John Trapp on Daniel 9:24

Ver. 24. Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people] i. e. Seventy weeks of years: ten Jubilees, which make up four hundred and ninety years. Thus the very time is here particularly foretold, when the Meſſiah ſhould be revealed, and put to death. The like hereunto is not to be found in any other of the Prophets, as Hierom well obſerveth. This therefore is a noble Prophecy: and many great wits have been exerciſed about it. Cornelius a L[illegible: 1 letter]pide ſpeaketh of one learned Gentleman, who ran out of his wits, after many years ſtudy upon it. The Doctours are much divided about the beginning and ending of theſe ſeventy weeks.I chuſe rather thus to compute then to diſpute. From the outgoing of the word, ver. 25. ſeemeth to me to fix the beginning of theſe weeks on Cyrus his decree concerning the holy City and the Temple to be reedified. The end and period of them muſt be at the death of Chriſt; though ſome will have it at the deſtruction of Jeruſalem by the Romans. It is well obſerved by the learned, that the Jews, after their ſeventy years captivity, have ſeven ſeventies of years granted, for the enjoying of their own country (Gods mercies bear the ſame proportion to his puniſhments which ſeven (a complete number) have to an unit) beſides the mercy of mercies, the grace of the Meſſiah.

Ʋpon thy people] Of whoſe welfare thou art ſo ſollicitous and inquiſitive.

To finiſh the tranſgreſſion] Tranſgreſſionem illam, that great tran[illegible: 1 letter]greſſion of our firſt Parents in Paradiſe, that whereby ſin entred into the world, and death by ſin, Rom. 5.12. Now Chriſt by his death took away the power, and deſtroyed the dominion of all ſin, Rom. 6.11, 12.

And to make an end of ſins] Heb. To ſeal up ſins that they come not into Gods ſight againſt us, ever to be charged upon us. A Metaphor ſay ſome, from the Jews manner of writing in Rolles, which being wrapped up and ſealed on the backſide, all the writing was covered.

And to make reconciliation for iniquity] viz. By the expiatory and propitiatory ſacrifice of himſelf for his Elect; whereby the divine Juſtice is fully ſatisfied.

And to bring in everlaſting righteouſneſſe] Thoſe righteouſneſſes of the Saints, Rev. 19 8. both Imputed and Imparted Righteouſneſſe, called here everlaſting, as that which ſhall make the Saints accepted of God for ever, never can be loſt as Adams was.

And to ſeal up the viſion and prophecy] i. e. To fulfill all the Prophetical predictions concerning the life and death of the Lord Chriſt.

And to anoint the moſt holy] This was done when Chriſt was baptized, ſay ſome: but others better, when he aſcended into heaven, conſecrating it to the ſervice of God therein to be performed by the Elect, throughout all eternity: like as Moſes once conſecrated the moſt holy place to the ceremonial ſervice there to be performed by the High-Prieſt.