Daniel 11:38

But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. BUT IN HIS ESTATE SHALL HE HONOUR THE GOD OF FORCES - probably Jupiter Capitolinus, to whom Antiochus began to erect a temple at Antioch (Livy, 41: 20). Translate, 'He shall honour the god of fortresses on his basis' - i:e., the base of the statue. Newton translates, 'And the god Mahuzzim [ maa`uziym (H4581)] (guardians - i:e., saints adored as 'protectors' in the Greek and Roman churches) shall be honour.' AND A GOD WHOM HIS FATHERS KNEW NOT SHALL HE HONOUR WITH GOLD ... - cf. Revelation 17:4 as to the gold and precious stones of the whore (the apostate church) who...

As I have already hinted, at the first glance these statements seem opposed to each other; the king of whom we are now treating shall despise all deities, and yet shall worship a certain god in no ordinary way. This agrees very well with the Romans, if we study their dispositions and manners. As they treated the worship of their deities simply as a matter of business, they were evidently destitute of any perception of the divinity, and were only pretenders to religion. Although other profane nations groped their way in darkness, yet they offered a superstitious worship to some divinities. The Romans, however, were not subject to either error or ignorance, but they manifested a gross contempt of God, while they maintained the appearance of piety. We gather this opinion from a review of their whole conduct. For although they fetched many deities from every quarter of the world, and worship...

31-45 The remainder of this prophecy is very difficult, and commentators differ much respecting it. From Antiochus the account seems to pass to antichrist. Reference seems to be made to the Roman empire, the fourth monarchy, in its pagan, early Christian, and papal states. The end of the Lord's anger against his people approaches, as well as the end of his patience towards his enemies. If we would escape the ruin of the infidel, the idolater, the superstitious and cruel persecutor, as well as that of the profane, let us make the oracles of God our standard of truth and of duty, the foundation of our hope, and the light of our paths through this dark world, to the glorious inheritance above....

Verse 38. _SHALL HE HONOUR THE GOD OF FORCES_] מעזים _mauzzim_, or _gods protectors_, as in the _margin_; worshipping _saints_ and _angels_ as _guardians_, and _protectors_, and _mediators_; leaving out, in general, the _true God_, and the _only Mediator_, JESUS CHRIST. _AND A GOD WHOM HIS FATHERS KNEW NOT_] For these _gods guardians_, the _Virgin Mary, saints_, and _angels_, were utterly unknown as _mediators_ and _invocable guardians_ in the primitive apostolic Church. _SHALL HE HONOUR WITH GOLD, AND SILVER, AND WITH PRECIOUS STONES_] How literally does this apply to the _Church of Rome_! See the house of our lady at _Loretto_; the _shrines of saints_; the _decorated_ _images, costly apparel, gold, jewels_, c., profusely used about _images of saints, angels_, and the _blessed virgin_, in different popis

BUT IN HIS ESTATE - The marginal reading here is, “As for the Almighty God, in his seat he shall honor, yea, he shall honor a god,” etc. The more correct rendering, however, is that in the text, and the reference is to some god which he would honor, or for which he would show respect. The rendering proposed by Lengerke is the true rendering, “But the god of forces (firm places, fastnesses - der Vesten) he shall honor in their foundation” (auf seinem Gestelle). The Vulgate renders this, “But the god Maozim shall he honor in his place.” So also the Greek. The phrase “in his estate” - על־כנו _'al_-_kanô_ - means, properly, “upon his base,” or foundation. It occurs in Daniel 11:20, where it is applied to a monarch who would succeed another - occupying the same place, or the same seat or throne. See the notes at...

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)

BUT IN HIS ESTATE SHALL HE HONOUR THE GOD OF FORCES,.... Or god Mahuzzim q; departed saints and their images, whom the Papists make their protectors, defenders, and guardians: the word signifies towers, strong holds, fortresses; and by these titles the martyrs, saints departed, are called by the ancient fathers, who first introduced the worship of them: So Basil r, speaking of the forty martyrs, says, "these are they, who obtaining our country, like certain towers, afford us a refuge against the incursion of enemies:'' and a little after thus addresses them, "O ye common keepers of mankind, the best companions of our cares, the suffragans of our prayers and wishes, "most powerful" ambassadors with God, c.:'' and elsewhere s he prays, "that God would keep the church unmoved, and fortified with the great towers of the martyrs'' so Chrysostom t calls them patrons and protectors. Or, ...

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 11:38. THE GOD OF FORTRESSES: probably the Roman deity, Jupiter Capitolinus, to whom Antiochus erected a magnificent temple at Antioch....

IN HIS ESTATE. in its place: i.e. the God of forces on its pedestal. GOD OF FORCES. Hebrew. _Ma'uzzim_. God of fortresses. SHALL HE HONOUR, &C. Thus, in secret he is superstitious, though in public he exalts himself above all gods....