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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 11:29-30

Daniel 11:29-30. At the time appointed Namely, by God. At the time determined by the divine providence, he shall return and come toward the south He shall march into Egypt again. Antiochus perceiving that his fine-woven policy was unravelled, and that the two brothers, Philometor and Euergetes, instead of wasting and ruining each other in war, had laid aside their mutual dissensions, and provided for their common safety and interest by making peace, and agreeing to reign jointly, was so... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 11:31

Daniel 11:31. And arms shall stand on his part His arms shall so prevail as to make an entire conquest of the Jews, to profane the temple, and cause the daily service performed there to cease: see note Daniel 8:11; and compare 1Ma 1:39 ; and 2Ma 5:2-5 . The temple is here called the sanctuary of strength, either because it was fortified after the manner of a castle, or else because it was a token of the divine protection, as being the place God had chosen to be worshipped in. We are... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 11:32

Daniel 11:32. Such as do wickedly shall he corrupt by flatteries This is a declaration, that there would be many wicked persons who would be enticed to this idolatry by Antiochus’s persuasions. Jason and Menelaus, who were made high-priests by Antiochus for a sum of money, afterward became his instruments, and consented to the setting up of this idol: see 1Ma 1:52 ; 2Ma 4:13-15 ; and 2Ma 5:15 ; and 2Ma 6:21 . But the people that do know their God That are savingly acquainted with him, and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 11:33

Daniel 11:33. They that understand, &c., shall instruct many They that know their duty, and are zealous in doing it, that are holy in heart and life, shall instruct many in the righteous ways of God, and keep them from apostacy when others fall off. Such were Mattathias and his family, Malachi 2:1; Malachi 2:1, &c., the good old scribe Eleazar, and the mother and her seven children mentioned above. Yet they shall fall by the sword, &c. This is descriptive of the sufferings... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 11:34

Daniel 11:34. Now when they shall fall When they shall lie quite overcome and oppressed with these great miseries; they shall be holpen with a little help This was fulfilled by Mattathias and his five sons, who, in the height of their misery, stood up with most wonderful zeal and courage, to oppose these cruelties of Antiochus by force of arms; and several times overthrew, with great slaughter, Antiochus’s parties who were employed in harassing Judea. But many shall cleave to them with... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 11:35

Daniel 11:35. Some of them of understanding shall fall Some of the principal men for piety and knowledge shall fall under this persecution, and suffer grievous miseries and torments: see Daniel 11:33. To try them, and to purge, &c. For the trial of their faith and patience, and to purge them from those corruptions which are the usual effects of prosperity: compare 1 Peter 1:7: and to make it the more evident how sincere they were in their profession, and that no temptations or... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 11:36

Daniel 11:36. The king shall do according to his will He shall act arbitrarily; or, all things shall succeed for a time according to his wish; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god Antiochus, as heathen authors have recorded, plundered almost all the temples of the gods which he came near, to whomsoever dedicated. And he shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods Shall speak boasting and reproachful words against the true God. Antiochus is called a... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 11:29-45

Antiochus attacks the Jews (11:29-45)Before he had a chance to launch his anti-Jewish campaign, Antiochus heard there was unrest in Egypt, so he returned south to put down the rebellion. But Egypt called in the help of a foreign navy and Antiochus was forced to flee back to Palestine. On his arrival in Jerusalem, he found that fighting had broken out between rival Jewish groups. One of these groups consisted of people who were loyal to their ancient religion, the other of people who were... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 11:30

Chittim = Cyprus, or some European power. See note on Numbers 24:24 . Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 24:24 ). App-92 . against the holy covenant . Made with the Jews at the beginning of the last seven years, already mentioned in Daniel 9:27 . in Daniel 11:28 , he had already plotted the breaking of it. do = do [so], or accomplish [it]: i.e. he will break it. holy . See note on Exodus 3:5 . have intelligence = fix his attention on (with a view to co-operation). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 11:31

pollute the sanctuary . By putting up the "abomination" (the Asherah, App-42 ), which brings on the judgment of "desolation". The end is marked by the "cleansing of the sanctuary" (Daniel 8:14 ; Daniel 9:24 ). App-89 . take away the daily sacrifice . This marks the middle of the "week", or the last seven years. See Daniel 8:11 , Daniel 8:12 ; Daniel 9:27 ; Daniel 12:11 ; and App-89 . From this point he is energized by Satan. place the abomination, &c . This accompanies the taking away of... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 11:29-30

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 11:31

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 11:32

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 11:33

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 11:34

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 11:35

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 11:36

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 11:29-45

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 11:30

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 11:31

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