understand = are wise. See Daniel 11:35 with Daniel 12:3 , Daniel 12:10 , where it would be well to use the Hebrew Maskilim, as a proper name. shall fall by the sword: i.e. in the great tribulation which is here described, in part. many . Some codices, with six early printed editions, read this word "many" in the text. read more
shall be holpen, &c . = shall obtain but little help. read more
try = refine. Expulsion of dross. purge = purify. Separation from dross. the time of the end. Now near at hand. read more
do according to his will . Compare Daniel 8:4 ; Daniel 11:3 . he shall exalt himself, &c . This is quoted in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 , 2 Thessalonians 2:4 ; and referred to in Daniel 7:25 ; Daniel 8:11 , Daniel 8:25 .Revelation 13:5 , Revelation 13:6 . GOD . Hebrew El. App-4 . against, &c . Compare Daniel 8:11 , Daniel 8:24 , Daniel 8:25 . gods . Hebrew ' elim . the indignation, &c . Jehovah's indignation. Compare Daniel 8:19 ; Daniel 9:16 ; and Isaiah 10:23 , Isaiah 10:25 . ... read more
"And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods; and he shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished; for that which is determined shall be done."It is not possible to apply these words to Antiochus Epiphanes. His attack was not against "all gods," for he erected an image of Zeus in the Temple itself. Antiochus directed his attack against the true God, not against the... read more
Daniel 11:29-30. At the time appointed he shall return, &c.— Antiochus perceiving that his policy was detected, and that the two brothers had provided for their mutual safety, was so offended, that he prepared war much more eagerly and maliciously against both, than he had before against one of them. Early in the spring he set forward with his army; and, passing through Coelo-Syria, came into Egypt; and the inhabitants of Memphis submitting to him, he came by easy marches down to... read more
Daniel 11:31. And arms shall stand on his part, &c.— After Antiochus, arms, that is, the Romans, shall stand up. As ממלךֶ mimelech, signifies after the kings in Dan 11:8 so ממנו mimennu, may here signify after him. See also Neh 13:21 and Dan 11:23 of this chapter, in the original. Arms, says Sir Isaac Newton, are every where in this prophesy put for the military power of a kingdom; and they stand up, when they conquer and grow powerful. Hitherto Daniel had described the actions of the kings... read more
Daniel 11:32-33. Such as do wickedly, &c.— All these things are applicable to the Christian Jews; for now the daily sacrifice was taken away, the temple was given to desolation, and the Christian church had succeeded in the place of the Jewish; the new covenant in the room of the old. The Roman magistrates and officers, that power who took away the daily sacrifice, made use of the most alluring promises, as well as the most terrible threats to corrupt, and prevail upon the primitive... read more
Daniel 11:34-35. When they shall fall, &c.— The church had laboured under long and severe persecutions from the civil power. The tenth and last was begun by Dioclesian; it raged ten years, and was suppressed entirely by Constantine, the first Roman emperor who embraced Christianity; and then the church was protected and favoured by the civil arm. But this is called only a little help; because, though it added much to the temporal prosperity, yet it contributed little to the spiritual graces... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 11:32
such as do wickedly against = them that are ready to deal lawlessly with. wickedly . Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 . corrupt = make impious or profane. know their God . Denotes those who have an experimental rather than an intellectual knowledge. Hebrew. yada'. God . Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . be strong = prove themselves strong. Hebrew. hazak = strong for endurance (i.e. for resisting all temptation to apostatize). do exploits = work effectually. read more