Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible
Daniel 11:12
Daniel 11:12. Read mg. The multitude refers to the army of Antiochus. his heart: Ptolemy's. shall not prevail: Ptolemy failed to follow up his victory.
Daniel 11:12. Read mg. The multitude refers to the army of Antiochus. his heart: Ptolemy's. shall not prevail: Ptolemy failed to follow up his victory.
Verse Daniel 11:12. _HIS HEART SHALL BE LIFTED UP_] Had Ptolemy improved his victory, he might have dispossessed Antiochus of his whole empire; but giving way to _pride_, and a criminally _sensual li...
AND WHEN HE HATH TAKCN AWAY THE MULTITUDE - When he has subdued them. Lengerke, however, renders this, “And the multitude shall lift themselves up,” supposing it to refer to the fact that the people a...
CHAPTER 11 THE WARS OF THE PTOLEMIES AND SELEUCIDAE PREDICTED THE COMING EVENTS OF THE END _ 1. The wars of the Ptolemies and Seleucidae (Daniel 11:1)_ 2. The time of the end and the man of sin (Dan...
TAKEN AWAY. subdued. CAST DOWN, &C. = will cause tens of thousands to fall. This occurred at Raphia, south-west of Gaza. HE SHALL NOT BE STRENGTHENED BY IT. Giving himself up to licentiousness....
( 2) Daniel 11:2 to Daniel 12:4. The revelation given to Daniel. This consists of a survey of the history from the beginning of the Persian period down to the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, followed by...
Seleucus III. (Ceraunos), 226 223, and Antiochus III. (the Great), 223 187: Ptolemy IV. (Philopator), 222 205, and Ptolemy V. (Epiphanes), 205 181. Seleucus Callinicus left two sons, Seleucus Cerauno...
WHEN HE HATH TAKEN AWAY, &C.— Had Ptolemy pursued his blow, he might probably have deprived Antiochus of his kingdom: but his _heart was lifted up with success:_ being delivered from his fears, he mor...
(3) PTOLEMIES AND SELEUCIDS, II TEXT: Daniel 11:10-20 10 And his sons shall war, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall come on, and overflow, and pass through; and they shall...
And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it. AND WHEN HE HATH TAKEN AWAY THE MULTITUD...
11:12 away, (e-9) Or 'lifted up.' prevail. (f-25) Or 'be strengthened.'...
THE FINAL VISION These chs, form a connected whole, with three sub-divisions. Daniel 10:1 to Daniel 11:1 are introductory; Daniel 11:2 to Daniel 12:4 co
FOR THY WORDS] RV 'for thy words' sake.' Refers to Ptolemy IV. 13, 14. Twelve years later Antiochus joined with Philip, king of Macedon, in an attack on Ptolemy V (Epiphanes), the son of Ptolemy IV....
THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD DANIEL _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 11 V1 ‘Since the first year that Darius from Media ruled, I supported him’, he continued. ‘And I helped him.’ Verse 1 This is really p...
AND WHEN HE. — It is not clear whether “the multitude” or “the king” is subject of the sentence, or whether the verb “he hath taken away” is to be translated active or passive. The verse might mean, “...
וְ נִשָּׂ֥א הֶ הָמֹ֖ון _וְ_†_רָ֣ם_† לְבָבֹ֑ו...
SECOND SECTION (Daniel 11:10) Events from the death of Ptolemy Euergetes (B.C. 247) to the death of Antiochus III (the Great, B.C. 175). In the following verses, as Behrmann observes, there is a so...
THE RISE AND FALL OF EMPIRES Daniel 11:1-14 This chapter foretells the histories of Xerxes, of Alexander the Great, the division of his kingdom on his death, and the long conflicts between the kings...
The foretelling of the glorious One is contained in this chapter. It covered a period to the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, and finally referred to the Messianic kingdom. There would be yet three kings...
Prevail. Many fell on both sides. (Haydock) --- But Antiochus did not prevail; (Worthington) or rather Philopator neglected the opportunity of dethroning his rival, (Calmet) as he might have seized al...
If my Reader be more curious to make search into hidden things, than to turn over again and again those which the Lord hath revealed; I fear that he will not be pleased with the shortness I purpose to...
The angel here marks the close of the war. Had Ptolemy’s valor seconded his good fortune, he might easily have seized upon the whole kingdom of Syria, as profane historians report. But he was so given...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 AND 11. In chapter 10 we return to the East [1]. Chapter s 10, 11 and 12 form but one prophecy; only chapter 11 closes the history of the Gentiles, and cha...
Ver. 12 AND WHEN HE HATH TAKEN AWAY THE MULTITUDE,.... That is, when Ptolemy king of Egypt had defeated the large army of Antiochus, killed great numbers of them, and taken many: HIS HEART SHALL BE L...
__ Daniel 11:12 _[And] when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down [many] ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened [by it]._ Ver. 12. _His hear...
_When he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up_ This is a description of the effect which this victory would have on Ptolemy, namely, to puff him up with pride and insolence: and...
And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up, literally, "and shall rise up the multitude and shall lift up his heart," as he took up the campaign with great courage; AND HE...
Daniel 11:1. ALSO I, IN THE FIRST YEAR OF DARIUS, THE MEDE, EVEN I, STOOD TO CONFIRM AND TO STRENGTHEN HIM, or, "even as I stood by to strengthen him," the inference being that the various angelic spi...
1-30 The angel shows Daniel the succession of the Persian and Grecian empires. The kings of Egypt and Syria are noticed: Judea was between their dominions, and affected by their contests. From ver. D...
He might have conquered and recovered all again, but he grew proud of his victory, and returned again to his luxury. Entering Judea he entered into the temple of God at Jerusalem and the holy place ag...
Daniel 11:12 away H5375 (H8738) multitude H1995 heart H3824 up H7311 (H8804) (H8675) H7311 ...
‘And the multitude will be lifted up, and his heart will be exalted, and he will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not prevail (‘be strong').' Ptolemy IV' successful army were elated, and Ptole...
CONTENTS: Prophecy covering the period from Darius to anti-Christ, showing the conflicts of nations, and final heading up for destruction. CHARACTERS: God, Daniel, Kings of Persia and Greece, anti-Ch...
Daniel 11:2. _There shall stand up yet three kings in Persia._ Daniel, a minister of state for most of his long life, was here shewn the succession of kingdoms in so clear a light as to command all me...
_But he shall not be strengthened by it._ THE SECRET OF STRENGTH There are five principal ways of coming to a clear perception of God. 1. We may know God by vision; that is, by the inner sense of th...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 11:11 Ptolemy IV Philopator (reigned 221–204 B.C., KING OF THE SOUTH) responded quickly to Antiochus III’s advances. Antiochus III was defeated at Raphia. Antiochus III’s losses...
_HOMILETICS_ SECT. XXXVIII.—THE KINGS OF THE NORTH AND OF THE SOUTH. (Chap. Daniel 11:1.) We come to the things which the angel was commissioned to communicate to the prophet, and through him to the...
EXPOSITION DANIEL 11:1 THE KINGS OF THE NORTH AND THE KINGS OF THE SOUTH. Daniel 11:1
Now He begins to reveal unto Daniel these things are going to transpire, as far as the future is concerned. And here Daniel gets into such interesting details that many of the Bible critics have a dif...
1 Peter 5:5; 1 Timothy 3:6; 2 Chronicles 25:19; 2 Chronicles 26:16;...
His heart shall be lifted up — He might have recovered all, but he grew proud of his victory, and returned again to his luxury....