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. AND WHEN HE HATH TAKEN AWAY THE MULTITUDE - i:e., subdued "the multitude" of Antiochus. HIS HEART SHALL BE LIFTED UP. Instead of following up his victory, by making himself master of the whole of Syria, as he might, he made peace with Antiochus, and gave himself up to licentiousness (Polybius, 87:; Justinius, 30: 1), and profaned the temple of God by entering the holy place (Grotius). AND HE SHALL CAST DOWN MANY TEN THOUSANDS: BUT HE SHALL NOT BE STRENGTHENED BY IT - he shall lose the power gained by his victory through his luxurious indolence....

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 up to his own lusts, that he willingly entered into treaty with his enemy. On his return to his kingdom he slew his wife Eurydice, and was guilty of other enormities; he suffered a wicked woman, the sister of Agathocles, a victim of his passions, to rule over his kingdom, and lastly, he became a very foul example of a very cruel and degraded man. Therefore, the angel says at the beginning, _his army should raise him aloft; his heart should be elevated, _in consequence of his prosperity. He not only caused terror to Antiochus, but through all the neighboring regions. Where he might have drawn to himself the whole power of the East, he then declined in his course. He subdued, indeed, a hostil...

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. Daniel 11:5, is generally considered to relate to the events which came to pass during the continuance of these governments; and from ver. Daniel 11:21, to relate to Antiochus Epiphanes, who was a cruel and violent persecutor of the Jews. See what decaying, perishing things worldly pomp and possessions are, and the power by which they are gotten. God, in his providence, sets up one, and pulls down another, as he pleases. This world is full of wars and fightings, which come from men's lusts. All changes and revolutions of states and kingdoms, and every event, are plainly and perfectly foreseen by God. No word of God sha...

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 life_, he made peace on dishonourable terms; and though he had gained a great victory, yet his kingdom _was not strengthened by it_, for his subjects were displeased, and rebelled against him, or at least became considerably disaffected....

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 as well as the king would be excited. But the more natural interpretation is that in our common version, and the same sense of the word (נשׂא _nâss'â'_) occurs in Ames Daniel 4:2. HIS HEART SHALL BE LIFTED UP - That is, he will be proud and self-confident. The reference is to the effect which would be produced on him after his defeat of Antiochus. He was a man naturally indolent and effeminate - a most profligate and vicious prince. - Prideaux, Con. iii. 146. The effect of such a victory would be to lift him up with pride. And he shall cast down many ten

EXPOSITION DANIEL 11:1 THE KINGS OF THE NORTH AND THE KINGS OF THE SOUTH. DANIEL 11:1 ALSO I IN THE FIRST YEAR OF DARIUS THE MEDE, EVEN I, STOOD TO CONFIRM AND TO STRENGTHEN HIM. The versions show signs of great disturbance having happened here. The rendering of the LXX. is, "In the first year of Cyrus the king, he told me to be strong and to play the man." Theodotion's rendering is yet briefer, "And I, in the first year of Cyrus, stood in strength and might." The Peshitta rendering, "In the first year of Darius the Mede (he)

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 LIFTED UP; with pride, through the victory he obtained; and so he gave himself up to sensuality and luxury, judging himself now safe and secure in the possession of his kingdom: or, this may refer to his insolence, when he entered into Judea, went to Jerusalem, and forced his way into the holiest of all to offer sacrifice upon his victory; of which see third Maccabees chapter one: AND HE SHALL CAST DOWN MANY TEN THOUSANDS; or "many thousands", as the Vulgate Latin version; or rather "ten thousand" m, either of the Jews, when he went into their country; or of the army of Antiochus the king of the north, as Jacchiades: and it may be rendered, "though he shall cast down many thousands" n; that...

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 (Daniel 11:36) Daniel 11:1. Here we have history pre-written and the greater part of this chapter (Daniel 11:2) is fulfilled historically. So accurate are these predictions and their subsequent fulfillment that the enemies of “the Scripture of truth” have declared that it could never have been written by Daniel several hundred years before these persons came into existence and fought their battles. The pagan Porphyry in t

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....

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....