Daniel: God is In Control70 Weeks! March 8, 2015Please turn to Daniel 9Michael’s Personal Goal: To pray for our leaders in these uncertain times3 Parts of Daniel’s Prayer (V 1-19)1.Praise (V 4, 7a, 9, 14b): Celebrating God for who He is App: Practice the celebration of God’s goodness2.Confession (V 5-15): To agree with God’s assessmentApp: Agree with God that you need what Jesus did for you on the cross3.Petition (V 16-19): with gratitude present your request to GodPetition 1 (V 16): ask God to turn His justified angerPetition 2: to ask God to remember His people for His name’s sakeApp: God uses broken vessels who will pray The Seventy “Sevens” (V 20-27)V 21, 23: God’s swift response to prayerApp: Believe that prayer moves The Kingdom to immediate response (ref. James 5:16b Amp, 1John 5:14-15)Seventy-Sevens (weeks) = 490 years (49 + 434 + 7) Seven- Sevens (49 years: 445 to 396 BC): from Artaxerxes’ decree for the Jews to rebuild Jerusalem to the covenant renewal celebration at JerusalemSixty Two- Sevens (V 25b): 49 + 434 = 483 years (173,880 days). The number of days from the decree to rebuild Jerusalem to the coming of the Messiah (ref. Psalms 118:26, Luke 19:41-44)One-Seven: The Great Tribulation PeriodWhat we learn from this? First: God is the master of detailsApp: He will take care of the details of your lifeSecond: God’s promises are sureApp: Jesus is coming againWhat is God’s Spirit speaking into your life today? How must you respond?