Daniel 9:1-3

It was the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, who became king of the Babylonians. During the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, learned from reading the word of the LORD, as revealed to Jeremiah the prophet, that Jerusalem must lie desolate for seventy years. So I turned to the LORD God and pleaded with him in prayer and fasting. I also wore rough burlap and sprinkled myself with ashes.

It was the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, who became king of the Babylonians.

Daniel 5:30-31  That very night Belshazzar, the Babylonian king, was killed. And Darius the Mede took over the kingdom at the age of sixty-two. [see all chapter 5]

Daniel 11:1  "(I have been standing beside Michael to support and strengthen him since the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede.)" [see verses 10-18-11:1]

During the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, learned from reading the word of the LORD, as revealed to Jeremiah the prophet, that Jerusalem must lie desolate for seventy years. 

2 Chronicles 36:21  So the message of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah was fulfilled. The land finally enjoyed its Sabbath rest, lying desolate until the seventy years were fulfilled, just as the prophet had said. [see verses 17-21]

Jeremiah 25:11  "This entire land will become a desolate wasteland. Israel and her neighboring lands will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years." [see verses 1-14]

Jeremiah 29:10  This is what the LORD says: "You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again." [see verses 1-23]

So I turned to the LORD God and pleaded with him in prayer and fasting. 

Ezra 8:23  So we fasted and earnestly prayed that our God would take care of us, and he heard our prayer. [see verses 15-36]

Nehemiah 1:4  When I heard this, I sat down and wept. In fact, for days I mourned, fasted, and prayed to the God of heaven. [see all chapter 1]

1 Samuel 7:6  So they gathered at Mizpah and, in a great ceremony, drew water from a well and poured it out before the LORD. They also went without food all day and confessed that they had sinned against the LORD. (It was at Mizpah that Samuel became Israel's judge.) [see verses 3-12]

I also wore rough burlap and sprinkled myself with ashes. 

Joshua 7:6  Joshua and the elders of Israel tore their clothing in dismay, threw dust on their heads, and bowed face down to the ground before the Ark of the LORD until evening. [see all chapter 7]

Nehemiah 9:1  On October 31, the people assembled again, and this time they fasted and dressed in burlap and sprinkled dust on their heads. [see all chapter 9]

Lamentations 2:10  The leaders of beautiful Jerusalem sit on the ground in silence. They are clothed in burlap and throw dust on their heads. The young women of Jerusalem hang their heads in shame. [see verses 1-10]

 

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