Daniel 9:17

¹⁷וְעַתָּה שְׁמַע אֱלֹהֵינוּ, אֶל־תְּפִלַּת עַבְדְּךָ וְאֶל־תַּחֲנוּנָיו, וְהָאֵר פָּנֶיךָ, עַל־מִקְדָּשְׁךָ הַשָּׁמֵם; לְמַעַן אֲדֹנָי׃

Daniel 9 records one of the most profound prayers in Scripture and the stunning prophetic answer that follows. Daniel, studying Jeremiah's prophecy that Jerusalem's desolation would last seventy years, realizes the time is nearly up. He responds not with passive expectation but w