To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him. Daniel 9:9
The vision in Daniel Chapter 9 was given to Daniel during the same time period of Chapter 6. Daniel pleaded with God to bring about the promised return of his people to their land. The prophet Jeremiah has written that God would not allow the captives to return to their land for 70 years. Daniel knew of this prophecy and realized that the 70-year period was coming to an end, having understood the merciful and forgiving character of God, he prayed for the nation confessing his own sin using the pronoun we throughout. In times of adversity, it’s easy to blame others and excuse our own actions. If any Israelite was righteous, it was Daniel, and yet he confessed his sinfulness and need for God’s forgiveness. The captives from Judah had rebelled against God. Their sins had led to their captivity. But God is merciful even to rebels if they confess their sins and return to him. Don’t let your past disobedience keep you from returning to God. He is waiting for you and wants you to return to Him.
We are forgiven by God because Christ was forsaken, God showed His mercy towards us because Christ absorbed the wrath of God!