Representative source
Daniel 9 with Rashi
Chabad.org presentation of Daniel 9 with Rashi’s medieval Jewish commentary.
- Publisher
- Chabad.org
- Tradition
- Orthodox Judaism
- Accessed
- 2026-06-23
Citation
Chabad.org, “Daniel - Chapter 9,” with Rashi commentary, accessed June 23, 2026.
Where this source is used
- The Messiah cannot die before reigningThe Tanakh and the rabbis both speak of an anointed one who suffers or is killed. The Christian claim joins suffering and reign in one person, and rests on the resurrection.
- Daniel 9 and the Messiah before the Temple's destructionDaniel 9 is difficult and its arithmetic is disputed, but its sequence is clear. An anointed one is cut off, and then the city and sanctuary are destroyed.
- The resurrection as messianic vindicationA crucified Messiah looked like a contradiction to Jesus' own followers. They read his resurrection as God overturning that verdict, and argued it from the Psalms and Isaiah.