isles. coast-lands, or maritime countries.
a prince. a captain or general. Hebrew. kazin. Occurs only here in this book. He was the Roman general, Scipio (Lucius Scipio).
for his own behalf: i.e. for his own interest.
him. Antioohus III.
without his own reproach: i.e. with untarnished reputation.
Verse 18. _SHALL HE TURN HIS FACE UNTO THE ISLES_] Antiochus had fitted out a great fleet of _one hundred_ large ships and _two_ _hundred_ smaller, and with this fleet subdued most of the _maritime_ _...
AFTER THIS SHALL HE TURN HIS FACE UNTO THE ISLES - The islands of the Mediterranean, particularly those in the neighborhood of and constituting a part of Greece. This he did in his wars with the Roman...
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 11:18. TURN HIS FACE TO THE ISLES: to the coast-lands of Asia Minor, referring to Antiochus-' expedition into Asia Minor and Greece. A PRINCE: _ i.e._ a commander (_cf. mg._); Lucius Cornelius...
( 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...
AND _he shall turn his face to the isles_(or _coast-lands_), _and shall take many; but a_ COMMANDER _shall cause_ HIS _reproach to cease_ TO HIM; NAY, HE SHALL EVEN RETURN HIS _reproach_ UNTO HIM] An...
AFTER THIS SHALL HE TURN HIS FACE UNTO THE ISLES— Antiochus fitted out one hundred large ships, and two hundred lesser vessels, with which _he turned his face unto the isles_ of the Mediterranean, sub...
(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...
After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to...
THE ISLES] RM 'coastlands,' the countries on the shore of the ægean Sea. A PRINCE FOR HIS OWN BEHALF] RM 'a captain,' the Roman general Scipio. Without his OWN REPROACH, ETC.] RV 'Yea, moreover, he ...
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...
SHALL HE TURN. — He goes northward, this being the direction indicated by “the isles.” This has been explained of the victories gained by Antiochus the Great in Asia Minor. He is stated to have reduce...
_וְ_†_יָשֵׂ֧ם_† ׀ פָּנָ֛יו לְ אִיִּ֖ים וְ לָכַ֣ד...
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 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...
After this shall he turn his face unto the (l) isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf (m) shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause...
Islands, near Asia. He also went into Greece, and was master of that country when the Romans declared war against him. (Calmet) --- Of his reproach. Scipio, the Roman general, called the prince of his...
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...
There is some obscurity in these words, but the history will afterwards determine the angel’s meaning. First, as to the word “islands,” he doubtless means Asia Minor and the maritime coasts; also Gree...
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...
AFTER THIS HE SHALL TURN HIS FACE UNTO THE ISLES, AND SHALL TAKE MANY,.... Finding himself disappointed in his design on the kingdom of Egypt, he turned his face, and steered his course another way, a...
After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause [it] to...
_After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many_ After entering into this alliance, Antiochus fitted out a formidable fleet of one hundred large ships of war, and two hundred ot...
After this shall he, the king of the North, TURN HIS FACE UNTO THE ISLES, including the coast-lands of the Mediterranean, AND SHALL TAKE MANY; BUT A PRINCE FOR HIS OWN BEHALF SHALL CAUSE THE REPROACH...
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...
FOR HIS: _ Heb._ for him THE REPROACH: _ Heb._ his reproach...
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...
AFTER THIS SHALL HE TURN HIS FACE UNTO THE ISLES, AND SHALL TAKE MANY, i.e. the isles and sea-coasts of that part of the Mediterranean and \'c6gean Sea, as Cyprus, Rhodes, &c.; also Asia the Less with...
Daniel 11:18 turn H7760 (H8799) (H8675) H7725 (H8686) face H6440 coastlands H339 take H3920 ...
‘After this he will turn his face to the coastlands and will take many, but a prince will cause the reproach offered by him to cease. Yes, moreover, he will make his reproach turn on him.' This proba...
ISLES That is, of Greece. PRINCE FOR HIS OWN That is, Historically on of the Scipios: the power of Rome felt in the East for the first time....
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 11:17 After General Scopas’s surrender, Egypt was forced into an alliance with the Syrians. Antiochus III the Great even gave his DAUGHTER, Cleopatra (not the famous one from a l...
_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...
Ezekiel 27:6; Genesis 10:4; Genesis 10:5; Hosea 12:14; Jeremiah 2:10;...
The isles — The isles and sea — coasts of the Mediterranean and Aegean sea. But a prince — The Roman ambassador Scipio beat Antiochus at his own weapons of power and policy, and turned the reproach up...