(1) In whose prophecy are the “seventy weeks” mentioned? Read and paraphrase Daniel 9:23-27. Page 63, par. 1, 2

(2) What part of the Jewish age is specially marked by this prophecy? Page 64, par. 1

(3) What is the peculiarity of this prophecy, and why is it essential that we clearly establish its fulfilment? Page 64, par. 2

(4) What had been the character of Daniel’s previous visions, described in Chapters 2, 4, 7, and 8? And why was he specially solicitous about Israel at the time referred to in Chapter 9? Page 64, par. 3

(5) How was the starting point of the “seventy weeks” indicated? And what events were to transpire during this period? Page 65, par. 1, 2

(6) What principle of prophetic time was established in the fulfilment of the 70 weeks or 490 days? And of what value is this principle in studying time prophecies? Page 65, par. 3

(7) To what event did the 69 symbolic weeks reach? At what date A. D. did they end? Page 66, par. 1

(8) From what event have most writers on this subject begun to count the 70 weeks? And wherein have they erred? What apparent objection is there to counting this period from the 20th year of Artaxerxes, and how may it be answered? Page 66, par. 2

(9) What date is commonly attributed to Nehemiah’s commission, and what is the true date? Page 67, par. 1

(10) What is the proof that 454 C. is the proper date from which to count the 70 weeks? Page 67, par. 2

(11) How was the date of Messiah’s crucifixion indicated in this prophecy? Page 68, par. 1

(12) What is signified by the statement, “He [Messiah] shall cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease”? Page 68, par. 2

(13) How did Messiah fulfill the statements of Daniel 9:24? And did this prophecy indicate how much time would be given to the fulfilment of these things? Page 68, par. 3; Page 69, par. 1

(14) Did this prophecy show that the mass of the people would be cast off in the midst of the “week”? What one and only feature of the prophecy (Da 9:24) was not fulfilled within the half-week (three and one half years) of Jesus’ ministry? Page 69, par. 2

(15) Did God promise 70 weeks to the nation of Israel and actually give them only 69 weeks, as the foregoing would seem to indicate? How harmonize? Page 70, par. 1

(16) What were the characteristic features of the last three and one half years, as regards Israel? Page 70, par. 2

(17) In harmony with this, what was Jesus’ commission to His disciples with respect to their work during the three and one half years immediately following His death? Page 71, par. 1

(18) What was probably the date of Cornelius’ conversion, and what fact was appropriately marked by this incident? Page 71, par. 2

(19) In what manner were the distress and trouble prophesied in 9:26 and 27 fulfilled? Page 71, par. 3

(20) Why is a careful re-reading and study of Dan. 9:2327 advisable? Page 72