Dan 9:19 | TNotes | STEP | 9:19 listen and act! ... do not delay: Daniel prayed this prayer in 539 BC (see study note on 9:1). Shortly thereafter (in 538 BC ), King Cyrus gave his decree allowing the Jewish people to return to Judea (Ezra 1:1-4 ). The new Temple in Jerusalem was completed in 515 BC (Ezra 6:15 ). God returned the Israelites from exile in response to their prayers and repentance, just as the Exile had been his response to his people’s sins and rebellion. • your people and your city bear your name: God’s reputation was associated with Jerusalem (Neh 1:9 ) and his people, Israel (Exod 5:22

bEzra 1:1-4►

cEzra 6:15►

dNeh 1:9►

eExod 5:22–6:1►

‏ Daniel 9:19

9:19 ^a listen and act! ... do not delay: Daniel prayed this prayer in 539 BC (see study note on 9:1). Shortly thereafter (in 538 BC), King Cyrus gave his decree allowing the Jewish people to return to Judea (Ezra 1:1-4 ^b). The new Temple in Jerusalem was completed in 515 BC (Ezra 6:15 ^c). God returned the Israelites from exile in response to their prayers and repentance, just as the Exile had been his response to his people’s sins and rebellion.

• your people and your city bear your name: God’s reputation was associated with Jerusalem (Neh 1:9 ^d) and his people, Israel (Exod 5:22–6:1 ^e).