Within few days for he lived not out the third part of his fathers reign. Xerxes i 486465 bc ruled during the peak of the persian empire and sacked athens. Daniels prayer, and the vision of the seventy weeks 9. The blasphemy uttered by the little horn was the cause of the judgment, and being such, it attracted daniels attention. We almost seem to get lost in the description until we reach daniel 12.
The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes. The amazing prophecy of daniel 11 and how it defies sceptics. Each sentence condenses quantities of information, and many metaphors are employed. There were more kings of persia besides those four, but they had no concern with the people of god. Daniel 11 and in the first year of darius the bible. Verse by verse commentaries by book precept austin. In the 11 th chapter of daniel is a most amazing prophecy and atheists and sceptics have left no stone unturned in a vain attempt to discredit it find this text a little difficult to read over our pattern. It gives us a glimpse of the history that takes place between the old and new testament. Some insightful bible students noticed, the proof lies in the obvious identity that exists between daniels the king of the north in the last days and ezekiels gog of the latter days. Daniel 11 was sealed until the time of the end dan 12. The prophecy of daniel 11 begins with the prediction that three more kings will arise in. Daniel 1 new international version niv daniels training in babylon.
In this article, i first of all want to go through. Daniel 11, english standard version 2016 esv the bible app. While it was all future prophecy when first delivered to daniel, it is now past history covering the period of 323bc 176bc. Book of daniel bible study chapter 11 a tale of three madmen. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom. Daniel 11 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. In more mundane language, it is an account of the activities and visions of daniel, a noble jew exiled at babylon, its message being that just as the god of israel saved daniel and his friends from their enemies, so. Daniel 11 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Daniel 11, new international version niv the bible app. Overall, daniel 1112 is a milder version of what happens during the appointed time of the end. The book of daniel has been called the apocalypse of the old testament. Three more kings will arise in persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. Only the wycliffe and the douayrheims versions retain this accurate description. Niv antiochus iiis eldest son, seleucus iv philopater, took over after his fathers death.
Just the same, its language is cryptic, almost like a code. The angel tells daniel that his prophecies would be sealed until the end of the age, but in that time the wise would understand daniel 12. This is the holy book of daniel, known simply as the book of daniel. Book of daniel chapter 11 bible study a tale of three madmen. The holy bible book 27 daniel kjv dramatized audio. There seems to be an endless series of wars described in daniel 11. Daniels prediction involves the rise of antiochus to power, the conflicts of antiochus with egypt i. With a large army he will stir up his strength and courage against the king of the south ptolemy vi.
The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. But within a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle. Who is the king of the north mentioned in daniel 11. After an introductory chapter in hebrew, daniel switches to aramaic in chapter 27. We might have expected that the crowning scene of this vision would have been the uprooting of the little horn and the complete destruction of it, but it appears that the blaspheming spirit with which it was inspired issued from the fourth monster.
Chapter 11 daniel sees the successive kings and their wars, leagues, and conflicts that lead up to the second coming of christ. We know without a shadow of doubt that daniel was written before about 330 bc because josephus in antiquities of the jews 11. Daniel 11 and as for me, in the first year of darius. Daniel 11 daniels prayer for his people 9 b in the first year of c darius the son of ahasuerus, by descent a d mede, who was made king over the realm of the e chaldeans 2 in the first year of his reign, i, daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to f the word of the l ord to jeremiah the prophet, must pass. Daniel 11 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes. Daniel 11 antiochus and antichrist revisited introduction 1. He xerxes was more potent than all the other three, because his father darius had gathered an incredible mass for him, which he himself increased for six years together, before he made his expedition against greece. The king of the north versus the king of the south. Unlock your imagination hardcover september 19, 2011. Verses 520 of daniel 11 outline the continued conflict between the ptolemies who ruled egypt the king of the south and the seleucids who ruled syria the king of the north. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of the bible. Randy white gives detailed information about the most important timing prophecy in all the bible.
The king of the south will wage war with a large and very powerful army, but he will not be able to stand because of the plots devised against him. Hosea 3 commentary hosea 4 commentary hosea 5 commentary hosea 6 commentary hosea 7 commentary. As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3. What do the 1,290 and 1,335 days represent daniel 12. These prophecies will soon be fulfilled, and god is revealing what they mean to those who obey him. Daniel takes this to imply the neglect of all other gods, although this does not appear to have been the case. The 11 th chapter of daniel contains a prophecy which has been fulfilled in incredible detail. From daniel and his three friends, we will learn the power of faith and commitment b. Edward palamar on daniel 11 originally the word vile, found in verse 21 both here and in most bibles, was in verse 20 it was a modifier to the middle of the three kings of the north, verses 1921. D records that when alexander the great approached jerusalem, the high priest jaddua met him and showed alexander part of the book of daniel where the greeks would overcome the persians. In a few years, however, he will be destroyed, yet not in anger or in battle. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology a portrayal of end times cosmic in scope and political in focus.
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