1. What elements in Daniel’s prayer provide a model of how to craft the language of your prayers?

2. How do you feel about Daniel’s willingness to confess corporate guilt for the sins of Israel while he himself was not spiritually or morally responsible? Are there sins that you as a believer could confess as part of the corporate church even if you are not personally participating in those sins?

3. How should knowledge of God’s future timetable affect your actions and behavior today? (personally, to your family, to the church and to the nation you live in)