah 1:14 Then the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion,
- Zechariah 6:4 So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”
- Revelation 4:1 After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”