{"collection":"Bible & Christianity","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/cmt/tsk/dan011.htm","path":"bib/cmt/tsk/dan011.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bib/cmt/tsk/dan011.htm","text":"Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880]\nOverview\nDan 11:1, The overthrow of Persia by the king of Grecia; Dan 11:5, Leagues and conflicts between the kings of the south and of the north; Dan 11:30, The invasion and tyranny of the Romans.\nto confirm: Dan 10:18; Act 14:22\nwill I: Dan 8:26, Dan 10:1, Dan 10:21; Pro 22:21; Amo 3:7; Joh 10:35, Joh 18:37, Joh 18:38; Rev 21:5\nthree: These were, Cambyses, son of Cyrus; Smerdis the Magian imposter; and Darius Hystaspes. Ezr 4:5, Ezr 4:6\nstir: Herodotus says the army of Xerxes consisted of 5,283,220 men, besides the Carthaginians, consisting of 300,000 men, and 200 ships. Dan 11:25, Dan 7:5, Dan 8:4\na mighty: Alexander the Great, whose kingdom after his death, as we have seen, was divided into four parts. Dan 7:6, Dan 8:5-8, Dan 8:21\ndo: Dan 11:16, Dan 11:36, Dan 4:35, Dan 5:19, Dan 8:4-14; Eph 1:11; Heb 2:4; Jam 1:18\nhe shall stand: Job 20:5-7; Psa 37:35, Psa 37:36, Psa 49:6-12, Psa 73:17-20; Luk 12:20\nand shall be: Dan 7:6, Dan 8:8, Dan 8:22; Psa 39:6; Ecc 2:18, Ecc 2:19, Ecc 4:8; Mat 12:25\nbe plucked: Dan 7:8; Jer 12:15, Jer 12:17, Jer 18:7, Jer 31:40, Jer 45:4\nthe king: Ptolemy Lagus, king of Egypt, Cyrene, etc. Dan 11:8, Dan 11:9, Dan 11:11, Dan 11:14, Dan 11:25, Dan 11:40\nhe shall: Seleucus Nicator, who had Syria, etc., to which he added Macedonia and Thrace.\nthe end: Dan 11:13; Eze 38:8, Eze 38:9\njoin themselves: Heb. associate themselves\nfor the king's: After many wars between Ptolemy Philadelphus, king of Egypt, and Antiochus Theos, king of Syria, they agreed to make peace, on condition that the latter should put away his wife Laodice, and her sons, and marry Berenice, Ptolemy's daughter.\nking: Dan 11:7, Dan 11:13, Dan 11:15, Dan 11:40\nan agreement: Heb. rights\nretain: Job 38:15; Psa 10:5; Eze 30:21; Zac 11:16\nshe shall be: Antiochus recalled Laodice, who, fearing another change, caused him to be poisoned, and Berenice and her son to be murdered, and set her son Callinicus on the throne.\nhe that begat her: or, whom she brought forth\nhe that strengthened: Her father Ptolemy, who died a few years before.\nout of: Job 14:7; Isa 9:14, Isa 11:1; Jer 12:2; Mal 4:1\none stand: Ptolemy Euergetes, who, to avenge his sister's death, marched with a great army against Callinicus, took all Asia from mount Taurus to India, and returned to Egypt with an immense booty. Dan 11:20; Psa 49:10-13, Psa 109:8; Luk 12:20\nin his estate: or, in his place, or office, Dan 11:20\nand shall prevail: Psa 55:23; Eze 17:18\ntheir gods: Gen 31:30; Exo 12:12; Num 33:4; Deu 12:3; Jdg 18:24; Isa 37:19, Isa 46:1, Isa 46:2; Jer 43:12, Jer 43:13, Jer 46:25; Hos 8:6, Hos 10:5, Hos 10:6\ntheir precious vessels: Heb. vessels of their desire, Dan 1:2, Dan 1:3, Dan 10:3; Isa 2:16; Hos 13:15\nhe shall continue: Callinicus died an exile, and Euergetes survived him four or five years.\nhis sons: Seleucus Ceraunus and Antiochus the Great, sons of Callinicus. But the former being poisoned, the latter was proclaimed king, retook Seleucia and Syria, and then, after a truce, returned and overcame the Egyptian forces.\nbe stirred up: or, war\noverflow: Dan 11:22, Dan 11:40, Dan 9:26; Isa 8:7, Isa 8:8; Jer 46:7, Jer 46:8, Jer 51:42\nthen shall he return, and be stirred up: or, then shall he be stirred up again\nto his: Dan 11:7, Dan 11:39; Isa 25:12\nthe king of the south: Dan 11:5, Dan 11:9\nmoved: Dan 11:44, Dan 8:7; Psa 76:10\nthe multitude: Dan 11:10, Dan 2:38; Kg1 20:13, Kg1 20:28; Psa 33:16, Psa 33:17; Ecc 9:11, Ecc 9:12; Jer 27:6\nhis heart: Dan 5:19, Dan 5:20,Dan 5:23, Dan 8:25; Deu 8:14; Kg2 14:10; Ch2 25:19, Ch2 26:16, Ch2 32:25; Pro 16:18; Isa 10:7-12; Eze 28:2, Eze 28:5, Eze 28:17; Hab 2:4-6; Act 12:22, Act 12:23; Ti1 3:6; Pe1 5:5\nafter certain years: Heb. at the end of times, even years, Dan 4:16, Dan 12:7\nrobbers of thy people: Heb. children of robbers\nexalt: Act 4:25-28; Rev 17:17\ncast up: Jer 5:10, Jer 6:6, Jer 33:4, Jer 52:4; Eze 17:17\nmost fenced cities: Heb. city of munitions, After fourteen years, Ptolemy Philopater having been succeeded by Ptolemy Epiphanes, then a minor, Antiochus raised a greater army than before, and having defeated his best troops under Scopas, recovered possession of Caelo-Syria and Palestine, with all their fortified cities.\nshall not: Dan 11:6, Dan 8:7; Jos 1:5; Pro 21:30,Pro 21:31\nhis chosen people: Heb. the people of his choices\nshall do: Dan 11:3, Dan 11:36, Dan 8:4, Dan 8:7\nglorious land: or, goodly land, Dan 11:41, Dan 11:45, Dan 8:9; Isa 8:8, Heb. land of ornament, Jer 3:19 *marg.\nHe shall also: Being assisted by the Jews, he purposed to subdue Egypt; but, entering into treaty with Ptolemy, he gave him his daughter Cleopatra in marriage, thinking to engage her to betray the interests of her husband; but in which he was deceived\nset: Dan 11:19; Kg2 12:17; Ch2 20:3; Pro 19:21; Eze 4:3, Eze 4:7, Eze 25:2; Luk 9:51\nupright ones: or, much uprightness, or, equal conditions, corrupting. Heb. to corrupt. neither. Dan 9:26; Psa 56:9; Eze 17:17; Mat 12:30; Luk 11:23; Rom 8:31\nhe turn: He subdued most of the maritime places and isles of the Mediterranean; but, being driven from Europe by the Roman consuls, he took refuge in Antioch; and, in order to raise the tribute they impressed upon him, he attempted to rob the temple of Elymais, and was there slain.\nthe isles: Gen 10:4, Gen 10:5; Jer 2:10, Jer 31:10; Eze 27:6; Zep 2:11\nfor his own behalf: Heb. for him\nthe reproach: Heb. his reproach.\nhe shall cause: Jdg 1:7; Hos 12:14; Mat 7:2\nbut: From the preceding verses in this chapter let us learn:\n1. That God, in his providence, sets up one and pulls down another, as he pleases.\n2. That this world is full of wars and fightings, which result from the indulgence of the lusts of men.\n3. That all the changes and revolutions of states were plainly and perfectly foreseen by the God of heaven.\n4. That no word of God can fall to the ground, but what he has declared shall infallibly come to pass.\nFor the elucidation of the historical parts of Scripture, it is advantageous to notice the writings of heathen authors. light is thus thrown on many passages of Holy Writ, by shewing the accomplishment of the prophecies therein contained, or customs elucidated, which, in the course of years, or in our more northern latitude, would be to us inexplicable. We have therefore reason to bless God for human learning, by which many have done great service to the readers of His blessed word. Job 20:8; Psa 27:2, Psa 37:36; Jer 46:6; Eze 26:21\nestate: or, place, Dan 11:7, Dan 11:21 *marg.\na raiser of taxes in the: Heb. one that causeth an exactor to pass over the, etc. Seleucus Philopater, who levied on his subjects the tribute imposed on his father, and was poisoned by his treasurer Heliodorus. Deu 15:2, Deu 15:3; Kg2 23:35\nanger: Heb. angers, Pro 30:33\nestate: or, place, Dan 11:7, Dan 11:20\nshall stand: Dan 7:8, Dan 8:9, Dan 8:23, Dan 8:25\na vile person: Antiochus Epiphanes, called also Epimanes or madman, for his despicable conduct. Sa1 3:13; Psa 12:8, Psa 15:4; Isa 32:5; Nah 1:14\nby flatteries: Dan 11:32, Dan 11:34; Judg. 9:1-20; Sa2 15:2-6; Psa 55:21\nwith: Dan 11:10, Dan 9:26; Isa 8:7, Isa 8:8; Amo 8:8, Amo 9:5; Nah 1:8; Rev 12:15, Rev 12:16\nalso: Dan 8:10,Dan 8:11, Dan 8:25\nwork: Dan 8:25; Gen 34:13; Psa 52:2; Pro 11:18; Eze 17:13-19; Rom 1:29; Co2 11:3; Th2 2:9\npeaceably even upon the fattest: or, into the peaceable and fat, etc\nhe shall scatter: Jdg 9:4; Pro 17:8, Pro 19:6\nforecast his devices: Heb. think his thoughts, Dan 7:25; Pro 23:7; Eze 38:10; Mat 9:4\nstir up: Dan 11:2, Dan 11:10; Pro 15:18, Pro 28:25\nthe south with: Antiochus defeated the army of Ptolemy Philometor, and in the next campaign made himself master of all Egypt, except Alexandria. While they had frequent conferences at the same table, they spoke lies to each other; and the former returned to Syria laden with riches.\nthat feed: Sa2 4:2-12; Kg2 8:14, Kg2 10:6-9; Psa 41:9; Mic 7:5, Mic 7:6; Mat 26:23; Mar 14:20; Joh 13:18\nhearts: Heb. their hearts\nshall be to: Sa2 13:26; Psa 12:2, Psa 52:1, Psa 58:2, Psa 64:6; Pro 12:20, Pro 23:6-8, Pro 26:23\nspeak lies: Psa 62:9; Jer 9:3-5, Jer 41:1-3\nyet: Dan 11:29, Dan 11:35, Dan 11:40, Dan 8:19, Dan 10:1; Hab 2:3; Act 1:7, Act 17:31; Th1 5:1\nthe holy: The Jews having rejoiced at a report of his death, he took Jerusalem, and slew 40,000 of the inhabitants, and polluted the temple. Dan 11:22, Dan 11:30-32, Dan 8:24; Act 3:25\ntime: Dan 8:19, Dan 10:1; Isa 14:31; Act 17:26; Gal 4:2\nas the former: Dan 11:23, Dan 11:25\nthe ships: He was compelled to retire from Egypt by Roman ambassadors. Gen 10:4; Num 24:24; Ch1 1:7; Isa 23:1, Isa 23:12; Jer 2:10; Eze 27:6\nand have indignation: Dan 11:28, Dan 7:25; Rev 12:12\nhave intelligence: Neh 6:12; Mat 24:10\nthey shall pollute: Dan 8:11, Dan 12:11; Lam 1:10, Lam 2:7; Eze 7:20,Eze 7:21, Eze 9:7, Eze 24:21, Eze 24:22\nshall take: Dan 8:12, Dan 8:13, Dan 8:26, Dan 9:27\nthe abomination: Dan 8:13, Dan 9:27, Dan 12:11; Mat 24:15; Mar 13:14; Luk 21:20\nmaketh desolate: or, astonisheth, Act 13:40,Act 13:41\ncorrupt: or, cause to dissemble, Th2 2:9-12; Rev 13:12-15\nthe people: Ch1 28:9; Psa 9:10; Jer 31:34; Joh 17:3; Co2 4:3-6; Jo1 2:3, Jo1 2:4, Jo1 5:20\nshall be: Mic 5:7-9, Mic 7:15-17; Zac 9:13-16, Zac 10:3-6, Zac 10:12, Zac 12:3-7, Zac 14:1-4; Mal 4:2; Ti2 2:1-3; Heb 10:32, Heb 10:33; Rev 6:11, Rev 7:9, Rev 7:10, Rev 12:7-11\nunderstand: Dan 12:3, Dan 12:4, Dan 12:10; Isa 32:3, Isa 32:4; Zac 8:20-23; Mal 2:7; Mat 13:11, Mat 13:51, Mat 13:52, Mat 28:20; Luk 24:44-47; Act 4:2-4, Act 11:26, Act 14:21; Ti2 2:24, Ti2 2:25\nyet: Mat 10:21, Mat 20:23, Mat 24:9; Joh 16:2; Act 12:2, Act 12:3; Co1 4:9; Ti2 1:12, Ti2 4:6; Heb 11:34; Rev 1:9, Rev 2:13, Rev 6:9, Rev 7:14, Rev 13:7-10, Rev 17:6\nthey shall be: Rev 12:2-6, Rev 12:13-17, Rev 13:1-4\ncleave: Mat 7:15; Act 20:29, Act 20:30; Rom 16:18; Co2 11:13-15; Gal 2:4; Ti1 4:1, Ti1 4:2; Ti2 3:1-7, Ti2 4:3; Tit 1:11; Pe2 2:1-3, Pe2 2:18, Pe2 2:19; Jo1 2:18, Jo1 2:19, Jo1 4:1, Jo1 4:5; Jo2 1:7; Jde 1:4; Rev 2:20, Rev 13:11-14\nsome: Dan 11:33, Dan 8:10; Mat 16:17, Mat 26:56, Mat 26:69-75; Joh 20:25; Act 13:13, Act 15:37-39\nto try: Dan 12:10; Deu 8:2, Deu 8:3, Deu 8:16; Ch2 32:31; Pro 17:3; Zac 13:9; Mal 3:2-4, Mal 4:1-3; Jam 1:2; Pe1 1:6, Pe1 1:7; Rev 2:10\nthem: or, by them\neven: Dan 11:29, Dan 11:40, Dan 8:17, Dan 8:19, Dan 9:27, Dan 10:1, Dan 12:4, Dan 12:11; Hab 2:3; Rev 14:15, Rev 17:17\ndo: Dan 11:16, Dan 8:4; Joh 5:30, Joh 6:38\nand he: The preceding verses (from Dan 11:31) relate to the Romans, who not only destroyed the city and temple of Jerusalem, and crucified the Messiah, but during almost 300 years sought by every means to extirpate Christianity. The conversion of Constantine, though it stopped the rage of persecution, gave but little help to true religion. The power first exercised by the emperors, in calling and influencing ecclesiastical councils, gradually passed into the hands of the clergy; and the bishop and church of Rome at last carried it to an enormous length, magnifying themselves above every god.\nexalt: Dan 7:8, Dan 7:20,Dan 7:25; Isa 14:13; Th2 2:4; Rev 13:5, Rev 17:3\nspeak: Dan 8:11, Dan 8:24, Dan 8:25\nthe God: Dan 2:47; Deu 10:17; Jos 22:22; Psa 136:2\ntill: Dan 7:20-25, Dan 8:19, Dan 12:7, Dan 12:11-13; Rev 11:2, Rev 11:3, Rev 12:14, Rev 13:5\nfor: Dan 4:35, Dan 9:26; Job 23:13, Job 23:14; Psa 33:10; Pro 19:21; Isa 46:10; Act 4:28; Rev 10:7, Rev 17:17\nthe desire: Gen 3:16; Deu 5:21, Deu 21:11; Sol 7:10; Eze 24:16; Ti1 4:3\nregard: Gen 3:5; Isa 14:13; Th2 2:4\nBut in his estate: or, But in his stead, Heb. But as for the almighty God, in his seat shall be honour, yea, he shall honour a god whom, etc. Ti1 4:1\nforces: or, munitions, Heb. Mauzzim or, gods protectors, Saints and angels, who were invoked as intercessors and protectors, had miracles ascribed to them, their relics worshipped, and their shrines and images adorned with costly offerings.\na god: Rev 13:12-17, Rev 17:1-5, Rev 18:12\npleasant things: Heb. things desired, Isa 44:9\nmost strong holds: Heb. fortresses of munitions\ngain: Heb. a price. Rev 18:9-13\nat the: Dan 11:35, Dan 8:17, Dan 12:4\nthe king of the south: The Saracens, Dan 11:5, Dan 11:6; Eze 38:14-18\nthe king of the north: The Turks\nlike: Isa 5:28, Isa 21:1, Isa 66:15; Jer 4:13; Zac 9:14\nwith horsemen: Eze 38:4, Eze 38:15; Rev 9:16, Rev 16:12\nenter: Dan 11:45; Eze 38:8-13\nglorious land: or, goodly land, Dan 11:16, Heb. land of delight, or, ornament\neven: Isa 11:13-15; Jer 9:26, Jer 48:47, Jer 49:6\nstretch forth: Heb. send forth\nand: Eze 29:14; Zac 10:10,Zac 10:11, Zac 14:17; Rev 11:8\nthe Libyans: Jer 46:9, Jer 46:10; Eze 38:5\neast: Dan 11:11, Dan 11:30; Eze 38:9-12; Rev 16:12, Rev 17:13, Rev 19:19-21\nin the: Dan 11:16, Dan 11:41; Psa 48:2; Isa 2:2, Isa 14:13; Mic 4:2; Th2 2:4\nglorious holy mountain: or, goodly, Heb. mountain of delight of holiness\nhe shall come: Dan 2:35, Dan 7:26, Dan 8:25; Eze 38:22, Eze 38:23, Eze 39:2; Th2 2:8; Rev 13:10, Rev 14:14-20; Rev 19:19-21, Rev 20:2, Rev 20:9","title":"Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge: Daniel: Daniel Chapter 11","type":"page"}