Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Daniel 11:25
But he shall not stand — He might have prospered, if he had not been betrayed by Eulaius, Benaeus, and the rest of his nobles, corrupted by Antiochus.
But he shall not stand — He might have prospered, if he had not been betrayed by Eulaius, Benaeus, and the rest of his nobles, corrupted by Antiochus.
Verse 25. _HE SHALL STIR UP HIS POWER_] Antiochus marched against Ptolemy, _the king of the south_, (Egypt,) with a great army; and the Egyptian generals had raised a _mighty force_. _STIRRED UP TO...
AND HE SHALL STIR UP HIS POWER AND HIS COURAGE AGAINST THE KING OF THE SOUTH WITH A GREAT ARMY - This must refer to a subsequent invasion of Egypt by Antiochus. In the course of his reign he four time...
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...
DANIEL 11:25. The reference is to the first Egyptian campaign of Antiochus in 170 B.C. KING OF THE SOUTH: Ptolemy Philometor, who was defeated by Antiochus near Pelusium....
HE: i.e. the king of the south. SHALL NOT STAND. will make no stand....
( 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...
Antiochus IV. (Epiphanes), 175 164....
_courage_ lit. _heart_: cf. Joshua 2:11; Amos 2:16; Psalms 76:5. _the king of the south_ Ptolemy Philometor. _shall be stirred up shall_ STIR HIMSELF _up_...
Antiochus" first Egyptian expedition (b.c. 170)....
HE SHALL STIR UP, &C.— Antiochus marched against Ptolemy, his sister's son, _with a great army. The king of the south too,_ that is to say, the generals of Ptolemy, were _stirred_ up to war, with very...
b. PROSPERITY TEXT: Daniel 11:21-28 21 And in his place shall stand up a contemptible person, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom: but he shall come in time of security, and shall o...
And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall...
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
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...
THE SOUTH. — Here, for the first time in the second portion of the prophecy, mention is made of the southern king. It is highly probable that the deceit mentioned in the last three verses had this kin...
וְ יָעֵר֩ כֹּחֹ֨ו וּ לְבָבֹ֜ו עַל ־מֶ֣לֶךְ
THIRD SECTION (Daniel 11:20) Events under Seleucus Philopator down to the first attempts of Antiochus Epiphanes against Egypt (B.C. 170). Daniel 11:20 -Seleucus Philopator (B.C. 187-176) had a chara...
THE DESPOILER TRIUMPHS FOR A TIME Daniel 11:15-29 What a picture is presented in this paragraph of the tangled web of earthly politics. They have been too much, and for too long, in the hands of thos...
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...
And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall...
_The king. Ptolemeus Philometor. (Challoner) --- Epiphanes came under the pretext of restoring Philometor, and gained a victory over Evergetes; but returned in Syria, that the two brothers might weake...
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 announces how Antiochus Epiphanes after prevailing by fraud, should become bolder in his daring. he should venture to levy a hostile army and invade Egypt openly, without any further di...
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...
AND HE SHALL STIR UP HIS POWER AND HIS COURAGE AGAINST THE KING OF THE SOUTH WITH A GREAT ARMY,.... That is, Antiochus shall arouse himself, and exert his courage, and gather a large and powerful army...
And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall...
_For he shall stir up his power, &c., against the king of the south_ By the king of the south is meant the king of Egypt, namely, Ptolemy Philometor, who demanded the surrender of Cœlosyria to him, as...
And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South with a great army, summoning all his energy and making use of his great wealth in staging a successful campaign; AND THE KI...
FURTHER REVELATIONS CONCERNING THE FUTURE...
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...
Antiochus Epiphanes, being imboldened by his former successes, shall wage war against Ptolemy king of Egypt, with all his might, and with open force. AND THE KING OF THE SOUTH SHALL BE STIRRED UP TO B...
Daniel 11:25 up H5782 (H8686) power H3581 courage H3824 king H4428 South H5045 great H1419 army H2428 king...
‘And he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army, and the king of the south will war in battle with an exceeding great and mighty army, but he will not st...
ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES - THE SCOURGE OF ISRAEL. Apart from Daniel 11:20, the remaining verses in the chapter deal with the life of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, second son of Antiochus III, who usurped the thr...
SOUTH Egypt....
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...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 11:25 These verses appear to refer to the events of Antiochus IV Epiphanes’s first battle with Egypt and explain in more detail why Ptolemy VI Philometer was defeated. Ptolemy VI...
_HOMILETICS_ SECTION XXXIX.—ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES; OR, THE VILE PERSON. (Chaps. Daniel 11:21.) The next part of the prophecy is occupied with a person who has been already the subject of divine revelat...
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...
Daniel 11:10; Daniel 11:2; Proverbs 15:18; Proverbs 28:25...