Daniel 11:39

Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain. THUS SHALL HE DO IN THE MOST STRONG HOLDS WITH A STRANGE GOD, WHOM HE SHALL ACKNOWLEDGE AND INCREASE WITH GLORY. Newton translates, 'Thus shall he do: to the defenders of Mahuzzim [ lªmibtsªreey (H4013) maa`uziym (H4581)] (the monks and priests who uphold saint-worship), together with the strange god whom he shall acknowledge, he shall multiply honour.' The English version is better: "He shall do (exploits) in the most strong holds (i:e., shall succeed against them) with a strange god" (under the auspices of a god which he worshipped not before - i:e., Jupiter Capitolinus, whose worship he imp...

He afterwards says, _He shall multiply the glory _This may be referred to God, but I rather approve of a different interpretation. The Romans should acquire great wealth for themselves, and should increase wonderfully in opulence, in the magnitude of their empire, and in all other sources of strength. Therefore _they shall multiply the glory, _meaning, they shall acquire new territories, and increase their power, and accumulate a multitude of treasures. This explanation fits in very well with the close of the verse, where he adds,_he shall make them rule far and wide _This is a portion of that glory which this king shall heap upon himself, for he should be superior to the kings over many lands, and should distribute the booty which he had acquired, and that, too, _for a price _He says, therefore, _he shall make them rule over many; _for the relative is without a subject, which is a frequ...

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 39. _IN THE MOST STRONG HOLDS WITH A STRANGE GOD_] Bishop _Newton_ proposed the following translation, after justly finding fault with our common Version: "Thus shall he do to the defenders of Mauzzim, together with the strange god whom he shall acknowledge: he shall multiply honour, and he shall cause him to rule over many; and the earth he shall divide for a reward." The _defenders_ of _Mauzzim_, these saint and angel _gods protectors_, were the monks, priests, and bishops; of whom it may be truly said, "They were increased with honour, ruled over many, and divided the land for gain." They have been honoured and reverenced almost to adoration; their jurisdiction was extended over the _purses_ and _consciences_ of men; they have been enriched with the noblest buildings and largest endowments, and the _choicest lands_ have been appropriated for Church _lands_. These are points of...

THUS SHALL HE DO IN, THE MOST STRONG HOLDS - Margin, “fortresses of munitions.” The reference is to strongly fortified places; to those places which bad been made strong for purposes of defense. The idea is, that he would carry on his purposes against these places, as it were, under the auspices of this strange god. It was a fact, that in his wars Antiochus came into possession of the strong places, or the fortified towns of the nations which he attacked - Jerusalem, Sidon, Peluslum, Memphis - then among the strongest places in the world. WITH A STRANGE GOD - A foreign god whom his fathers did not acknowledge; that is, according to the supposition above, and according to the fact, with the god whom he had adored at Rome, and whose worship he was ambitious to transfer to his own empire - the Jupiter of the Capitol. He seemed to be acting under the auspices of this foreign god....

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)

THUS SHALL HE DO IN THE MOST STRONG HOLDS WITH A STRANGE GOD,.... Or, "in the strong holds of Mahuzzim" w that is, in the temples, churches, and chapels, dedicated to angels and departed saints; deck and adorn their images with gold, silver, precious stones, and with desirable things, which is notorious; as well as commit the grossest idolatries with this strange breaden god; which they hold up in such places, cringe and bow to, and pay all religious worship and adoration to it: WHOM HE SHALL ACKNOWLEDGE, AND INCREASE WITH GLORY; as really God; the wafer being transubstantiated into the very body and blood of Christ, as is said; and own it as such, as very God, and heap religious honour and glory upon it, which is due to Christ: HE SHALL CAUSE THEM TO RULE OVER MANY; that is, the Mahuzzim, the departed saints; one shall rule over England, and be the patron and defender of it, as St. Ge...

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 11:39. AND HE SHALL DEAL. STRANGE GOD: many scholars emend this difficult sentence, And he shall procure for the fortresses of strongholds _the people_ of a strange god, and think that the sentence refers to the heathen soldiers and colonists settled by Antiochus in the fortress at Jerusalem....

DO. deal. THE MOST STRONG HOLDS. the strongest fortresses. WHOM HE SHALL ACKNOWLEDGE. whosoever acknowledged him. AND INCREASE. he will increase. GAIN. a price....