God, Daniel was fearful for their immediate future, and, as one of the faithful remnant, prayed earnestly for grace (9:18). As a true believer and an enemy of moralism, Daniel knew that his righteousness was not in or of himself but entirely of grace: “O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces” (9:7). The expression, “confusion of faces,” is a significant one. It is the confession of a godly man, and the beginning of his power. Moralism is not characterized by any
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