David guzik commentary on daniel 11, which contains one of the most specifically fulfilled. Study guide for daniel 11 by david guzik blue letter bible. The moral purpose of the prophecies of daniel sunday. In the first year of darius the son of ahasuerus, of the seed of the medes, which was made king over. In this article, i first of all want to go through this prophecy. Again, the emphasis is placed upon the deliverance of those who serve god continually. Josephus, antiquities of the jews, book xi, chapter 8. Get a detailed summary of chapter 11 in book of daniel. Jun 09, 2009 students of daniel s book have for a long time been debating the issue as to at which point in the chapter the conflicts between the two powers cease to be literal and assume more of a symbolic character 10 in reading daniel 11 we should consider the bigger picture, the whole forest rather than individual trees. Thomas constable, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this. And the king of the south shall be moved with rage, and go out and fight with him, with the king of the north, who shall muster a great multitude. To narrow in for a moment on specifically daniel chapter 11, i mentioned last time. And here daniel gets into such interesting details that many of the bible critics have a difficult time with the eleventh chapter of the book of daniel. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bce biblical apocalypse with an ostensible 6th century bce setting, combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology a portrayal of end times both cosmic in scope and political in focus.
The book of daniel is divided between the court tales of chapters 16 and the apocalyptic visions of 712, and between. Daniel chapter 2 commentary verse by verse daniel bible study. As daniel was supplicating god for the fulfilment of his promises of mercy in jeremias, xxix, 10 sq. Throughout the book of daniel each chapter has basically been one. The crisis which the author of daniel addresses is the defilement of the altar in jerusalem in 167 bce first introduced in chapter 8. While chapter 2 is four verses longer than daniel 11, a great deal of. The first view holds fairly closely to what uriah smith wrote in his 1884 book, daniel and the revelation and defends a strong literal interpretation throughout the entire chapter. The angel in daniel 10 confirms king darius chapter outline top. The angel give assurance and comfort to daniel in daniel 10, after the angel had received aid from the angel michael. Chapters 11 and 12 comprise the final two chapters in the book of daniel.
Daniel 11 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. The heavenly messenger explained to him how the seventy years of desolation foretold by jeremias should be understood. Three more kings will appear in persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. Book of daniel chapter 11 part 4 jesus christ lord savior. The amazing prophecy of daniel 11 and how it defies sceptics. Having penetrated into the kingdom of the south, he shall act there according to. Bible teaching from the book of daniel chapter 11 verses 21. But despite this epic, disney world style laser, fire, and light show, the little horn yeah, its still here, by the way keeps gibbering on arrogantly. This chapter contains one of the most specifically fulfilled prophecies of the bible.
As our article the king of the south shows, the endtime king of the south may represent the leader of a confederacy of arab nations or a powerful arab nation. The book of daniel, chapter 6 the coming tribulation. The antichrist is described for us in chapter 11 of daniel, just like he has been in earlier chapters, 7 and 9. The angel tells daniel that the new king of the north. The jews had recourse to him often because he was the most respected of them all. The chapter is so specific, that many critics who deny supernatural revelation, have insisted that it is history, written after the fact, fraudulently claiming to be prophecy.
Daniel 11 antiochus and antichrist revisited introduction 1. But knowledge of the future can be a very dangerous thing. Daniel 11 is one of the most complicated chapters in the bible because it gives such amazingly specific prophecy that was later fulfilled in the. These qualities have led to a variety of interpretations. Just the same, its language is cryptic, almost like a code. In daniel 11 the king of the south refers to the successors to ptolemy who ruled from egypt, south of the holy land. The book of daniel in biblical theology, nsbt downers grove, il. Daniel chapter 2 commentary verse by verse daniel bible. It gives an account of the activities and visions of daniel, a noble jew exiled at babylon, and its message is that just as the god of israel saves daniel from his. Muhammad ali levied ruinously high taxes on the egyptians and sent some of this money as a tribute to the ottoman sultan. The second main part of the book in the hebrew bible viixii is taken up with four visions which daniel describes in the first person. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in persia. Each sentence condenses quantities of information, and many metaphors are employed. Baruch is the senior lecturer at the zera avraham institute based in israel.
The divine court is in session and gods law books are open. In the second year of the reign of nebuchadnezzar, nebuchadnezzar had dreams. 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. After time in prayer, god revealed the dream and the interpretation to him. When we consider the many prophetic details of daniel 11 that were fulfilled as predicted, we can have confidence that the remaining prophecies of this chapter. The book of daniel is especially fitted to be a battlefield between faith and unbelief. Again, the emphasis is placed upon the deliverance of those. As it was historically, egypt will likely be involved daniel 11. And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north. Daniel 11 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. The angel gabriel, in this chapter, performs his promise made to daniel in the foregoing chapter, that he would show him what should befal his people in the latter days, according to that which was written in the scriptures of truth.
Oct 06, 2016 james hamilton, with the clouds of heaven. They focus in particular on the pressure two nations would place on israel, but the twelfth chapter of daniel assures that israel will be delivered in that final day daniel s final vision begins with a date formula, just as it also appeared in 1. The book of revelation explains the book of daniel. You will need your bible open to daniel, chapter 11 for this study. The last three chapters of daniel 1012 form one final vision and the most complete revelation daniel received. If we measure the significance of daniel 11 by the amount of attention that critics give it, then it must be a chapter of great magnitude. He favored the renegade jews who had abandoned the mosaic law cf. Under darius, the second great world empire was established about 538 b. A future king of persia will make war on the king of greece, a mighty king will arise and wield. Twelve years later antiochus joined with philip of macedon in an attack upon ptolemy v epiphanes, son of ptolemy iv. Daniel chapter 11 explained discover books of the bible. The book of daniel lesson 10 chap 10, 11, 12 by walter c. Daniel chapter 11 the most detailed prophecy in the bible. The book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation.
The book of daniel chapter 11 free bible teachings. Daniel 2 the second chapter of the book of daniel tells how daniel related and interpreted a dream of nebuchadnezzar ii, king of babylon. Then i will look at how the attempts to discredit daniel have failed. Daniel chapter 11 continued explained discover books of the. Nov 09, 2014 chapter 11 of daniel is divided into two parts, the first part covers from the persian kingdom to the time of antiochus iv epiphanes. He will attack the mightiest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him. It reveals what will happen in the seventieth seven. The 11 th chapter of daniel contains a prophecy which has been fulfilled in incredible detail. Daniel, chapter six, reveals the plottings of men and demons to turn people from their allegiance to the law of god, and the testing and the triumph through gods power of those who remain loyal to him. Daniel chapter 11 the most detailed prophecy in the. The nightly vision was of four several beasts coming out of the sea.
In his night dream, the king saw a gigantic statue made of four metals, from its head of gold to its feet of mingled iron and clay. The statue in the book of daniel pamphlet ventures into the fascinating dream of king nebuchadnezzar in daniel 2 and daniel s vision in daniel 7. This chapter contains one of the most specifically fulfilled prophecies of the bible, predicting history over some 375 years, and to the end, with amazing accuracy. This is a long chapter, and you will have to roll up your sleeves and pitch in with me as we look at it together. Chapters 10, 11 and 12 in the book of daniel make up daniels final vision, describing a series of conflicts between the unnamed king of the north and king of. Nov 06, 2019 11 then these men assembled, and found daniel praying and making supplication before his god. Daniel chapter 11 continued explained discover books of. The book of daniel portrays him as the babylonian king in the first year of whose. Here in the first verse of chapter 11 we have the continuation of that conversation between daniel and gabriel. The sons of seleucus ii were saleucus iii and antiochus iii called the great. This free bible study guide will help you understand what youre reading. Enjoy having a highly visual overview of the statue in the book of daniel packed with time lines, maps, charts, and more. Know, o king, that the law of the medes and persians is, that no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bce biblical apocalypse with an ostensible 6th century.
Chapter 11 the angel gabriel, in this chapter, performs his promise made to daniel in the foregoing chapter, that he would show him what should befal his people in the latter days, according to that which was written in the scriptures of truth. If you would like to know gods program for the future, it is essential that you understand this book of daniel. Antiochus iv attempt to transformjudah and jerusalem into a greek outpost of his kingdom, on the border of advancing roman power, caused the revolt of the maccabees. Nov 06, 2019 the three basic adventist interpretations of the book of daniel 11 are discussed below. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of greece.
Daniel 11 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The fact that this statue was set up by the king is repeated six times in the first seven verses. Daniel 11 chuck smith bible commentary bible commentaries. We know without a shadow of doubt that daniel was written before about 330 bc because josephus in antiquities of the jews 11. That the book of daniel was written by the person whose name it bears, there is no reason to doubt. Study, search, compare bible versions, and comment, as well as saving notes and sharing animated. The moral purpose of the prophecies of daniel sunday law. The fourth beast, the one containing the little arrogant horn, gets put to death presumably by god or by the angels. Here, the angel indicates that he provided strength and confirmation to king darius the mede during his first year of rule. In the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah came nebuchadnezzar king of babylon unto. Seleucus sons successors, kept up war against egypt, as described in verses 15.
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