Then the king told Ashpenaz the chief of his officials to bring in some of the sons of Israel from royal descent and nobility—

Daniel Confesses Israel’s Sins

“In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of Median descent, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,

“‘You Lord are righteousness, but shame covers our face to this day—the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and all Israel, near and far, in all the countries where you have banished them—because they behaved unfaithfully toward you.

Yes, all Israel has transgressed Your Torah and has turned away—not obeying Your voice. “‘Therefore the curse and sworn judgment written in the Torah of Moses the servant of God has been poured out upon us, for we have sinned against Him.

The Mashiach and Seventy Weeks

“While I was still speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before Adonai my God on behalf of the holy mountain of my God—