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John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Daniel 8:17

Dan 8:17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end [shall be] the vision. Ver. 17. So he came near where I stood. ] Let our obedience be like that of the angels, prompt and present. I was afraid. ] Through human frailty and conscience of sin. Understand, O son of man. ] Ezekiel and Daniel only of all the prophets are so called; haply lest they should be "exalted above measure... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Daniel 8:17

I was: Daniel 10:7, Daniel 10:8, Daniel 10:16, Genesis 17:3, Ezekiel 1:28, Matthew 17:8, Mark 9:4, Mark 9:5, Revelation 1:17, Revelation 19:9, Revelation 19:10, Revelation 22:8 Understand: Daniel 8:15, Daniel 9:23, Daniel 10:11 O son: Ezekiel 2:1, Ezekiel 6:2 at: Daniel 8:19, Daniel 9:27, Daniel 11:35, Daniel 11:36, Daniel 12:4, Daniel 12:13, Habakkuk 2:3 Reciprocal: Genesis 17:17 - fell Numbers 24:4 - falling Judges 13:6 - terrible Ezekiel 3:23 - and I fell Daniel 7:28 - the end Daniel... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Daniel 8:17

So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.He came near — That he might speak more familiarly to him, yet Daniel could not bear the glory of it. How much less can we bear the glory of God, and how graciously hath the Lord dealt with us, to teach us by men, and not by angels? O son of man - He calls him son of man, to make him mind his frailty, and not to be... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 8:17

17. Here, at least, son of man means human as contrasted with angelic or divine. (Compare Daniel 7:13.) Daniel, though accustomed to angelic presences (Daniel 7:10; Daniel 7:16), was “terrified” either at the appearance of this greatest of the angels, or, as Gabriel’s first words may suggest, being overwhelmed with the thought that now at last this most profound mystery is about to be explained. (Compare Daniel 8:27.) At the time of the end Rather, the vision belongeth to the time of... read more

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