Dan 9:2 | MHM | STEP | v. 2 : Daniel understood from reading the book of Jeremiah that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years ( After seventy years be accomplished in Babylon, I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you , Jeremiah 29:10 ). Even though Daniel was a prophet himself, he still studied the scriptures carefully. He realized that the time for God’s promise was almost here, so he turned to God in prayer. This teaches us that no one is above reading and learning from the Bible, no matter how wise or important they are .

‏ Daniel 9:2

v. 2: Daniel understood from reading the book of Jeremiah that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years (After seventy years be accomplished in Babylon, I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, Jeremiah 29:10 ^a). Even though Daniel was a prophet himself, he still studied the scriptures carefully. He realized that the time for God’s promise was almost here, so he turned to God in prayer. This teaches us that no one is above reading and learning from the Bible, no matter how wise or important they are .