daniel-10:20-11:14-niv

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Daniel 10:20

Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? i.e. by what I have said already, and what I have further to tell thee upon thy prayers, which God hath accepted, and hath given me in charge to reveal to thee as followeth to the end. To fight with the prince of Persia; Cyrus, or Cambyses, who by his counsels and captains hinder the work of God; and to bring the prince of Greece upon him, viz. Alexander the Great, who utterly ruined the Persian monarchy, which is ushered with the word to, because it was... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Daniel 10:1-21

HOMILETICSSECT. XXXVII.—ANGEL MINISTRIES (Chap. Daniel 10:1-21)In this and the two following chapters we have another of Daniel’s remarkable visions. It is both the last and the longest recorded, occupying, as it does, nearly three whole chapters of the book. It was vouchsafed to Daniel as a man greatly beloved, which he is here again declared twice over to be. It was given him in the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, B.C. 531, Daniel now approaching the ninetieth year of his age. The prophet... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Daniel 10:1-21

Chapter 10Now in chapter 10,In the third year of Cyrus the king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose [Babylonian or Chaldean] name was Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. In those days I Daniel was mourning for three full weeks. And I ate no pastries, neither meat nor wine, neither did I anoint myself at all, until the three whole weeks were fulfilled ( Daniel 10:1-3 ).So, again, a... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 10:1-21

Daniel 10:1 . In the third year of Cyrus, reckoned from the time that he occupied Babylon, in which he governed as viceroy for his uncle Darius. The first year of Cyrus therefore, mentioned in Daniel 1:1, must be reckoned from the time that he ascended the Persian throne. Daniel 10:5-6 . Behold, a certain man, clothed in linen, as Ezekiel had described him in Ezekiel 9:2. This was the dress of the priest, as appears from Exodus 28:42. Leviticus 6:10. He had a zone of the gold of Uphaz... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Daniel 10:1-21

Daniel 10:1-21In the third year of Cyrus.The Vision on the Banks of the HiddekelsThe law of gradual development seems to pervade the government of God, and may be treated alike in the material and spiritual departments of his administration. The revelation which God has given to men has grown into its completeness. The primal promise to our common parents in paradise, was the first faint ray that emanated from the common sun of righteousness; but as the morning of the race wore on, that... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Daniel 10:20

Dan 10:20 Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come. Ver. 20. Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? ] q.d., I told thee that before, Dan 10:14 and I look thou shouldst remember it. I will return to fight with the prince of Persia. ] To defeat and prevent his tyranny and cruel intents against thy people, see Dan 10:13 not without the devil’s hand and help.... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Daniel 10:20

to fight: Daniel 10:13, Isaiah 37:36, Acts 12:23 the prince of Grecia: Daniel 7:6, Daniel 8:5-Ruth :, Daniel 8:21, Daniel 11:2-Numbers : Reciprocal: Genesis 32:2 - God's Numbers 24:24 - Chittim Ezekiel 27:13 - Javan Daniel 2:39 - another third Zechariah 1:11 - We read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Daniel 10:20

Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.To fight — To oppose his mischievous designs. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:20

20. Gabriel, “the angel of prophecy” (Ewald), recalls to the mind of the strengthened prophet that he had come for the sake of unveiling the future of Israel in answer to his prayer (note Daniel 10:2; Daniel 10:14), and adds that after giving this revelation he must return to do his part in carrying it out by continuing the fight with the “spirit” of Persia. (See note Daniel 10:13.) Daniel is distinctly said to have received this vision during the Persian supremacy (Daniel 10:1), and he is... read more