(39). A strange god. — By this help he carries out his schemes, and all who acknowledge him are rewarded. (Comp. Revelation 13:4; Revelation 13:16.)
Divide the land. — This is evidently done as a reward offered to those who join his ranks. No such conduct of Antiochus is recorded. Bribery, however, was not an unusual mode of persuasion adopted by him. (See 1Ma. 2:18; 1Ma. 3:30.)
Verse 39. _IN THE MOST STRONG HOLDS WITH A STRANGE GOD_] Bishop _Newton_ proposed the following translation, after justly finding fault with our common Version: "Thus shall he do to the defenders of...
THUS SHALL HE DO IN, THE MOST STRONG HOLDS - Margin, “fortresses of munitions.” The reference is to strongly fortified places; to those places which bad been made strong for purposes of defense. The i...
CHAPTER 11 THE WARS OF THE PTOLEMIES AND SELEUCIDAE PREDICTED THE COMING EVENTS OF THE END _ 1. The wars of the Ptolemies and Seleucidae (Daniel 11:1)_ 2. The time of the end and the man of sin (Dan...
DANIEL 11:39. AND HE SHALL DEAL. STRANGE GOD: many scholars emend this difficult sentence, And he shall procure for the fortresses of strongholds _the people_ of a strange god, and think that the sent...
DO. deal. THE MOST STRONG HOLDS. the strongest fortresses. WHOM HE SHALL ACKNOWLEDGE. whosoever acknowledged him. AND INCREASE. he will increase. GAIN. a price....
Antiochus IV. (Epiphanes), 175 164....
( 2) Daniel 11:2 to Daniel 12:4. The revelation given to Daniel. This consists of a survey of the history from the beginning of the Persian period down to the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, followed by...
Antiochus" retreat from Egypt, (Daniel 11:30 _a_), and the measures adopted by him shortly afterwards against the Jews (Daniel 11:30; Daniel 11:30)....
The presumptuousness and impiety of Antiochus. Many of the older expositors supposed that at this point there was a transition from Antiochus to the future Antichrist, and that Daniel 11:36 related ex...
AND HE WILL _do_ TO THE FORTRESSES OF STRONGHOLDS _with_(the help of) _a_ FOREIGN _god_ i.e. will conquer them by his aid. But the Heb. is strange; and the sense obtained connects badly with what fol...
THUS SHALL HE DO—WITH A STRANGE GOD, &C.— The _worship of Mahuzzim_ was indeed the worship of a _strange God,_ both to those who imposed it, and to those who received it in the church. But, for the be...
c. PERVERSITY TEXT: Daniel 11:29-39 29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come into the south; but it shall not be in the latter time as it was in the former. 30 For ships of Kittim shall...
Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain. THUS...
11:39 practise (a-4) Or 'act.' as ch. 8.12. increase (f-19) Or 'whom he shall acknowledge [and] increase.'...
THE FINAL VISION These chs, form a connected whole, with three sub-divisions. Daniel 10:1 to Daniel 11:1 are introductory; Daniel 11:2 to Daniel 12:4 co
WHOM HE SHALL ACKNOWLEDGE, etc.] RV 'Whosoever acknowledgeth him he will increase.' GAIN] RV 'a price.' Offices were disposed of for bribery. 40-43. A final Egyptian campaign of Antiochus. He invades...
THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD DANIEL _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 11 V1 ‘Since the first year that Darius from Media ruled, I supported him’, he continued. ‘And I helped him.’ Verse 1 This is really p...
וְ עָשָׂ֞ה לְ מִבְצְרֵ֤י מָֽעֻזִּים֙ עִם ־אֱל
FIFTH SECTION (Daniel 11:36, B.C. 147-164) Events from the beginning of the Maccabean rising to the death of Antiochus Epiphanes. Daniel 11:36 -Antiochus will grow more arbitrary, more insolent, mor...
ARROGANCE OVERTHROWN Daniel 11:30-45 The career of Antiochus Epiphanes, in persecuting the people of God and plotting against Jehovah and His sanctuary, is so described as to suggest that it also inc...
The foretelling of the glorious One is contained in this chapter. It covered a period to the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, and finally referred to the Messianic kingdom. There would be yet three kings...
Thus shall he do in (a) the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge [and] increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain. (a...
_To. Hebrew: "in the most strong holds, with," &c. (Haydock) --- He built a fortress near the temple, styled Maoz, (Ezechiel xxiv. 25.) on account of its strength. (Calmet) --- Glory. He shall bestow...
If my Reader be more curious to make search into hidden things, than to turn over again and again those which the Lord hath revealed; I fear that he will not be pleased with the shortness I purpose to...
He afterwards says, _He shall multiply the glory _This may be referred to God, but I rather approve of a different interpretation. The Romans should acquire great wealth for themselves, and should inc...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 AND 11. In chapter 10 we return to the East [1]. Chapter s 10, 11 and 12 form but one prophecy; only chapter 11 closes the history of the Gentiles, and cha...
THUS SHALL HE DO IN THE MOST STRONG HOLDS WITH A STRANGE GOD,.... Or, "in the strong holds of Mahuzzim" w that is, in the temples, churches, and chapels, dedicated to angels and departed saints; deck...
Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge [and] increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain. Ver....
_Thus shall he do in the most strong holds_ Or, _fortresses of Mahuzzim; with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge_ The temple of Jerusalem, called _the sanctuary of strength_, (Daniel 11:31, wher...
Thus shall he do in the most strongholds with a strange god, literally, "he will do toward the fortified places with the aid of the strange god," that is, he will pursue a definite course against them...
FURTHER REVELATIONS CONCERNING THE FUTURE...
MOST STRONGHOLDS: _ Heb._ fortresses of munitions GAIN: _ Heb._ a price...
31-45 The remainder of this prophecy is very difficult, and commentators differ much respecting it. From Antiochus the account seems to pass to antichrist. Reference seems to be made to the Roman emp...
A confirmation and ingemination of what he said before, he shall use all art and authority to propagate this idolatrous worship. We have laid by the interpretation of these things of Antiochus, though...
Daniel 11:39 act H6213 (H8804) strongest H4581 fortresses H4013 foreign H5236 god H433 acknowledge H5234 (H8686) ...
‘But in his place he will honour the god of fortresses, and he will honour a god whom his fathers did not know, with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. And he will deal w...
ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES - THE SCOURGE OF ISRAEL. Apart from Daniel 11:20, the remaining verses in the chapter deal with the life of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, second son of Antiochus III, who usurped the thr...
CONTENTS: Prophecy covering the period from Darius to anti-Christ, showing the conflicts of nations, and final heading up for destruction. CHARACTERS: God, Daniel, Kings of Persia and Greece, anti-Ch...
Daniel 11:2. _There shall stand up yet three kings in Persia._ Daniel, a minister of state for most of his long life, was here shewn the succession of kingdoms in so clear a light as to command all me...
_And the King shall do according to his will._ THE REIGN OF THE ANTICHRIST We Christians look for an Antichrist yet to come. Apart from revelation, it is, in itself, in conformity with human nature,...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 11:39 The passage probably speaks of a future king, one who will truly “do as he wills,” will DEAL WITH THE STRONGEST FORTRESSES, and will MAKE his followers rulers over many
_HOMILETICS_ SECT. XLI.—THE WILFUL KING. (Chap. Daniel 11:36.) The present part of the prophecy regards a king, power, or sovereignty, emphatically spoken of as “the king.” Some will have Antiochus E...
EXPOSITION DANIEL 11:1 THE KINGS OF THE NORTH AND THE KINGS OF THE SOUTH. Daniel 11:1
Now He begins to reveal unto Daniel these things are going to transpire, as far as the future is concerned. And here Daniel gets into such interesting details that many of the Bible critics have a dif...
Revelation 18:9...
With a strange god — Using all art and authority to propagate his worship....