Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 11:42
He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
42. stretch forth his hand ] viz. to seize them: see Exo 22:8 (‘put orth his hand upon’), where the verb in the Heb. is the same.
shall not escape ] i.e. shall have none to escape; lit. shall not become an escaping body (Gen 32:8 [9 Heb.]).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries – Margin, send forth. Significant of war and conquest. The idea is, that he would be an invader of foreign lands – a characteristic which it is not necessary to show pertained to Antiochus.
And the land of Egypt shall not escape – Moab and Edom, and the land of Ammon would escape, but Egypt would not. We have seen in the exposition of this chapter (see the notes at Dan 11:25-28) that he, in fact, subdued Memphis and the best portions of Egypt, and even obtained possession of the person of the king.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 42. He shall stretch forth his hand] He – the Ottoman emperors, have stretched forth the hand, not only on European, but also upon Asiatic and African countries. Egypt – has not escaped; it is a province of the Turkish government, as are also Fez, Morocco, Algiers, and many other African countries. And as the prophecy says they “got power over the silver and gold, and the precious things of Egypt,” so it was; for when Selim conquered Egypt, A.D. 1517, he took all its spoils; and the immense sums drawn from it to the present day, and the wretchedness of the land in consequence, are almost incredible.
The Libyans and the Ethiopians] The Cushim – unconquered Arabs, all sought their friendship; and many of them are tributary to the present time.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Though Egypt (and the adjacent countries) long stood out under the Mamelukes, yet was forced to submit to the Ottoman, anno 1517.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
42, 43. Egypt . . . Libyans . . .EthiopiansThe latter two, being the allies of the first,served under Antiochus when he conquered Egypt. Antitypically, Egypt,though it held out long under the Mamelukes, in A.D.1517 fell under the Turks. Algiers, Tunis, and other parts of Africa,are still under them.
at his stepsfollowinghim (Ex 11:8, Margin; Jud4:10).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries,…. Before mentioned, and take possession of them and rule over them, as the Turk does to this day:
and the land of Egypt shall not escape; the hands of the Turk by whom it was taken from the Mamalucs; and is now a province of the Turkish empire, and governed by a Turkish basha, with twenty four princes under him a. This was not true of Antiochus, who, after he had been checked by the Romans, never entered into Egypt, and much less became master of it, as the Turk now is.
a Ibid. (See Dr. Newton’s Dissertations on the Prophecies) p. 394.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(42) He shall stretch forth.He seizes various countries through which he passes, and among them Egypt is especially selected for mention, representing, as it does, the most powerful of them. The king has at last attained his object. He has frequently been partially successful in his attempts (see Dan. 11:12-13; Dan. 11:15; Dan. 11:29), but now Egypt is completely overthrown.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
42. Here we have another glance backward at Dan 11:25-28. Egypt, who has proved a helper to Palestine so often, shall herself be overrun by this beast with the iron teeth, who “shall wear out the saints of the Most High” (Dan 7:25), who casts the holy ones to the ground and stamps upon them (Dan 8:10; Dan 8:23; Dan 8:27).
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
‘He will stretch forth his hand also on all countries, and the land of Egypt will not escape. But he will have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt. And the Libyans and Ethiopians will be at his steps.’
All the countries of the Near East will be subject to him, and this will extend as far as Egypt, Libya and Ethiopia. These are probably to be seen as the three horns taken by ‘the horn, the small one’ in Dan 7:20. The treasures of the Near East will be his, and the treasures of Egypt were proverbial. The fourth empire, the apocalyptic empire, is being re-established.
In the case of the nations amassed to go against Israel in Ezekiel 38 Jordan and Arabia were onlookers (Eze 38:13), not participants. The same is the case here in Daniel. But the remainder of the Near East become one empire, including Lybia and Ethiopia, and at length mass against Israel. There may be some literal truth here, for these are all mainly Muslim countries, and it may be that they could produce a leader who will see himself as semi-divine, as did the Mahdi in Sudan. But in the end we should look wider than this for Daniel is seeking to depict the end time empire.
For in Ezekiel the picture is of the nations from remote places of the known world amassed against God’s people in the days leading up to the everlasting kingdom, and the Israel is not an earthly Israel as such, for it dwells safe and secure from these mighty foes in unwalled cities, as the people of God protected by God and therefore untouchable (compare Revelation 7). It symbolises a world, and Satan, at enmity with the people of God, and the people of God secure in the hands of God where none can hurt them. It is similar in picture to that of Revelation in Rev 20:7-9 where the camp of God’s people, a worldwide camp, is also protected by God, which is also at the end of time.
Thus we are probably to see this picture in Daniel as summing up the same situation in vivid symbolism. On one side the Kingly Rule of God, on the other the world going its own way in rebellion against Him.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Dan 11:42-43. He shall stretch forth his hand also The proper application of this passage is to the Ottoman emperor. This stretching forth his hand implies, that his dominion should be of large extent; and he has stretched forth his hand upon many, not only Asian and European, but likewise African countries. Egypt, in particular, fell under his yoke; and the conquest of that and the neighbouring countries follows next in order after the conquest of Judaea. Selim, having routed and slain Gauri, sultan of Egypt, became master of all Syria and Judaea. He then marched into Egypt against Tumanbai, the new sultan, whom he took prisoner, and ordered to be hanged; thus putting an end to the government of the Mamelucs, and establishing that of the Turks in Egypt. The prophet says particularly, that he should have power over the treasures, &c. of Egypt. And history informs us, that when Cairo was taken, “the Turks rifled the houses, and suffered nothing to be kept from them; and that Selim caused 500 of the best families of the Egyptians to be transported to Constantinople, as likewise a great number of the Mamelucs, besides the sultan’s treasure, and other vast riches.” And since that time it is impossible to say what treasures have been drained from this rich and fertile, but oppressed and wretched country. The prophesy says farther, that some other of the African nations should submit to the conqueror; the Lybians and the Ethiopians should be at his steps: and we read in history, that, after the conquest of Egypt, “the terror of Selim’s many victories spreading wide, the kings of Africa, bordering upon Cyrenaica, sent their ambassadors with proffers to become his tributaries; and that other more remote nations also were easily induced to join in amity with the Turks.” One thing more is observable, with regard to this prophetic history of Egypt,that the particular prophesy coincides exactly with the general one, as it did before in the instance of Arabia. In Eze 29:14; Eze 30:12 it is foretold, that Egypt should become a base kingdom, and subject to strangers; and here it is foretold, that in the latter times it should be a province of the Turks, as we see at this day. See Newton.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Dan 11:42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
Ver. 42. He shall stretch forth his hand also. ] He shall be very victorious toward his latter end, that he may be the riper for ruin; fatted ware are but fitted for destruction.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
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He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
Augustus invaded and took possession of Egypt which fell under Roman rule. Here we have a vital clue in the text of this vision. The king of the south is here positively identified as Egypt. This fact is further discussed in the commentary on the following verse.
Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
stretch forth: Heb. send forth
and: Eze 29:14, Zec 10:10, Zec 10:11, Zec 14:17, Rev 11:8
Reciprocal: Eze 29:15 – rule Eze 30:26 – I will
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Dan 11:42-43. He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries Namely, upon the countries near to Egypt, as well as upon Egypt itself. Some think that the occasion of Antiochuss coming into Egypt this third time was a quarrel between Ptolemy Philometor and his brother Physcon, who set up against him; and that Antiochus sided with Physcon, and assisted him to expel Ptolemy. He shall have power over the treasures, &c., of Egypt In intestine broils, those who are called in to the assistance of either party, generally make their market of it, and pay themselves with the riches of the country. This, from the character of Antiochus, we may well suppose he would do; and if Physcon stood in need of his assistance, he could not gainsay him. Polybius giving an account of the wealth of Antiochus in gold, silver, and precious stones, adds, Part of this he took from Egypt, breaking the covenant which he had made with Ptolemy Philometor. This testimony seems strongly to confirm, that what is said here is spoken of Antiochus: for the historian relates exactly the same thing that Daniel here foretels. And the Lybians and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps Or, follow him; that is, as captives, being overcome in war; for that seems to be the meaning of the expression, be at his steps. It is very probable that Antiochus, from Egypt, made an incursion against those people, and gained some victories over them.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
This ruler will then press his attack and invade other countries, particularly Egypt. It will fall to his control. He will plunder the treasures of Egypt and will bring those living in the ancient territories of Libya and Ethiopia under his control. Libya lay to the west of Egypt and Ethiopia to its south.