Those who heed the name of God and who live for the glory of Christ will pray for the restoration of Jerusalem. Daniel pleads for deliverance from exile because the seventy years are almost over. In this way, God’s child prays to God because his name should receive all the glory. They pray that he will receive the honour for doing something incredible, after those seventy years, according to what he has promised. He will show his greatness and faithfulness again. It is all about God’s Name and his reputation!
19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O Lord, pay attention and act. Delay not, for your own sake, O my God, because your city and your people are called by your name.”