In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first. With this chapter the Hebrew part of the book begins, and continues to be the language of the remainder; the visions relating wholly to the Jews and Je... [ Continue Reading ]
And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai. WHEN I SAW ... I WAS AT SHUSHAN - Susa. Though then comparatively insignificant, it was destined to be capital of... [ Continue Reading ]
Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. A RAM WHICH HAD TWO HORNS - the two ought not to be in italics, as if it were not in the original: f... [ Continue Reading ]
I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great. I SAW THE RAM PUSHING WESTWARD. Persia conquered, westward, Babylon, Mesopotamia,... [ Continue Reading ]
And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. AN HE-GOAT CAME FROM THE WEST, ON THE FACE OF THE WHOLE EARTH, AND TOUCHED NOT THE GROUND. - Graeco-Macedonia. THE GOAT... [ Continue Reading ]
And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. HE CAME TO THE RAM THAT HAD TWO HORNS ... STANDING BEFORE THE RIVER - Ulai (). It was at the "river" Granicus that Alexander fought his first victorious battle agains... [ Continue Reading ]
And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven. WHEN HE WAS STRONG, THE GREAT HORN WAS BROKEN. The empire was in full strength at Alexander's death by fever at Babylon, and seemed the... [ Continue Reading ]
And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. OUT OF ONE OF THEM CAME FORTH A LITTLE HORN - not to be confounded with the little horn of the fourth kingdom in . The little horn in Daniel 7:1 comes... [ Continue Reading ]
And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. IT WAXED GREAT, EVEN TO THE HOST OF HEAVEN - explained , "He shall destroy the mighty and holy people" - i:e., the Jews () and their priests, who were so highly... [ Continue Reading ]
Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. YEA, HE MAGNIFIED HIMSELF ... TO THE PRINCE OF THE HOST - i:e., God Himself, the Lord of sabaoth, the hosts in heaven and earth, stars, angels, a... [ Continue Reading ]
And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered. AN HOST - rather, as the Hebrew, 'the host was given up to him' - i:e., the holy people were given into his hands. So in "the host" is used... [ Continue Reading ]
Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? ANOTHER SAINT SAID UNTO THAT CERTAIN SA... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. AND HE SAID UNTO ME - the answer is to Daniel, not to the inquirer, for the latter had asked in Daniel's name, as vice versa the saint or angel (so "saint" is used for angel, ; Psalms 89:6) speak... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN I, EVEN I DANIEL, HAD SEEN THE VISION, AND SOUGHT FOR THE MEANING, THEN, BEHOLD, THERE STOOD BEFORE ME AS THE APPEARANCE OF A MAN._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. A MAN'S VOICE ... CALLED, AND SAID, GABRIEL - meaning, The strength of God.... [ Continue Reading ]
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. FOR AT THE TIME OF THE END SHALL BE THE VISION - (so , "in the last end of the indignation;" , "until the indignatio... [ Continue Reading ]
_NOW AS HE WAS SPEAKING WITH ME, I WAS IN A DEEP SLEEP ON MY FACE TOWARD THE GROUND: BUT HE TOUCHED ME, AND SET ME UPRIGHT._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be. I WILL MAKE THEE KNOW WHAT SHALL BE IN THE LAST END OF THE INDIGNATION - God's displeasure against the Jews for their sins. For their comfort they are told the... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE RAM WHICH THOU SAWEST HAVING TWO HORNS ARE THE KINGS OF MEDIA AND PERSIA._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. THE GREAT HORN THAT IS BETWEEN HIS EYES IS THE FIRST KING. Philip was king of Macedon before Alexander; but the latter was the first who, as generalissimo of Greece, subdued the Persian empir... [ Continue Reading ]
Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power. FOUR KINGDOMS SHALL STAND UP OUT OF THE NATION, BUT NOT IN HIS POWER - not with the power which Alexander possessed (Maurer). An empire united, as under Alexander, is more p... [ Continue Reading ]
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. IN THE LATTER TIME OF THEIR KINGDOM, WHEN THE TRANSGRESSORS ARE COME TO THE FULL. This does not hold good of the times of Antiochus... [ Continue Reading ]
And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. HIS POWER SHALL BE MIGHTY, BUT NOT BY HIS OWN POWER - which in the beginning was "little" (; ); but by gaining over others... [ Continue Reading ]
And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. BY PEACE SHALL DESTROY MANY - by pretending "peace" and... [ Continue Reading ]
And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days. SHUT THOU UP THE VISION - implying the vision was not to be understood for the present. In it is said, "Seal not the vision, for the time is at hand." What in D... [ Continue Reading ]
And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it. I DANIEL FAINTED, AND WAS SICK - through grief at the calamities coming on my people and the Church of God (cf. , "Thy servants take plea... [ Continue Reading ]