Daniel 11:21

And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. AND IN HIS ESTATE SHALL STAND UP A VILE PERSON. Antiochus, who was called Epiphanes, i:e., the illustrious, for vindicating the claims of the royal line against Heliodorus, was nicknamed, by a play of sounds, Epimanes, i:e., the madman, for his mad freaks beneath the dignity of a king. He would carouse with the lowest of the people, bathe with them in the public baths, and foolishly jest and throw stones at passers-by (Polybius, 26: 10). Hence, as also for his crafty supplanting of Demetrius, the rightful heir, from the throne, he is termed "vile." TO WHOM THEY SHALL NOT GIVE THE HONOUR OF THE KINGDOM: BUT HE SHALL COME IN PEACEABLY, AND OBTAIN THE KINGDOM BY FLATTERIES - the nation shall not, by a public act, co...

Historians agree in representing Antiochus Epiphanes to have been of a very crafty disposition, and some state his departure from Rome to have been by stealth. He was most probably dismissed by the Romans, on the news of his father’s death, as they were content with his brother Demetrius. They had other hostages besides, who were among the chief nobles of the land, as well as this third son of the king. However this was, all are agreed in relating his cunning. He was so cruel and fierce, that Polybius says he was called Epimanes by way of a nickname, and as he assumed the name of Illustrious, he was called the Madman, on account of his turbulent disposition. He was a monster puffed up with various vices; being of a slavish and flattering temperament, he endeavored to acquire the favor of Rome by artifice, as we shall afterwards discover. But when he was not actuated by fear, his cruelty...

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 21. _IN HIS ESTATE SHALL STAND UP A VILE PERSON_] This was Antiochus, surnamed _Epiphanes_ - the _Illustrious_. They _did not give_ _him the honour of the kingdom_: he was at Athens, on his way from Rome, when his father died; and Heliodorus had declared himself king, as had several others. But _Antiochus came in peaceably_, for he obtained the _kingdom by flatteries_. He _flattered Eumenes_, king of Pergamus, and _Attalus_ his brother, and got their assistance. He _flattered_ the Romans, and sent ambassadors to court their favour, and pay them the arrears of the tribute. He _flattered_ the Syrians, and gained their concurrence; and as he _flattered_ the Syrians, so they flattered him, giving him the epithet of _Epiphanes_ - the _Illustrious_. But that he was what the prophet here calls him, a _vile person_, is fully evident from what _Polybius_ says of him, from _Athenaeus_, lib....

AND IN HIS ESTATE - In his place. See the notes at Daniel 11:7, Daniel 11:20. SHALL STAND UP A VILE PERSON - There shall succeed to the throne. The reference here is to Antiochus Epiphanes, who reigned from 175 b.c. to 163 b.c. The epithet “vile” here given him was one which his subsequent history showed was eminently appropriate to him in all respects, as a man and as a prince. The Hebrew word rendered “vile” - נבזה _nı̂b__e__zeh_ - properly means one despised or held in contempt, Isaiah 49:7; Psalms 22:6 (7). The meani

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)

AND IN HIS ESTATE SHALL STAND UP A VILE PERSON,.... Upon his basis or stand, in the same place where Seleucus Philopator stood, succeeded Antiochus Epiphanes his brother, called "vile", being a very immoral man, given to drunkenness, lasciviousness, uncleanness, and unnatural lusts, and a violent persecutor of the church of God. The word signifies "despicable" p; he was a vile person, and justly condemned for his vices, and also for that mean and ignoble life he had lived at Rome, having been an hostage there for eleven or twelve years; and though the other hostages were changed at three years' end, yet he remained; which shows what little account he was of even with his father; and was in no esteem with the people, among whom, by his freaks and frolics, he made himself very ridiculous; by rambling about streets with a servant or two; conversing with tradesmen about their trades; drinkin...

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 11:21. A CONTEMPTIBLE PERSON: Antiochus Epiphanes (175- 164). The rest of the chapter is a description of Antiochus, who is regarded as the villain of the piece. THEY HAD NOT GIVEN: Antiochus was not the natural heir. The throne should have passed to Demetrius, the son of the previous king. IN TIME OF SECURITY: or unawares (see Daniel 8:25 and Daniel 11:24). BY FLATTERIES: Antiochus made himself very popular with the people of Antioch. An inscription was discovered at Pergamum in 1885 recording a vote of thanks passed by them to Eumenes, king of Pergamum, and Attalus his brother, for the assistance which they had rendered to Antiochus in obtaining the crown. It is printed in CB, p. 207....

A VILE PERSON. One of the twelve titles given to the antichrist. See note on Daniel 7:8. The prophecy concerning him is _continuous_ to the end of the chapter. It is parallel with Daniel 7:8, &c.; Daniel 8:9, &c.; and Daniel 9:26; Daniel 9:27. He is not another successional king of the north, but. totally different and unique personage, still future. He comes in by "flatteries", and in Daniel 11:40 he is attacked by both. "king of the south" and. "king of the north". Note the para