Daniel 9:6

"we have sinned, and have dealt perversely, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even turning aside from your precepts and from your ordinances."

Key Reflection

This verse highlights the severe nature of Israel's sin, emphasizing their persistent rebellion against God’s laws and commandments. It underscores a deep spiritual failure, where not just one aspect but multiple facets of worship and obedience were disregarded, indicating a comprehensive apostasy from divine guidance.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets -Who called upon us to turn from our sins; who made known the will of God, and who proclaimed that these judgments would come upon us if we did not repent. Which spake in thy name to our kings ... -To all classes of the people, calling on kings and rulers to turn from their idolatry, and the people to forsake their sins, and to seek the Lord. It was a characteristic of the prophets that they spared no classes of the nation, but faithfully uttered all the word of God.

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