Daniel 11:25-45 WEB

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:28

11:28 Then shall he return into his land with great {g} riches; and his heart [shall be] against the holy covenant; and he shall do [exploits], and return to his own land.(g) Which he will take from the Jews in spoiling Jerusalem and the temple, and this is told them before to exhort them to be patient, knowing that all things are done by God’s providence. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:30

11:30 For the ships {h} of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, {i} and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.(h) That is, the Roman power will come against him: for P. Popilius the ambassador appointed him to depart in the Romans’ name, which he obeyed, although with grief, and to avenge his rage he came against the people of God the second time.(i)... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:31

11:31 And arms {k} shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary {l} of strength, and shall take away the daily [sacrifice], and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.(k) A great faction of the wicked Jews will join with Antiochus.(l) So called because the power of God was not at all diminished, even though this tyrant set up in the temple the image of Jupiter Olympius, and so began to corrupt the pure service of God. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:32

11:32 And such as do wickedly {m} against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do [exploits].(m) Meaning those who had the name of Jews, but indeed were not Jews at all, for they sold their souls, and betrayed their brethren for gain. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:33

11:33 And they that understand among the {n} people shall instruct many: {o} yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, [many] days.(n) Those that remain constant among the people will teach others by their example, and edify many in the true religion.(o) By which he exhorts the godly to constancy, even though they should perish a thousand times, and even though their miseries endure ever so long. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:34

11:34 Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a {p} little help: but many shall cleave to them {q} with flatteries.(p) As God will not leave his Church destitute, yet he will not deliver it all at once, but help in such a way that they may still seem to fight under the cross, as he did in the time of the Maccabees, of which he here prophesies.(q) That is, there will even be among this small number many hypocrites. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:35

11:35 And [some] of them {r} of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make [them] white, [even] to the time of the end: because [it is] yet for a time appointed.(r) That is, of those that fear God and will lose their life for the defence of true religion. Signifying also that the Church must continually be tried and purged, and ought to look for one persecution after another: for God has appointed the time, and therefore we must obey. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:36

11:36 And the {s} king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation {t} be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.(s) Because the angels purpose is to show the whole course of the persecutions of the Jews until the coming of Christ, he now speaks of the monarchy of the Romans, which he notes by the name of a king, who were without... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:37

11:37 Neither shall he regard the {u} God of his fathers, nor the desire {x} of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.(u) The Romans will observe no certain form of religion as other nations, but will change their gods at their pleasures, indeed, they will condemn them and prefer themselves to their gods.(x) Signifying that they would be without all humanity: for the love of women is taken for singular or great love, as 2 Samuel 1:26 . read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:38

11:38 But in his estate shall he honour the {y} God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with {z} gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.(y) That is, the god of power and riches: they will esteem their own power above all their gods and worship it.(z) Under pretence of worshipping the gods, they will enrich their city with the most precious jewels of all the world, because by this all men would hold them in admiration for their power and riches. read more

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:28

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:30

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:31

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:32

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:33

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:34

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:35

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:36

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:37

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 11:38

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