Daniel’s Prayer & The Amazing Results

As a young man, Daniel was deported to Babylon to serve King Nebuchadnezzar and became the most highly trusted and respected government leader and prophet of the LORD in this pagan kingdom.  After 70 years of Divine judgment, it was Daniel’s prayer and close relationship with King Darius that opened the door for the return of the Israelites to Judah to restore the temple of GOD and city of Jerusalem.  Daniel had witnessed the decline of Judah and fulfillment of the prophecies GOD spoke through Jeremiah and others.  Thus, he knew when the period of judgment would end after 70 years (Jeremiah 25:11; 29:10; Daniel 9:2) and that’s when he prayed this prayer that changed the course of history and restored GOD’s people to their land: