Post Tenebras Lux

Preaching through Daniel chapter 9, Pastor Chris Gordon examines Daniel's prayer of confession offered in the first year of Darius the Mede, as Daniel searches the writings of Jeremiah and perceives that the seventy years of Jerusalem's desolation are drawing to a close. The sermon opens by connecting Daniel's discernment to Christ's own rebuke of those who could read the weather but could not interpret the times in which they lived, then traces how the fall of Babylon and the sudden rise of a new kingdom pressed Daniel not toward panic or political speculation but toward the Scriptures and toward prayer.

Chapters:

0:00 - Reading of Daniel 9:1-19
5:39 - Discerning the Times
8:15 - This Truth Applies to Us Today
10:29 - Daniel's Example for Us
11:02 - Babylon's Sudden Fall
13:22 - God's Appointed Times for Nations
14:35 - Daniel Turns to Scripture
16:21 - Jeremiah's Prophecy of 70 Years
18:27 - Daniel Recognizes the Time
20:53 - The Only Way Out: Prayer
22:31 - Prayer Begins with Confession
23:57 - Naming the Sin Honestly
25:19 - David's Example of Repentance
27:23 - The Root Cause: Transgression
34:11 - Gabriel's Answer: Greatly Loved
37:09 - Application: Confess and Believe the Gospel

Mentions:

Gabriel
Jeremiah the prophet
Nebuchadnezzar
Darius the Mede
King David
Bathsheba
Nathan the prophet
Antiochus Epiphanes
John Flavel
Belgic Confession