E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 7:21
the same horn . Compare Daniel 7:8 . made war. This connects "the little horn" with Revelation 13:7 , and shows it to be still future. read more
the same horn . Compare Daniel 7:8 . made war. This connects "the little horn" with Revelation 13:7 , and shows it to be still future. read more
judgment: or, vindication. read more
Thus he said . Giving an additional interpretation. read more
ten kings . See note on Daniel 7:7 . he . The little horn of verses: Daniel 7:8 , Daniel 7:20 . three kings . See the interpretation of Daniel 7:8 . read more
"Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth beast, which was diverse from all of them, exceeding terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet; and concerning the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, and before which three fell, even that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. I beheld, and the same horn made... read more
"Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. And so for the ten horns, out of this kingdom shall ten kings arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the former, and he shall put down three kings. And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High; and he shall think to... read more
Daniel 7:19. Diverse— Different, and so Daniel 7:23-24. There is no mention of the nails of brass in the 7th verse, where this beast is first described. But Daniel certainly would never have desired to have been informed concerning this circumstance in the beast, if he had not seen these nails. See Houbigant's note. read more
Daniel 7:24. The ten horns—are ten kings— Or kingdoms; and so Daniel 7:17. If we fix the aera for these ten kingdoms to the eighth century, the chief governments will be found to be, 1. The senate of Rome, who revolted from the Grecian emperors, and claimed and exerted the privilege of choosing a new western emperor; 2 the Greeks in Ravenna; 3 the Lombards in Lombardy; 4 the Huns in Hungary; 5 the Allemans in Germany; 6 the Franks in France; 7 the Burgundians in Burgundy; 8 the Saracens in... read more
19. Balaam, an Aramean, dwelling on the Euphrates, at the beginning of Israel's independent history, and Daniel at the close of it, prophetically exhibit to the hostile world powers Israel as triumphant over them at last, though the world powers of the East (Asshur) and the West (Chittim) carry all before them and afflict Eber (Israel) for a time (Numbers 23:8-10; Numbers 23:28; Numbers 24:2; Numbers 24:7-9; Numbers 24:22-24). To Balaam's "Asshur" correspond Daniel's two eastern kingdoms,... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 7:20
the other: i.e. the little horn of Daniel 7:8 , which is still future. See App-90 ; and Compare Daniel 8:9-12 , Daniel 8:23-25 , and note on Daniel 7:8 . spake . See note on "speaking", Daniel 7:8 . read more