Daniel 1:1--12:13
Lord <0136> [Cir A.M. 3398. B.C. 606. the Lord.]
some <07117> [with part.]
Babylonia <08152> [Shinar.]
brought ............... put <0935> [and he.]
[Foretold.]
young men <03206> [Children.]
The word {yeladim,} rendered children, is frequently used for lads, or young men. (see Ge 21:8, 14-16,) [neaniskous,] as the LXX. render; and Daniel must have been at this time at least seventeen or eighteen years of age.
physical defect <03971> [in whom.]
well versed <07919> [and skilful.]
Rather, as Houbigant renders, "apt to understand wisdom, to acquire knowledge, and to attain science;" for it was not a knowledge of the sciences, but merely a capacity to learn them, that was required.
capable <03581> [ability.]
daily <03117> [a daily.]
Athen‘us says the kings of Persia were accustomed to order for their courtiers the food left at their tables.
drank <04960> [which he drank. Heb of his drink. stand.]
Daniel <01840> [Daniel.]
overseer <08269> [the prince.]
renamed .... gave <07760 08034> [gave names.]
Hananiah <02608> [Hananiah.]
made <07760> [purposed.]
defile ........................ defile <01351> [defile.]
Heathen nations not only ate unclean beasts, which were forbidden by Jewish law, but even the clean animals that were eaten were first offered as victims to their gods, and part of the wine was poured out as a libation on their altars. Hence Athen‘us calls the beasts served up at the tables of the Persian kings, [hieria,] victims. Daniel was therefore resolved not to defile himself with their viands; yet he did not rudely refuse what was intended as a kindness, but mildly and modestly requested the proper officers to indulge him in this respect.
fear <03373> [I fear.]
malnourished <02196> [worse liking. Heb. sadder.]
age <01524> [sort. or, term, or continuance.]
warden <04453> [Melzar. or, the steward.]
vegetables ... eat <0398 02235> [pulse to eat. Heb. of pulse that we may eat, etc.]
Pulse, {zerâ€im,} denotes all leguminous plants, which are not reaped but pulled or plucked; which, however wholesome, was not naturally calculated to render them fatter in flesh than the others.
appearance <04758> [their.]
God <0430> [God.]
knowledge <04093> [knowledge.]
Daniel ... insight <0995 01840> [Daniel had understanding. or, he made Daniel understand.]
So ... entered <05975> [A.M. 3401. B.C. 603. therefore.]
matter ............................... empire <01697 04438> [in all.]
wisdom ... insight <0998 02451> [wisdom and understanding. Heb. wisdom of understanding. ten.]
magicians <02748> [the magicians.]
"He lived to see that glorious time of the return of his people from the Babylonia captivity, though he did not die then. So till is used Ps 110:1, 112:8."
second <08147> [in.]
second <08147> [the second.]
That is, the second according to the Babylonian computation, but the fourth according to that of the Jews, who reckon from the time he was associated with his father.
Nebuchadnezzar ..... His <05019> [Nebuchadnezzar.]
suffered ... insomnia <08142> [and his.]
Aramaic <0762> [in.]
Aramaic <0762> [Syriack.]
Aramith, "Aramean," the language of Aram or Syria; a general term comprehending both the Chaldee and Syriac, the latter merely differing from the former as a dialect, and being written in a different character. With the following words the Chaldee part of Daniel commences; and is continued to the end of the seventh chapter.
king <04430> [O king.]
Tell <0560> [tell.]
dismembered <05648> [ye shall.]
This was unreasonable, arbitrary, and tyrannical in the extreme; but, in the course of God's providence, it was overruled to serve the most important purpose.
dismembered <01917 05648> [cut in pieces. Chal. made pieces. made.]
receive <06902> [ye shall.]
reward <05023> [rewards. or, fee.]
king <04430> [Let.]
gain <02084> [gain. Chal. buy.]
is <01932> [there is.]
agreed <02164> [for.]
time <05732> [the time.]
inform ............................................... have confidence <03046> [I shall.]
exists <0383> [and there.]
This was their decision: and when the living and true God, who indeed condescends to dwell with men, and who alone could reveal the dream and the secrets contained in it, actually made it known to Daniel, he evinced the infinite difference between Jehovah and his prophets, and the idols and magicians of Babylon.
live <04070> [whose.]
decree <01882> [the decree.]
sought <01156> [and they.]
spoke <08421> [answered. Chal. returned. with.]
who .... charge .... king's executioners ... who <01768 04430 02877 07229> [captain of the king's guard. or, chief marshall. Chal. chief of the executioners, or slaughter-men.]
matter <04406> [made.]
requested <01156> [and desired.]
Hananiah <02608> [Hananiah.]
asked <01156> [they would.]
to ....... God ... heaven <04481 0426 08065> [of the God of heaven. Chal. from before God. Daniel and his fellows should not perish. or, they should not destroy]
Daniel, etc.
mystery <07328> [was.]
night <03916> [in.]
praised <01289> [Blessed.]
wisdom <02452> [for wisdom.]
changes <08133> [he changeth.]
deposing <05709> [he removeth.]
gives <03052> [he giveth.]
reveals <01541> [revealeth.]
knows <03046> [he knoweth.]
light <05094> [and the.]
acknowledge <03029> [thank.]
God <0426> [O thou.]
bestowed <03052> [who hast.]
enabled me to understand .......... enabled me to understand <03046> [and hast.]
Arioch <0746> [Arioch.]
destroy .............. destroy <07> [Destroy.]
ushered ... into <05954> [brought.]
found <07912> [I have. Chal. That I have. captives of Judah. Chal. children of the captivity of Judah.]
Daniel <01841> [Daniel.]
Are <0383> [Art.]
can <03202> [cannot.]
God <0426> [a God.]
reveals <01541> [that revealeth.]
made known <03046> [maketh known. Chal. hath made known. in the.]
in ...... turned <05559 05922> [came into thy mind. Chal. came up.]
revealer <01541> [he that.]
this mystery <01836 07328> [this secret.]
me ................... but <0576 03861> [but.]
king ... understand ... interpretation ... comprehend <05922 03046 06591 04430 01701> [their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king. or, the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king. and.]
were <01934> [sawest. Chal. wast seeing. and the.]
alarm <01763> [terrible.]
head <07217> [head.]
chest <02306> [breast.]
belly <04577> [belly.]
thighs <03410> [thighs. or, sides.]
stone <069> [a stone.]
cut out <01505> [was cut.]
not .... hands <03809 03028> [without hands. or, which was not in hands.]
struck <04223> [which.]
chaff <05784> [like.]
Not ... trace <03809 0870> [no place.]
became ............................. became <01934> [became.]
filled <04391> [and filled.]
king .... king ... kings <04430> [a king.]
God <0426> [the God.]
power <02632> [power.]
animals <02423> [the beasts.]
you ...... You .... head <0607 07217> [Thou art.]
The Chaldean monarchy, over which Nebuchadnezzar was the only king of note; in whose time it extended over Chaldea, Assyria, Arabia, Syria, Egypt, and Libya: the head of gold represented its immense riches.
another kingdom ........... kingdom one <0317 04437> [another kingdom.]
The empire of the Medes and Persians, whose union was denoted by the breast and two arms of silver; and which was established on the ruins of that of the Chaldeans on the capture of Babylon by Cyrus, B.C. 538.
another ........... third ... one <0317 08523> [another third.]
The empire of the Macedonians, or "brazen-coated Greeks," aptly denoted by the belly and thighs of brass, founded by Alexander the Great, who terminated the Persian monarchy by the overthrow of Darius Codomanus at Arbela, B.C. 331
fourth <07244> [the fourth.]
The Roman empire, which comprised nearly the whole world.
iron .... iron .......... iron <06523> [forasmuch.]
feet <07271> [the feet.]
toes <0677> [the toes.]
fragile <08406> [broken. or, brittle.]
to one another ........ with <01836 05974> [one to another. Chal. this with this. even.]
The Roman empire became weakened by a mixture of barbarous nations, by the incursions of whom it was torn asunder about the fourth century after Christ, and at length divided into ten kingdoms, answering to the ten toes of the image.
days <03118> [in the days. Chal. in their days.]
That is, in the days of one of these kingdoms, (see Ru 1:1,) i.e, the Roman; in which the "God of heaven set up" the spiritual kingdom of the Messiah, which shall yet "become a great mountain, and fill the whole earth."
God <0426> [the God.]
raise up ...................................... stand <06966> [set up.]
everlasting ..................................... forever <05957> [which shall never.]
kingdom ......... kingdom ....................... kingdoms <04437> [kingdom. Chal. kingdom thereof. break.]
saw <02370> [thou sawest.]
not ... human hands <03809 03028> [without hands. or, which was not in hands.]
great <07229> [the great.]
[make known.]
future <0311> [hereafter. Chal. after this.]
bowed down <05308> [fell.]
incense <05208> [and sweet.]
God .... God ... gods <0426> [a God.]
Lord <04756> [a Lord.]
revealer ......... reveal <01541> [a revealer.]
elevated ... to high position <07236> [a great.]
granted him authority <07981> [ruler.]
main <07229> [and chief.]
appointed <04483> [he set.]
court <08651> [sat.]
made <05648> [A.M. 3424. B.C. 580. made.]
province <04083> [in the province.]
sent out a summons <07972> [sent.]
satraps <0324> [the princes.]
{Achashdarpenaya,} rendered lieutenants in Es 3:12, etc., probably {chief satraps or viceroys} from the Persian {achash} great, eminent, and {sitrab}, a satrap.
prefects <05460> [the governors.]
{Signaya} in persian, {shagnah} deputies or lieutenants.
governors <06347> [captains.]
{Pacawatha}, governors of provinces. See Es 3:13.
counselors <0148> [the judges.]
{Adargazraya}, chief judges, or senators, from {adar}, great, and Chal. {gezar}, to judge, decree.
treasurers <01411> [the treasurers.]
{Gedavraya}, written {gizzavraya,} Ezr 7:21, treasurers, from the Persian {gunjvar}.
judges <01884> [the counsellors.]
{Dethavraya,} counsellors, judges, from {dath} in Persian, {dad}, law, and {var}, possessor or guardian.
magistrates <08614> [the sheriffs.]
{Tiphtaya} probably the same as the Arabic {Mufti} or head officer of law.
loud <02429> [aloud. Chal. with might.]
command <0560> [it is commanded. Chal. they command.]
peoples <05972> [O people.]
horn <07162> [the cornet.]
{Karna,} the horn.
flute <04953> [flute.]
{Mashrokeetha,} in Syriac, {mashrookeetha,} the [syrinx (syrigx,)] pipe or flute, as Theodotion renders.
pipes <05481> [dulcimer. or, singing. Chal. symphony.]
bow down <05308> [falleth.]
immediately <08160> [the same.]
blazing <03345> [a burning.]
that <01768> [when.]
Therefore ... they all .............. all ..... all ... peoples <03606 05972> [all the people.]
accusations <07170> [and accused.]
King .... king <04430> [king.]
King .... king <04430> [O King.]
issued <07761> [hast made.]
horn <07162> [the cornet.]
men ................... men <01400> [certain.]
over ................. not ... proper respect ....... don't ....... don't <03809 02942 05922> [not regarded thee. Chal. set no regard upon thee.]
fit <07266> [in his.]
Then .................. So <0116> [Then.]
true <06656> [true. or, of purpose.]
gods <0426> [my gods.]
hear <08086> [ye hear.]
zither <07030> [harp.]
{Kaithros,} in Arabic, {kitharat,} Greek [kithara,] the guitar.
trigon <05443> [sackbut.]
{Sabbecha,} [sambuke,] sambuke, a kind of harp.
harp <06460> [psaltery.]
Pesanter, [psalterion,] a stringed instrument struck with a plectrum; probably similar to what is called a psalterium in Egypt, which Hasselquist describes as a large oblique triangle, with two bottoms two inches from each other, and about twenty catguts of different sizes.
pipes <05481> [dulcimer.]
{Soomphanya,} probably the same as the Talmudic [c–wmp¢wneyƒh <\\See definition 05481\\>,] a pipe.
bow down <05308> [ye fall.]
if ..................................... If <02006> [well.]
who <04479> [and who.]
[we are.]
God <0426> [our God.]
be <01934> [be it.]
don't <0383> [that.]
Nebuchadnezzar <05020> [was Nebuchadnezzar.]
filled <04391> [full. Chal. filled. the form.]
<06032> [he spake.]
seven times <02298 07655> [one seven.]
than <01768> [than.]
strong soldiers .... army <01401 01400 02429> [most mighty men. Chal. mighty of strength. to bind.]
cloaks <05622> [in their.]
Herodotus says the Babylonish dress was a linen tunic, another of woollen, a white short cloak, and a turban.
cloaks <05622> [coats. or, mantles. hats. or, turbans.]
command <04406> [commandment. Chal. word. urgent.]
leaping <07631> [flame. or, spark. slew.]
fell <05308> [fell.]
[astonished.]
ministers <01907> [counsellors. or, governors.]
King ............................... king ..... king <04430> [O king.]
walking around <01981> [walking.]
No harm has come <03809 02257 0383> [they have no hurt. Chal. there is no hurt in them.]
a god <01247 0426> [the Son of God.]
Or, as {bar elahin} may be rendered, "a son of the gods," i.e., a divine person or angel.
door <08651> [mouth. Chal. door. ye servants.]
most high <05943> [the most.]
come out ......... emerged <05312> [come forth.]
satraps <0324> [the princes.]
physically <01655> [upon.]
unharmed ...... hair ...... not ... nor ...... Not even <03809 08177> [nor was.]
This miraculous manifestation of Divine power was witnessed by the court and the nation, and was felt as a just punishment on the transgressors, and a signal display of mercy to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, which should operate on all believers to similar acts of faith and confidence in the Lord.
Praised <01289> [Blessed.]
sent forth <07972> [hath sent.]
trusted <07365> [that trusted.]
ignoring <08133> [and have.]
giving up <03052> [yielded.]
serve <06399> [serve.]
<04481> [Therefore.]
hereby decree <07761 02942 04481> [I make a decree. Chal. A decree is made by me. amiss. Chal. error. the God.]
dismembered <01917 05648> [cut in pieces. Chal. made pieces.]
For <06903> [because.]
Nebuchadnezzar <04430> [the king.]
promoted <06744> [promoted. Chal. made to prosper.]
Nebuchadnezzar <05020> [Nebuchadnezzar.]
This is a regular decree, and one of the most ancient extant; and no doubt contains the exact words of Nebuchadnezzar, copied out by Daniel from the state papers of Babylon, and preserved in the original language.
all .......... all <03606> [unto all.]
Peace <08001> [Peace.]
delighted ..... about <06925 08232> [I thought it good. Chal. It was seemly before me.]
most high <05943> [that.]
great <07260> [great.]
kingdom <04437> [his kingdom.]
from <05974> [is from.]
I Nebuchadnezzar <0576 05020> [I Nebuchadnezzar.]
After he had successfully finished his wars in Syria, Egypt, etc., and the immense improvements and buildings at Babylon, and in the enjoyment of uninterrupted peace and prosperity in his palace.
was <01934> [was.]
dream <02493> [a dream.]
things ... imagined <02031> [and the thoughts.]
brought <05954> [to bring.]
When ......... entered <0116 05954> [Then came.]
unable <03809> [but.]
Belteshazzar <01096> [Belteshazzar.]
spirit <07308> [and in.]
chief <07229> [master.]
spirit <07308> [the spirit.]
no mystery <07328 03606> [no secret.]
set forth <0560> [tell.]
there was <01934> [saw. Chal. was seeing. a tree.]
This represented his exceedingly prosperous condition, the height of his exaltation, the extent of his dominions and renown, the splendour of his kingdom, the multitude of his subjects who received protection from him, and the peace and plenty they enjoyed.
reached far <04291> [reached.]
animals <02423> [the beasts.]
seek shade <02927> [shadow.]
birds <06853> [the fowls.]
visions <02376> [in the.]
a watcher. Either a holy angel, or a divine person, called a watcher, as watching over the affairs of men. .# 17,23 Ps 103:20
holy <06922> [an holy.]
loudly <02429> [aloud. Chal. with might.]
Chop down <01414> [Hew.]
animals <02423> [let.]
leave <07662> [leave.]
mind .............. mind <03825> [Let his.]
Here a transition is made from the tree to Nebuchadnezzar, whom it represented; the tree being lost sight of, a person came in its stead. This person having lost the heart, or disposition of a man, and conceiving himself a beast, should act as such, and herd among them.
altered <08133> [be changed.]
seven periods ... time <05732 07655> [seven times.]
That is, seven years, a time in the prophetic language denoting a year.
decree .......... pronouncement <01510 03983> [by the.]
holy ones <06922> [the holy.]
alive <02417> [that the living.]
Most High <05943> [the most High.]
bestows <05415> [giveth.]
lowliest <08215> [the basest.]
none <06903> [forasmuch.]
you ......................... you <0607> [but.]
Daniel <01841> [Daniel.]
[was astonished.]
He saw the design of the dream; and felt acutely for his prince and benefactor. Accordingly he expresses himself with the greatest delicacy and kindly feeling.
don't <0409> [let.]
Sir <04756> [My Lord.]
dream .............. dream <02493> [the dream.]
it ... you <0607> [thou.]
greatness <07238> [thy greatness.]
seeing <02370> [saw.]
periods <02508> [and let his.]
decision <01510> [the decree.]
happened <04291> [come.]
driven <02957> [drive.]
live <04070> [and thy dwelling.]
All the circumstances of Nebuchadnezzar's case, says Dr. Mead, agree so well with a hypochondriasis, that to me it appears evident the Almighty God brought this dreadful distemper upon him, and under its influence he ran wild into the fields: then fancying himself transformed into an ox, he fed on grass, after the manner of cattle; and, through neglect of himself, his hair and nails grew to an excessive length, so that the latter became thick and crooked, resembling bird's claws.
fed <02939> [to eat.]
before <05705> [till.]
leave <07662> [to leave.]
heaven <08065> [the heavens.]
advice <04431> [let.]
Break away <06562> [break.]
mercy <02604> [by shewing.]
Perhaps ..... be <02006 01934> [if it.]
prosperity .... prolonged <07963 0754> [lengthening of thy tranquillity. or, healing of thine error.]
After <07118> [end.]
battlements <05922> [in. or, upon.]
not <03809> [Is not.]
great <07229> [great.]
I <0576> [that.]
honor <03367> [and for.]
words <04406> [the word.]
came down <05308> [fell.]
kingdom <04437> [The kingdom.]
driven <02957> [they shall drive.]
before <05705> [until.]
moment <08160> [same.]
driven <02957> [and he was.]
end <07118> [A.M. 3441. B.C. 563. at the end.]
looked up <05191> [lifted.]
extolled <01289> [I blessed.]
Most High <05943> [the most High.]
lives <02417> [him.]
authority ..... authority <07985> [whose.]
from <05974> [is from.]
All <03606> [all.]
does ............................. done <05648> [and he.]
inhabitants ....................... inhabit <01753> [the inhabitants.]
nothing ................... No one <03809> [none.]
What <04101> [What.]
sanity <04486> [my reason.]
Every thing was fulfilled that was exhibited in the dream and its interpretation; and God so ordered it in his providence, that Nebuchadnezzar's counsellors and lords sought for him and gladly reinstated him in his kingdom. It is confidently believed that he was a true convert, and died in the faith of the God of Israel.
splendor <01923> [mine.]
than before <03255> [added.]
I Nebuchadnezzar <0576 05020> [I Nebuchadnezzar.]
King <04430> [the King.]
all <03606> [all.]
live <01981> [those that walk.]
prepared <05648> [made.]
Belshazzar <01113> [Belshazzar.]
Belshazzar is said by Josephus to be the same as Naboandelus, the Nabonadius of Ptolemy, and the Labynetus of Herodotus. He reigned seven years, during which time he was engaged in unsuccessful wars with the Medes and Persians; and at this very time was besieged by Cyrus.
gold <01722> [the golden.]
father <02> [father. or, grandfather.]
confiscated from <05312 04481> [taken out. Chal. brought forth. might.]
praised <07624> [praised.]
gold <01722> [of gold.]
moment <08160> [the same.]
wrote ........................ writing <03790> [wrote.]
king's <04430> [the king's.]
face <02122> [countenance. Chal. brightness.]
color drained <08133> [was changed. Chal. changed it. and his thoughts.]
joints <07001> [so that.]
joints <07001> [joints. or, girdles.]
[Chal. bindings, or knots. and his knees.]
loudly <02429> [aloud. Chal. with might.]
summon <05954> [to bring.]
clothed <03848> [be clothed.]
purple <0711> [scarlet. or, purple. a chain.]
third <08523> [the third.]
unable <03546> [but.]
Because, probably, it was written in the ancient Hebrew or Samaritan character.
very <07690> [greatly.]
<02122> [countenance. Chal. brightness.]
visibly shaken <08133> [changed.]
queen mother ....... She <04433> [the queen.]
This was probably Nitocris, the queen-mother, widow of Evil-merodach, son of Nebuchadnezzar, and father of Belshazzar.
king ................ king <04430> [O king.]
Don't .... Don't <0409> [let not.]
man <01400> [a man.]
father .................. father <02> [father. or, grandfather.]
insight <05094> [light.]
Nebuchadnezzar <05020> [Nebuchadnezzar.]
Nebuchadnezzar was certainly the grandfather of Belshazzar; but the term father in Hebrew and Chaldee is frequently used to denote a progenitor, or ancestor, however remote.
father .................. father <02> [father. or, grandfather.]
chief <07229> [master.]
extraordinary <03493> [an excellent.]
interpret dreams <06590 02493> [interpreting of. or, of an interpreter of, etc. dissolving. or, of a dissolver. doubts. Chal. knots.]
king <04430> [whom.]
you that <0607> [Art thou.]
Though Daniel was one of the chief ministers of state, who did "the king's business" in the palace, (Da 8:27,) yet Belshazzar seems to have known nothing of him. This shews that he was a weak and vicious prince, who minded pleasure more than business, according to the character given him by historians. He appears to have left the care of public affairs to his mother, Nitocris, a lady celebrated for her wisdom, who evidently knew Daniel well, and probably constantly employed him in the government of the kingdom.
one <01123> [the children.]
father <02> [father. or, grandfather.]
Judah ......... Judah <03061> [Jewry.]
[Judea.]
provide interpretations ................. make known <06590 03046> [make. Chal. interpret.]
wear <03848> [thou shalt.]
gifts <04978> [Let.]
Daniel, on this occasion, behaved in a very different manner to Belshazzar, than he had formerly done to Nebuchadnezzar. Belshazzar had that very night insulted the God of heaven in the most daring manner; and the venerable prophet, as His delegate, denounced sentence against him.
rewards <05023> [rewards. or, fee.]
read <07123> [I will read.]
you <0607> [O thou.]
most high <05943> [the most.]
bestowed <03052> [that he.]
were ........... wished ... spared .... wished ... exalted .... wished .... brought <01934> [whom he would he slew.]
mind <03825> [when.]
filled <08631> [hardened.]
pride <02103> [in pride. or, to deal proudly. deposed. Chal. made to come down.]
driven <02957> [he was driven.]
mind ... changed to that ....... with <07739 05974 03825> [his heart was made like. or, he made his heart equal. etc. till.]
you ........... knew <0607 03046> [thou.]
son <01247> [his son.]
He was, strictly speaking, "his grandson;" but the term son is frequently used to denote filiation at any distance.
not <03809> [hast.]
although <06903> [though.]
exalted <07313> [lifted.]
Lord <04756> [the Lord.]
brought <0858> [and they.]
praised <07624> [hast praised.]
see <02370> [which.]
control <03028> [in whose.]
all <03606> [and whose.]
cannot ... or ... or ...... not <03809> [hast thou.]
MENE MENE <04484> [MENE.]
Had these words been written in the Chaldean character, every one who knew the alphabet of the language could at least have read them: they are pure Chaldee, and literally denote "He is numbered, he is numbered; he is weighed; they are divided."
God <0426> [God.]
teqel .... weighed <08625> [Thou.]
teqel .... weighed ...... found <08625 07912> [art.]
peres ..... divided <06537> [PERES.]
Peres,"he was divided," pronounced paras, denoted Persians, who seem evidently referred to.
kingdom <04437> [Thy.]
clothed <03848> [they clothed.]
Darius <01868> [Darius.]
This was Cyaxares, son of Astyages, king of Media, and maternal uncle to Cyrus, who allowed him the title of his conquests, as long as he lived.
sixty-two <08361> [being. Chal. he as the son of, etc. about. or, now.]
Darius <01868> [Darius.]
120 <03969> [an.]
of <04481> [of.]
These <0459> [that.]
king's <04430> [and the.]
was distinguishing himself <01934 05330> [was preferred.]
extraordinary <03493> [an.]
intended <06246> [thought.]
Intended to make him grand vizier or {emiru'l umra.} Daniel had now been employed full sixty-five years as prime minister under the kings of Babylon; and was justly entitled, from his acknowledged wisdom, to this preference.
were <01934> [Cir. A.M. 3467. B.C. 537. sought.]
any such .... because ........ no <03606> [but.]
came by collusion <07284> [assembled together. or, came tumultuously.]
king ....... King <04430> [King.]
all ..................................... anyone ..... any <03606> [All.]
seemed like a good idea <03272> [have consulted.]
interdict <0633> [decree. or, interdict. he shall.]
issue <06966> [establish.]
law <01882> [according.]
[altereth not. Chal. passeth not.]
issued <07560> [signed.]
Daniel <01841> [when.]
windows <03551> [his windows.]
kneeling <01289> [he kneeled.]
Three <08532> [three.]
thanks <03029> [gave.]
just as .... been accustomed <06903 01934> [as he.]
came by collusion <07284> [assembled.]
approached <07127> [they.]
den <01358> [the den.]
It is probable that these lions were kept for the purpose of devouring certain criminals, whom the laws might consign to that kind of death.
That <04406> [The thing.]
Daniel <01841> [That Daniel.]
pays ... attention <07761> [regardeth.]
very <07690> [was sore.]
The king now clearly perceived for what purpose the decree had been solicited; and was exceedingly displeased with himself that he had suffered himself to be so deluded.
was <01934> [and he.]
He strove during the whole day, by every means, to evade or annul the edict; but the foolish constitution of his government (exactly the reverse of the happy rule for the conduct of our gracious monarch) did not allow them to pardon any person who had broken one of their decrees, however arbitrary and unreasonable.
Recall <03046> [Know.]
king ................. king <04430> [the king.]
God <0426> [Thy God.]
a stone <069 02298> [a stone.]
spent the night <0956> [and passed.]
diversions <01761> [instruments. or, table. and.]
God .... God <0426> [is.]
serve <06399> [servest.]
able <03202> [able.]
king ... king <04430> [O king.]
God <0426> [My God.]
sent <07972> [hath sent.]
closed <05463> [hath shut.]
because <03606> [forasmuch.]
<0638> [and also.]
king ......... haul ... up ........ hauled up ....... had <04430 05267 07912> [was.]
trusted <0540> [because.]
gave <0858> [and they brought.]
den ................. den ........ crushed <01358 0581 01855> [them.]
This savage act accorded with the customs of those times; contrary to the Divine law which enacted that "the fathers should not be put to death for the children, nor the children for the fathers."
children <01123> [their children.]
lions ..................... lions <0744> [the lions.]
King <04430> [king.]
Peace <08001> [Peace.]
issued <07761> [make.]
are <01934> [tremble.]
living ..... forever <02417 05957> [for.]
endures <07011> [and stedfast.]
kingdom ...................... kingdom <04437> [and his kingdom.]
rescues .................. rescued <07804> [delivereth.]
performs <05648> [and he.]
power <03028> [power. Chal. hand.]
reign ...... reign <04437> [and in.]
Belshazzar <01113> [Cir. A.M. 3449. B.C. 555. Belshazzar.]
Daniel <01841> [Daniel.]
had <02370> [had. Chal. saw. visions.]
wrote down <03790> [he wrote.]
fashion <04406> [matters. or, words.]
four <0703> [the four.]
great <07229> [the great.]
four <0703> [four.]
Four kingdoms, (ver. 17,) called beasts, from their tyranny and oppression, emerging from the wars and commotions of the world.
beasts <02423> [beasts.]
lion <0744> [like.]
wings ...... wings <01611> [the wings.]
lifted up <05191> [and it. or, wherewith it, etc. lifted.]
human being .... human <0606> [and a.]
<0317> [another.]
one side <02298 07859> [itself on one side. or, one dominion.]
three ribs <05967 08532> [three ribs.]
Babylon, Lydia, and Egypt.
raised up ................... Get up <06966> [Arise.]
appeared <0718> [lo.]
another <0317> [another.]
The Greek empire, founded by Alexander the Great.
four ... wings ........ four <01611 0703> [four wings.]
four .......... four heads <07217 0703> [four heads.]
Divided into 4 parts by Alexander's generals.
was <01934> [I saw.]
fourth <07244> [a fourth.]
The Roman empire, which destroyed the Grecian, and became mistress of the world.
ten <06236> [and it had ten.]
another <0317> [another.]
eyes .... eyes <05870> [eyes like.]
mouth <06433> [a mouth.]
While <05705> [till.]
Ancient <06268> [the Ancient.]
attire <03831> [whose.]
thrones ............................. throne <03764> [his throne.]
wheels <01535> [and his wheels.]
fire <05135> [fiery.]
Many thousands <0506> [thousand thousands.]
court <01780> [the judgment.]
arrogant words <07032> [the voice.]
until <05705> [even.]
rest <07606> [the rest.]
permitted ..... living <03052 02417> [their lives were prolonged. Chal. a prolonging in life was given them.]
son <01247> [one like.]
Ancient <06268> [the Ancient.]
escorted <07127> [and they.]
given <03052> [given.]
All <03606> [that all.]
eternal <05957> [an everlasting.]
distressed <03735> [was grieved.]
<05085> [body. Chal. sheath.]
visions <02376> [the visions.]
one <02298> [one.]
large <07260> [great.]
from <04481> [out.]
holy ones <06922> [the saints.]
Most High <05946> [most High. Chal. high ones, that is, things, or places.]
fourth <07244> [the fourth.]
very <03493> [the others. Chal. those.]
ten horns ...................... horn <06236 07162> [the ten horns.]
The ten kingdoms into which the western Roman empire was divided; which were primarily, according to Machiavel and Bp. Lloyd, 1. The Huns in Hungary, A.D. 356. 2. The Ostrogoths in Moesia, 377. 3. The Visigoths in Pannonia, 378. 4. The Sueves and Alans in Gascoigne and Spain, 407. 5. The Vandals in Africa, 407. 6. The Franks in France, 407. 7. The Burgundians in Burgundy, 407. 8. The Heruli and Turingi in Italy, 476. 9. The Saxons and Angles in Britain, 476. 10. The Lombards, first upon the Danube, 526, and afterwards in Italy. Though the ten kingdoms differed from these in later periods, and were sometimes more or less, yet they were still known by that name.
appearance <02376> [whose look.]
Ancient <06268> [the Ancient.]
judgment <01780> [judgment]
fourth ......... fourth <07244> [the fourth.]
ten ..... ten <06236> [the ten.]
Another <0321> [another.]
This evidently points out the papal supremacy, in every respect diverse from the former, which from small beginnings thrust itself up among the ten kingdoms, till at length it successively eradicated three of them, the kingdom of Heruli, of the Ostrogoths, and of the Lombards.
speak <04449> [he shall speak.]
In assuming infallibility, professing to forgive sins, and to open and shut heaven, thundering out bulls and anathemas, excommunicating princes, absolving subjects from their allegiance, and exacting obedience to his decrees in open violation of reason and Scripture.
harass <01080> [shall wear out.]
By wars, crusades, massacres, etc.
intention <05452> [and think.]
Appointing feasts and fasts, canonizing saints, etc.
time times ..... time <05732> [a time.]
That is, three years and a half, or, reckoning thirty days to a month, 1,260 days, equal to the same number of years in prophetic language; which, dated from the decree of Phocas constituting him the supreme head of the church, A.D. 606, terminated in 1866.
kingdom authority ...... kingdoms ..................... kingdom ..... kingdom ... authorities <04437 07985> [the kingdom and.]
kingdom ....... kingdoms ..................... kingdom ..... kingdom <04437> [whose kingdom.]
all ........................ all <03606> [and all.]
authority ................................ authorities <07985> [dominions. or, rulers.]
conclusion <05491> [the end.]
thoughts <07476> [my cogitations.]
kept <05202> [but.]
third <07969> [Cir. A.M. 3451. B.C. 553. the third.]
Daniel <01840> [me Daniel.]
vision ... saw ................. vision ... saw <07200 02377> [I saw in.]
Susa <07800> [Shushan.]
province <04082> [province.]
Ulai <0195> [Ulai.]
looked <05375> [I lifted.]
ram ................ one ................ one <0259 0352> [a ram.]
The Medo-Persian empire, of which a ram was the ensign; and a ram's head with horns, one higher than the other, is still to be seen on the ruins of Persepolis.
one ................ one <0259> [one.]
Media was the more ancient kingdom; but Persia, after Cyrus, was the most considerable.
after <08145> [the other. Heb. the second.]
butting <05055> [pushing.]
deliver <05337> [neither.]
did <06213> [but.]
[an he-goat.]
land ... touching ... ground <0776 05060> [touched not the ground. or, none touched him in the earth. a notable horn. Heb. an horn of sight. Alexander the Great.]
ram <0352> [to the.]
fit of rage <04843> [moved.]
ability <03581> [and there was no.]
hurled <07993> [but.]
deliver <05337> [there was none.]
<03966> [waxed.]
strong <06105> [when.]
large <01419> [the great.]
four .......... four <0702> [toward.]
came <03318> [came.]
beautiful <06643> [the pleasant.]
army .............. army <06635> [to the host. or, against the host.]
trampled <07429> [and stamped.]
acted arrogantly <01431> [he magnified.]
Prince <08269> [to. or, against. the prince.]
daily <08548> [by him. or, from him. the daily.]
<04349> [and the place.]
army ... given ...... daily <05414 08548 06635> [an host was given him against the daily sacrifice. or, the host was given over for the transgression against the daily sacrifice.]
hurled <07993> [and it cast.]
enjoyed <06213> [and it practised.]
holy one ... Another holy one <0259 06918> [one saint.]
holy ... speaking ... holy one .... the one .... speaking <06918 06422 01696> [that certain saint. or, the numberer of secrets, or, the wonderful numberer. Heb. Palmoni.]
vision <02377> [How.]
vision <02377> [the vision.]
rebellion ........... army <06588 06635> [and the.]
destructive <08074> [of desolation. or, making desolate. to be.]
2,300 <0505> [Unto.]
2,300 <0505> [two thousand.]
That is, 2,300 years, which reckoned from the time Alexander invaded Asia, B.C. 334, will be A.D. 1966.
evenings <06153> [days. Heb. evening, morning.]
sanctuary <06944> [then.]
right <06663> [cleansed. Heb. justified.]
Daniel <01840> [I Daniel.]
sought <01245> [sought.]
appeared <04758> [as.]
heard <08085> [I heard.]
Ulai <0195> [between.]
Gabriel <01403> [Gabriel.]
this <01975> [make.]
terrified <01204> [I was.]
Understand <0995> [Understand.]
son <01121> [O son.]
time <06256> [at.]
trance <07290> [I was.]
touched <05060> [he touched.]
stood <05977 05975> [set me upright. Heb. made me stand upon my standing.]
inform you about <03045> [I will.]
latter <0319> [the last.]
goat <08163> [the rough.]
large <01419> [the great.]
broken <07665> [being broken.]
After Alexander's death, in the prime of life and in the height of his conquests, his brother and two sons were all murdered; and the kingdom was divided among four of his generals. 1. Seleucus, who had Syria and Babylon; 2. Lysimachus, who had Asia Minor; 3. Ptolemy, who had Egypt; and, 4. Cassander, who had Greece, etc.
four ..... four <0702> [whereas.]
end <0319> [in the.]
rebellious acts <06586> [when.]
complete <08552> [come. Heb. accomplished. a king.]
The Roman empire, which reduced Judea to a province, burnt the city and temple, and scattered the Jews to the four winds of heaven.
deceitful <0995> [and understanding.]
<05975> [shall stand.]
power ............ strength <03581> [but.]
successful <06743> [shall prosper.]
destruction ............ destroy <07843> [shall destroy.]
people .... holy ones <05971 06918> [holy people. Heb. people of the holy ones.]
treachery <07922> [through.]
arrogant <01431> [magnify.]
schemes <07962> [peace. or, prosperity.]
rise up <05975> [stand.]
broken apart <07665> [but.]
vision .... evenings ................. vision <02377 04758 06153> [the vision of.]
refers <05640> [wherefore.]
many <07227> [for.]
It is now 2,387 years since Daniel had this vision; and the utter desolation of the sanctuary had continued 1,764 years; and no doubt the end of 2,300 years is not far distant.
<01961> [fainted.]
carried <06213> [and did.]
explain <0995> [but.]
Darius <01867> [A.M. 3466. B.C. 538. Darius.]
Ahasuerus <0325> [Ahasuerus.]
This was the Astyages of the heathen historians; as we learn from Tobit 14:15, where the taking of Nineveh is ascribed to Nebuchadnezzar and Assuerus, who were the same with Nabopolassar and Astyages.
king <04427> [which. or, in which he, etc.]
understand <0995> [understood.]
Jeremiah <03414> [to Jeremiah.]
desolation <02723> [the desolations.]
So I <05414> [I set.]
fasting <06685> [with.]
confessing <03034> [made.]
great <01419> [the great.]
sinned <02398> [have sinned.]
turning away from <05493> [departing.]
attention <08085> [have we.]
kings <04428> [our kings.]
righteous <06666> [righteousness.]
humiliated <01322> [belongeth unto thee. or, thou hast, etc. unto us.]
near <07138> [near.]
scattered <05080> [whither.]
humiliated <01322> [to us.]
sinned <02398> [because.]
Lord <0136> [To the Lord.]
From God's goodness flow His mercies; and from His mercies, forgiveness.
rebelled <04775> [though.]
set <05414> [which.]
Israel <03478> [all.]
judgment <0423> [the curse.]
threats <06965> [confirmed.]
rulers .............. happened <08199> [our judges.]
heaven <08064> [for under.]
The destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, and the condition of the Jews during almost eighteen centuries, have far more exceeded all the miseries of the capture of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans, and in the Babylonish captivity, than those miseries exceeded the judgments inflicted on other nations; for the guilt of crucifying the Messiah, and rejecting his gospel, was immensely more atrocious than all their other transgressions.
written <03789> [As it is.]
Thus every succeeding part of the Sacred writings attests and prove the Divine authority of the preceding. The history relates the fulfilment of former predictions; and then new prophecies are add, which future events accomplish, and thus demonstrate their inspiration to the latest ages.
pacify <06440 02470> [made we not our prayer before. Heb. intreated we not the face of.]
back <07725> [that we.]
mindful <08245> [watched.]
LORD ............... LORD <03068> [the Lord.]
LORD ............... LORD ............... obeyed <03068 08085> [for.]
brought <03318> [that hast.]
made <06213> [and hast.]
made ... name <08034 06213> [gotten thee renown. Heb. made thee a name. we have sinned.]
justice <06666> [according.]
holy <06944> [thy holy.]
iniquities <05771> [for the.]
Jerusalem ................ Jerusalem <03389> [Jerusalem.]
show <06440> [cause.]
sanctuary <04720> [thy sanctuary.]
your own sake <0136> [for.]
Listen <05186> [incline.]
look <07200> [behold.]
called .... name <07121 08034> [which is called by thy name. Heb. whereupon thy name is called.]
<05307> [for we.]
<05307> [present. Heb. cause to fall.]
Lord .... Lord forgive ... Lord <0136 05545> [O Lord, forgive.]
delay <0309> [defer.]
God <0430> [thine.]
city <05892> [for thy.]
speaking <01696> [whiles.]
confessing <03034> [confessing.]
holy <06944> [for.]
man <0376> [the man.]
extreme <03286> [to fly.]
weariness <03288> [swiftly. Heb. with weariness, or flight. touched.]
time <06256> [the time.]
instructing <0995> [he informed.]
impart understanding <0998 07919> [give thee skill and understanding. Heb. make thee skilful of understanding]
beginning <08462> [the beginning.]
message ......................... message <01697> [commandment. Heb. word. for.]
<02532> [greatly beloved. Heb. a man of desires.]
consider ..... understand <0995> [understand.]
Seventy weeks <07657 07620> [Seventy weeks.]
That is, seventy weeks of years, or 490 years, which reckoned from the seventh year of Artaxerxes, coinciding with the 4,256th year of the Julian period, and in the month {Nisan,} in which Ezra was commissioned to restore the Jewish state and polity, (Ezr 7:9-26) will bring us to the month of Nisan of the 4,746th year of the same period, or A.D. 33, the very month and year in which our Lord suffered, and completed the work of our salvation.
atone <03607> [finish. or, restrain.]
bring ...... atone for .... bring ...... seal ........ anoint <08552 03722 0935 02856 04886> [and to.]
sin <08552 02403> [make an end of. or, seal up.]
atone for <08552 03722> [to make.]
bring <0935> [to bring.]
bring ...... atone .......... seal <02856> [seal up.]
prophetic <05030> [prophecy. Heb. prophet.]
anoint <04886> [and to anoint.]
holy ................................. most holy <06944> [the most.]
understand <07919> [and understand.]
issuing <04161> [from.]
restore ... rebuild Jerusalem ...................... again ... built <01129 03389 07725> [restore and to build Jerusalem. or, build again Jerusalem: as.]
anointed one <04899> [the Messiah.]
prince <05057> [the Prince.]
seven weeks .... weeks <07620 07651> [seven weeks.]
The seventy weeks are here divided into three periods. 1. Seven weeks, or 49 years, for the restoration of Jerusalem. 2. Sixty-two weeks, or 434 years, from that time to the announcement of the Messiah by John the Baptist. 3. One week, or seven years, for the ministry of John and of CHRIST himself to the crucifixion.
restore ... rebuild ....................... again ... built <07725 01129> [be built again. Heb. return and be builded. wall. or, breach, or, ditch. even.]
distressful times <06256 06695> [troublous times. Heb. strait of times.]
anointed one <04899> [Messiah.]
people <05971> [but not. or, and shall have nothing.]
people <05971> [and the people, etc. or, and (the Jews) shall be no more his people.]
[or, and the Prince's (Messiah's, ver. 25,) future people.]
The Romans, who under Titus, after the expiration of the 70 weeks, destroyed the temple and the city, and dispersed the Jews.
prince <05057> [the prince.]
end .......... end <07093> [and the end.]
flood <07858> [with.]
decreed ..... destruction <08074 02782> [desolations are determined. or, it shall be cut off by desolations]
confirm <01396> [confirm.]
covenant <01285> [the covenant. or, a covenant. cause.]
wing ... abominations ...... destroys ............. destroys <08251 08074 03671> [for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate. or, upon the battlements shall be the idols of the desolator.]
decreed <02782> [that determined.]
destroys ............. destroys <08074> [upon the desolate. or, upon the desolator.]
Cyrus <03566> [A.M. 3470. B.C. 534. Cyrus.]
called <08034> [whose.]
message ............ message ............ message <01697> [and the.]
war <06635> [but.]
great <01419> [long. Heb. great. and he.]
Daniel <01840> [I Daniel.]
days ........ whole weeks <03117 07620> [full weeks. Heb. weeks of days.]
ate <0398> [I ate.]
food <03899 02532> [pleasant bread. Heb. bread of desires.]
lips ..... anoint <05480> [neither did.]
beside <03027> [as.]
Tigris <02313> [Hiddekel.]
<0259> [and behold.]
man <0376 0259> [a certain man. Heb. one man. clothed.]
waist <04975> [loins.]
Upaz <0210> [Uphaz.]
jasper <08658> [like the beryl.]
face <06440> [his face.]
arms <02220> [his arms.]
voice ...... sound <06963> [like the voice.]
saw ............ see <07200> [alone.]
contrary <061> [but.]
ran away <01272> [so.]
left <07604> [I was.]
left <07604> [and there.]
vigor <01935> [comeliness. or, vigour. turned.]
trance-like sleep <07290> [was I.]
hand <03027> [an hand.]
<05128> [set. Heb. moved.]
<0376> [a man.]
<02532> [greatly beloved. Heb. of desires.]
Understand <0995> [understand.]
<05977> [upright. Heb. upon thy standing.]
stand up ................. stood <05975> [I stood.]
afraid Daniel <03372 01840> [Fear not.]
first <07223> [from.]
Daniel, as Bp. Newton observes, was now very far advanced in years; for the third year of Cyrus was the 73rd of his captivity; and being a youth when carried captive, he cannot be supposed to have been less than ninety. Old as he was, "he set his heart to understand," the former revelations which had been made to him, and particularly the vision of the ram and he-goat, as may be collected from the sequel; and for this purpose he prayed and fasted three weeks. His fasting and prayers had the desired effect, for and angel was sent to unfold to him those mysteries; and whoever would excel in divine knowledge, must imitate Daniel, and habituate himself to study, temperance, and devotion.
humble <06031> [chasten.]
come <0935> [and I.]
prince ................... princes <08269> [the prince.]
Michael <04317> [Michael.]
twenty-one ..... one <0259> [one. or, the first.]
latter <0319> [in the.]
vision <02377> [the vision.]
flat <05414> [I set.]
who appeared to be <01823> [like.]
touching <05060> [touched.]
Sir <0113> [my Lord.]
anxiety <06735> [my sorrows.]
sir ... I ...... you <05650 0113> [the servant of this my lord. or, this servant of my lord.]
speak <01696> [talk.]
<06258> [straightway.]
again <03254> [again.]
strengthened <02388> [he.]
<0376> [O man.]
afraid ...... Peace <03372 07965> [fear not.]
strong .... strong ......... strengthened .............. strength <02388> [be strong.]
Sir <0113> [Let.]
strong .... strong ......... strengthened .............. strength <02388> [thou hast.]
engage in battle <03898> [to fight.]
prince ........ prince ... Greece <03120 08269> [the prince of Grecia.]
tell <05046> [I will.]
strengthens <02388> [holdeth. Heb. strengtheneth himself. Michael.]
first <0259> [in the.]
strengthen <02388> [to confirm.]
tell <05046> [will I.]
Three <07969> [three.]
These were, Cambyses, son of Cyrus; Smerdis the Magian imposter; and Darius Hystaspes.
rich ................ riches <06239> [far.]
stir <05782> [stir.]
Herodotus says the army of Xerxes consisted of 5,283,220 men, besides the Carthaginians, consisting of 300,000 men, and 200 ships.
powerful <01368> [a mighty.]
Alexander the Great, whose kingdom after his death, as we have seen, was divided into four parts.
doing <06213> [do.]
rise to power <05975> [he shall stand.]
distributed <02673> [and shall be.]
uprooted <05428> [be plucked.]
king <04428> [the king.]
Ptolemy Lagus, king of Egypt, Cyrene, etc.
subordinates <08269> [and one.]
strong <02388> [he shall.]
Seleucus Nicator, who had Syria, etc., to which he added Macedonia and Thrace.
After <07093> [the end.]
alliance <02266> [join themselves. Heb. associate themselves. for the king's.]
After many wars between Ptolemy Philadelphus, king of Egypt, and Antiochus Theos, king of Syria, they agreed to make peace, on condition that the latter should put away his wife Laodice, and her sons, and marry Berenice, Ptolemy's daughter.
king ......... king <04428> [king.]
agreement <04339> [an agreement. Heb. rights. retain.]
<05414> [she shall be.]
Antiochus recalled Laodice, who, fearing another change, caused him to be poisoned, and Berenice and her son to be murdered, and set her son Callinicus on the throne.
child <03205 02388> [he that begat her. or, whom she brought forth. he that strengthened.]
Her father Ptolemy, who died a few years before.
one <05342> [out of.]
arise <05975> [one stand.]
Ptolemy Euergetes, who, to avenge his sister's death, marched with a great army against Callinicus, took all Asia from mount Taurus to India, and returned to Egypt with an immense booty.
place <03653> [in his estate. or, in his place, or office.]
successfully <02388> [and shall prevail.]
gods <0430> [their gods.]
prized utensils <03627 02532> [their precious vessels. Heb. vessels of their desire.]
withdraw <05975> [he shall continue.]
Callinicus died an exile, and Euergetes survived him four or five years.
sons <01121> [his sons.]
Seleucus Ceraunus and Antiochus the Great, sons of Callinicus. But the former being poisoned, the latter was proclaimed king, retook Seleucia and Syria, and then, after a truce, returned and overcame the Egyptian forces.
wage <01624> [be stirred up. or, war. overflow.]
wage .................. all the way <07725 01624> [then shall he return, and be stirred up. or, then shall he be stirred up again. to his.]
king .... south ............. king <05045 04428> [the king of the south.]
enraged <04843> [moved.]
army .... army <01995> [the multitude.]
arrogant <03824> [his heart.]
king <04428> [the king.]
end .... years <07093 06256 08141> [after certain years. Heb. at the end of times, even years.]
people <05971 01121> [robbers of thy people. Heb. children of robbers. exalt.]
build <08210> [cast up.]
well-fortified city <05892 04013> [most fenced cities. Heb. city of munitions.]
After fourteen years, Ptolemy Philopater having been succeeded by Ptolemy Epiphanes, then a minor, Antiochus raised a greater army than before, and having defeated his best troops under Scopas, recovered possession of Caelo-Syria and Palestine, with all their fortified cities.
prevail ............. prevail <05975> [shall not.]
finest contingents <05971 04005> [his chosen people. Heb. the people of his choices.]
do <06213> [shall do.]
beautiful land <0776 06643> [glorious land. or, goodly land.]
[Heb. land of ornament.]
intention <07760> [He shall also.]
Being assisted by the Jews, he purposed to subdue Egypt; but, entering into treaty with Ptolemy, he gave him his daughter Cleopatra in marriage, thinking to engage her to betray the interests of her husband; but in which he was deceived
intention <07760> [set.]
alliances <03477> [upright ones. or, much uprightness, or, equal conditions. corrupting. Heb. to corrupt. neither.]
<07760> [he turn.]
He subdued most of the maritime places and isles of the Mediterranean; but, being driven from Europe by the Roman consuls, he took refuge in Antioch; and, in order to raise the tribute they impressed upon him, he attempted to rob the temple of Elyma‹s, and was there slain.
coastal <0339> [the isles.]
shameful ............... shameful <02781> [for his own behalf. Heb. for him. the reproach. Heb. his reproach. he shall cause.]
stumble <03782> [but.]
From the preceding verses in this chapter let us learn, 1. That God, in his providence, sets up one and pulls down another, as he pleases. 2. That this world is full of wars and fightings, which result from the indulgence of the lusts of men. 3. That all the changes and revolutions of states were plainly and perfectly foreseen by the God of heaven. 4. That no word of God can fall to the ground, but what he has declared shall infallibly come to pass. For the elucidation of the historical parts of Scripture, it is advantageous to notice the writings of heathen authors: light is thus thrown on many passages of Holy Writ, by shewing the accomplishment of the prophecies therein contained, or customs elucidated, which, in the course of years, or in our more northern latitude, would be to us inexplicable. We have therefore reason to bless God for human learning, by which many have done great service to the readers of His blessed word.
<03653> [estate. or, place.]
<05674 05065> [a raiser of taxes in the. Heb. one that causeth an exactor to pass over the, etc.]
Seleucus Philopater, who levied on his subjects the tribute imposed on his father, and was poisoned by his treasurer Heliodorus.
anger <0639> [anger. Heb. angers.]
place <03653> [estate. or, place.]
arise <05975> [shall stand.]
despicable <0959> [a vile person.]
Antiochus Epiphanes, called also {Epimanes,} or madman, for his despicable conduct.
deceit <02519> [by flatteries.]
Armies <02220> [with.]
leader <05057> [also.]
behave <06213> [work.]
prosperity ..... productive areas <07962 04924> [peaceably even upon the fattest. or, into the peaceable and fat, etc. he shall scatter.]
devise plans <04284 02803> [forecast his devices. Heb. think his thoughts.]
rouse <05782> [stir up.]
south .... large ....... south ....... large <05045 01419> [the south with.]
Antiochus defeated the army of Ptolemy Philometor, and in the next campaign made himself master of all Egypt, except Alexandria. While they had frequent conferences at the same table, they spoke lies to each other; and the former returned to Syria laden with riches.
share <0398> [that feed.]
swept away <07857> [overflow.]
minds <03824> [hearts. Heb. their hearts. shall be to.]
lies <03577 01696> [speak lies.]
succeed <06743> [but.]
end <07093> [yet.]
holy <06944> [the holy.]
The Jews having rejoiced at a report of his death, he took Jerusalem, and slew 40,000 of the inhabitants, and polluted the temple.
appointed time <04150> [time.]
former <07223> [as the former.]
ships <06716> [the ships.]
He was compelled to retire from Egypt by Roman ambassadors.
indignation <02194> [and have indignation.]
honor <0995> [have intelligence.]
forces <02220> [arms.]
profane <02490> [they shall pollute.]
stopping <05493> [shall take.]
abomination <08251> [the abomination.]
desolation <08074> [maketh desolate. or, astonisheth.]
valiantly <02388> [shall be.]
defile <02610> [corrupt. or, cause to dissemble.]
people <05971> [the people.]
valiantly <02388> [shall be.]
wise <07919> [understand.]
fall <03782> [yet.]
granted <05826> [they shall be.]
unite <03867> [cleave.]
wise <07919> [some.]
resulting <06884> [to try.]
wise ....... refinement purification ... cleansing <07919 01305 03835> [them. or, by them. even.]
do ........................................ must occur <06213> [do.]
exalt <07311> [and he.]
The preceding verses (from ver. 31) relate to the Romans, who not only destroyed the city and temple of Jerusalem, and crucified the Messiah, but during almost 300 years sought by every means to extirpate Christianity. The conversion of Constantine, though it stopped the rage of persecution, gave but little help to true religion. The power first exercised by the emperors, in calling and influencing ecclesiastical councils, gradually passed into the hands of the clergy; and the bishop and church of Rome at last carried it to an enormous length, magnifying themselves above every god.
exalt <07311> [exalt.]
utter <01696> [speak.]
deity .......... God ... gods <0410> [the God.]
wrath <02195> [till.]
decreed <02782> [for.]
elevate <02532> [the desire.]
<0995> [regard.]
fortresses <03653> [But in his estate. or, But in his stead.]
Heb. But as for the almighty God, in his seat shall be honour, yea, he shall honour a god whom, etc.
fortresses <04581> [forces. or, munitions. Heb. {Mauzzim,} or, gods protectors.]
Saints and angels, who were invoked as intercessors and protectors, had miracles ascribed to them, their relics worshipped, and their shrines and images adorned with costly offerings.
god ..... god <0433> [a god.]
<02532> [pleasant things. Heb. things desired.]
mighty fortresses <04013 04581> [most strong holds. Heb. fortresses of munitions. gain. Heb. a price.]
time <06256> [at the.]
king .... south ....... king <05045 04428> [the king of the south. The Saracens.]
king .......... king .... north <06828 04428> [the king of the north. The Turks. like.]
horsemen <06571> [with horsemen.]
overflowing <07857> [overflow.]
enter <0935> [enter.]
beautiful land <0776 06643> [glorious land. or, goodly land.]
[Heb. land of delight, or, ornament. even.]
extend <07971> [stretch forth. Heb. send forth. and.]
Libyans <03864> [the Libyans.]
submit <04703> [at his.]
east <04217> [east.]
seas <03220> [between.]
beautiful <06643> [in the.]
beautiful holy mountain <06944 02022 06643> [glorious holy mountain. or, goodly. Heb. mountain of delight of holiness. he shall come.]
time ................. time .............. time ..... time <06256> [at that.]
Michael <04317> [Michael.]
great <01419> [the great.]
be <01961> [there shall.]
people ............................ people <05971> [thy people.]
written <03789> [written.]
Many <07227> [many.]
everlasting life ....... everlasting <05769 02416> [some to everlasting life.]
everlasting ........ everlasting abhorrence <01860 05769> [everlasting contempt.]
wise <07919> [they that be.]
wise <07919> [wise. or, teachers.]
shine <02094> [shine.]
many <07227> [turn.]
close <05640> [shut.]
time <06256> [to the.]
Many <07227> [many.]
two others <0312 08147> [other two.]
side <08193> [bank. Heb. lip. of the river.]
said <0559> [one said.]
man <0376> [man.]
above <04605> [upon. or, from above.]
end <07093> [How long.]
raised <07311> [he held.]
lives <02416> [liveth.]
time times ..... time <04150> [that it.]
time times ..... time <04150> [a time.]
That is, 1,260 years, to be reckoned from the time the "saints were delivered into the hand" of "the little horn."
half <02677> [an half. or, a part. and when.]
holy <06944> [the holy.]
understand <0995> [but.]
happen <0319> [what.]
<03212> [Go.]
closed <05640> [closed.]
purified <01305> [shall be.]
wicked .......... wicked <07563> [but the wicked.]
wise <07919> [but the wise.]
time <06256> [the time.]
abomination <08251> [the abomination. Heb. to set up the abomination, etc.]
Probably Mohammedanism, which sprang up in power the same year as the papal, A.D. 606; and 1,290 years from that time will be A.D. 1896, and 1,335 years A.D. 1941.
desolation <08074> [maketh desolate. or, astonisheth. a thousand.]
<03212> [go.]
rest <05117> [for thou. or, and thou, etc. rest.]
arise <05975> [stand.]
