Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 10:19
And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace [be] unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
19. And he said ] The dazzling being described in Dan 10:5-6, who has been speaking in Dan 10:11 a, 12 14, and whom Daniel had addressed in Dan 10:16 b, 17. Not the angel mentioned in Dan 10:16 a, 18.
Fear not ( Dan 10:12), O man greatly desired ] Dan 10:11.
be strong was strengthened ] as in Dan 10:18. Cf. 2Sa 10:12, A.V., R.V. ‘be of good courage, and let us play the man’; Heb., exactly as here, ‘ be strong, and let us strengthen ourselves (or be strengthened)’; Ezr 7:28.
20 11:1. Before, however, the speaker proceeds to disclose the future to Daniel (Dan 11:2 ff.), in accordance with the promise of Dan 10:14, he acquaints him with certain facts relating to the celestial world, calculated to inspire him with confidence: in himself, and Michael, the people of Israel have two champions able to defend them effectually against the assaults of heathen powers.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And said, O man greatly beloved – See the notes at Dan 9:23.
Fear not – Neither at my presence, nor at what I have to say. There was nothing in the visitation of an angel that could be a ground of dread to a good man; there was nothing in what he had to communicate that could be a reasonable cause of alarm.
Be strong, yea, be strong – These are words of encouragement such as we address to those who are timid and fearful. We exhort them not to yield; to make a vigorous effort to meet danger, difficulty, or trial.
Let my lord speak – That is, I am now prepared to receive what you have to communicate.
For thou hast strengthened me – By your encouraging words, and by the kindness of your manner.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Dan 10:19
O Man greatly beloved.
Daniel
Daniel is the servant of God seen in the haunts of the wicked world. No place is essentially unfit for the child of God. It is not of necessity in seclusion from the world that the saintly character is formed; holiness may exist, and the most perfect man be brought out in haunts which are peculiarly the dwellings of Satan. But there are certain safeguards and tendencies which are necessary to such a position. All the circumstances connected with Daniels position, character, and writings, tend to give him an important and prominent position in the history of the Church of God. He is a highly interesting type of the position which the servant of God may lawfully occupy in the midst of scenes of dazzling temptation. We must simply go out of the world, if we are to avoid its temptations and allurements. Daniels safeguards concerned his food. He prepared himself by thoroughly mastering the learning of the people amongst whom he sojourned. He preserved most rigidly his habits of attention to the hours of devotion ordered by the Jewish church. He entered the world with a resolute determination to speak the truth before God conscientiously. With these four weapons every one who enters or lives in the world must war against it and protect himself. (E. Munro.)
A man greatly beloved
I. THE NAME GIVEN TO DANIEL. Greatly beloved. Compare Joh 21:20. We too are each of us the objects of Gods love. (Eph 2:4-5).
II. THE PEACE WISHED UNTO DANIEL. It is that which St. Paul speaks about. (Rom 5:1; Rom 4:25) If you dont feel that you have the peace, trust God, and he will give you consciousness of it.
III. THE THREEFOLD CHARGE. Fear not. Why should you fear? Your Sins are washed away. Christs righteousness is yours. Be strong. In thy testimony before men. In faith, giving glory to God. Believe, Faith is to be exercised in temporal matters. (J. Duncan Craig, D.D.)
The Man Greatly Beloved
The weakest babes in grace are as truly loved as those who have come to the fulness of the stature of men in Christ Jesus. There are delicious spots where the suns light seems to rest most constantly, yet the sun of Gods love shines on all the field which he hath chosen. The goodly land owned the superior excellency of its Carmel and Sharon; yet from Dan to Beersheba, every acre was blessed of the Lord. Every heir of heaven is purchased with the same blood, written in the same roll of life, called by the same Spirit, preserved by the same divine power, and is ripened under the same spiritual influences for the eternal glory: surely then every believer is beloved, and greatly beloved too. Great love has been shown in the salvation of each one of us, and in our preservation to this day.
I. The text glitters with A CHOICE TITLE. Daniel is said to be a man greatly beloved, or as some read it, a man of desires–a desirable man towards God, whom God desired to commune with, in whose society the Lord delighted. He was a man greatly beloved. Now the great love of God to Daniel is very conspicuously seen in his character. I shall not describe his character as the reason why God loved him, far from it, but I shall mention his character as being the effect of Gods great love to him. God loved him greatly, and therefore he made him this and that. The first token of the Lords great love to Daniel which we shall consider was this, God gave him early piety. No one can ever over-estimate the great privilege of being brought to God in childhood or youth. If it were only to be saved from the injury which a course of sin brings upon the mind, if it.were only to escape from the regrets for the past which will arise even when the conscience is in after days purged from sin, if it were only to have saved those precious hours of the early morning of life and to have used them in the Masters cause, if it were only for those three reasons, and they are but part of a great cluster, they are something for which eternally to bless the Special love of God. O man, greatly beloved, when thou wast a child the Lord delighted in thee. But, secondly, the great love of God to Daniel appeared in his early and thorough nonconformity to the world. Everything was done that could be done to make the young Hebrew forget the God of his fathers. His very name was changed as well as those of the three right worthy companions of his captivity. Everywhere around them they saw idolatry, lust, and crime. There was nothing when they went abroad or when they stayed at home but what would suggest to them the abominations of the heathen. It is always safest if you are at war with a deadly enemy to have a very high wall between you and him. There will be no fault in its being too high if he aims at destroying you. Any division which we establish between us and sin, will never be too broad or too deep. Gentle manners are a fit robe for firm principles. We read, therefore, that Daniel requested of the prince of the eunuchs, that he might not defile himself. If you are not at the outset thorough for God, I fear you never will be. Christians ought to grow in grace, but I am sorry to say that with many of them they go from weakness to weakness, and all I fear because there is not a sound beginning. Every builder will tell you the necessity of having the foundation laid well. Daniel was a man greatly beloved, because even early he was distinguished for his nonconformity to the world. In after life we find another sweet result of Gods love, in his courageous trust in God. He was a man greatly beloved to be such a lion as he was in the midst of all his foes. Coupled with this as another evidence of Gods love to him, was his wonderful endurance of prosperity. A further instance of Gods great love to him comes out in his firmness under trial. Let me add, that here we ought not to forget that Gods grace and love shone conspicuously in making Daniel a man of such continuous devotion. Every day witnessed his constant regularity in prayer. I think that I have shown you that the outward signs of Gods love to Daniel were such as many of us have enjoyed in a measure and may enjoy still more, for there are some here who were saved in youth, some who early began to be decided for God, some who have been brave for Christ, and have not denied the faith, who have sustained prosperity, and have endured trial too, and who have by grace been taught to plead with God. Perhaps they will not recognize themselves, but we may be able to recognize them, and call them men greatly beloved. In one word, there was one crowning token of Gods love to Daniel, and that is the perfect consistency of his life all through. It is a special mark of a man greatly beloved, when he is consistent from the beginning to the end through the grace of God.
II. I must hasten in the second place, to notice that Daniel became the subject of a COMMON INFIRMITY. He was full of fear on one occasion, and therefore, an angel said to him, Fear not. I am glad of this, because it teaches us that even the best of men may be subject to very great fears. He was nothing in himself, and owed all his greatness to the grace of God. Those fears on the part of Daniel were not the result of personal trial just then, they came to him indeed, when he had been highly honoured by revelations from God; but his fears sprang from a sight of his Lord, and from a sense of his own unworthiness. You may be a man greatly beloved, and, therefore you may have a clearer sight of the Lord Jesus than other men have; and for that very reason you may feel a greater shame and confusion of face whenever you think of yourself. Recollect how Daniel says concerning himself, There remained no strength in me, my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. O if the Lord ever favours you with much love, and with nearness of access to himself, you must expect the other side of it–that is to say, you must feel your own nothingness, baseness, unworthiness–feel as if you were unfit to do anything for Gods people, unit even to bear Christs name, and yet all the while you may be a man greatly beloved, and may be eminently blessed. Perhaps, too, Daniels great fears had been awakened by the disclosures that had been made to him of the history of the nations, and especially of his own people. He had a peculiar anxiety for his own people. Did you ever get into that state, and begin to look upon the world, and upon the country, and upon the church, and then fall into a fit of trembling? I do assure you it is wonderfully easy to put on the garb of Jeremy, the weeping prophet. Yes, Daniel had seen the history of the world for a long period to come, therefore he was full of fear. And are you full of fear too? Well, it is a part of the lot of men whom God greatly loves that they should bear the troubles of the times. I think too that Daniels sorrow was occasioned partly by the repetition of those words to him: The vision is true, but the time appointed is long. It seemed to come over and over to Daniel. The time is long. I do not know any trouble that presses more heavily on my heart than that. It seems to be a dreadful long while since God has wrought a miracle–such a while since the church has had any great thing done in the midst of her. And if any here have been favoured to be beloved of God, I am sure this will weigh upon them, How long, Lord, how long? Why tarriest thou?
III. The CONSOLATIONS which the angel brought to Daniel, and which, in proportion as we are greatly beloved and the subject of like fears, he brings to us. He said to him first, Peace be unto thee. So he says to every one of the beloved here,–Peace be unto thee. Why art thou fretting, worrying, tossed up and down in thy mind? Peace be unto thee. Let peace be thine first, because thou art greatly beloved. Whatever is happening or not happening, thou art greatly beloved. So, be still, be calm, thou art beloved of heaven. And next, fear not, peace be unto thee, God is still ruling–he ruled the world before thou wast born, and accomplished all his will; he will rule it when thou art dead, and fulfil his own decrees. Why dost thou worry thyself? What use can thy fretting serve ? And whereas thou art disturbed about the length of time,–with what dost thou measure? With thine own age of seventy years, or with days and weeks–dost thou measure so ? Hast thou ever seen the measuring line of the Eternal, and dost thou know, that if this world were to last through millions of millions of years, yet it would be but a speck between the two eternities that should precede and follow? Gods life is not made up of tickings of the clock! He can wait, he can wait. Then he adds be strong, as if these fears of Daniel made him weak, and as if it was important that he should be strong. Now, if there is any importance in us at all, and there is not much, certainly anything that we can do in our present place will require of us all our strength. And since our fears decidedly weaken us for all practical purposes they should be shaken off. Hence the angel says twice, Be strong, yea, be strong; and, beloved, we ought to be strong in faith, for God deserves it. Fall before the Lord in earnest prayer, and ask him to take away thy fretfulness,and make thee, as thou art greatly beloved, to be strong. (C. H. Spurgeon)
The Exemplary Conduct of Daniel
I. DANIELS PECULIAR SITUATION.
1. Exposed to great temptations.
2. Deprived of religious privileges.
3. Exposed to great sufferings for conscience sake.
II. DANIELS EXALTED PIETY. Piety will ensure divine, if it does not receive human, approbation. How was Daniels piety seen?
1. In his conscientious regard to the exercise of devotion. The man who is much with God in secret is likely to be an eminent witness for God in public. Principles produced and strengthened at a throne of grace give stability and firmness of character, that no external opposition can destroy.
2. In his unbending firmness. Decision of character is a great Christian excellence.
3. An unblemished reputation. What lamentable blots disfigure–we might almost say–disgrace the portraits of many, whose moral features are delineated by the faithful pencil of Divine revelation. But no prominent defects in Daniels character require the aid of the veil of charity. See Dan 6:4.
III. HIS DISTINGUISHED HONOUR. His piety was no barrier to his preferment.
1. He was the special object of the divine care. As to his body, and as to his soul.
2. Daniel was an eminent witness for God.
3. He was remarkably useful; and
4. He was favoured with extraordinary revelations from the great Head of the Church. (J. R. Cooper.)
Fuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
Verse 19. O man, greatly beloved] ish chamudoth, man of delights; the most amiable of men.
Let my lord speak] I am now so strengthened and encouraged, that I shall be able to bear any revelation that thou mayest make.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
The Lord is gracious and compassionate towards his saints under their infirmities, Psa 103:13,14. And this tender carriage towards him was a token for good to him and his people, that the Lord would be propitious to them.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
19. peace be unto theeGod isfavorable to thee and to thy people Israel. See Jdg 13:21;Jdg 13:22, as to the fear of someevil resulting from a vision of angels.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And said, O man, greatly beloved,….. Or, “man of desires”, as before, Da 10:11, which shows it to be the same here speaking as there, and probably Gabriel:
fear not; for a man has nothing to fear, from men or devils, that is beloved of the Lord; and especially from good angels, how glorious and majestic soever they are:
peace be unto thee; all prosperity of body and soul; inward peace of mind, a freedom from all hurry of thought, and commotion of the passions, and eternal peace and joy in the world to come:
be strong, yea, be strong; take heart, pull up the spirits, be of good courage, play the man; be strong in the Lord, and in his grace, and fear nothing: the word is repeated for the greater encouragement:
and when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened: divine power going along with his word; the prophet found his bodily strength renewed, his spirits revived, his heart cheerful, and his soul comforted, and all fear and dread removed from him; which was owing to the energy of divine grace; for otherwise not only men, but angels too, would speak in vain:
and said, let my lord speak, for thou hast strengthened me; and so was able to bear the sight of him, support in his presence, and hear his words, and take in what he said, which before he was unfit for; so an angel may be an instrument of strengthening a saint, yea, a prophet, and even our Lord Jesus Christ himself as man, Lu 22:43.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
He first explains how he recovered his spirits at the angel’s exhortation; for he refers to this encouragement as a command to be of good courage. Fear not, therefore, O man of desires The angel here addresses Daniel soothingly, to calm his fears, for he needed some enticement when oppressed with fear at both the words and aspect of the angel. This is the reason why he calls him a man to be desired He adds, peace to thee, a customary salutation with the Hebrews, who mean by the phrase the same as the Latin expression, May it be well with thee. Peace, as the Jews used it, means a state of prosperity, happiness, and quiet, and everything of this kind. Peace, therefore, to thee, meaning, May you prosper. By this word the angel declares his arrival in the Prophet’s favor to bear witness to God’s merciful feelings towards the Israelites, and to the reception of his own prayers. We ought diligently to notice this, because, as I have already remarked, whenever God puts forth any sign of his majesty, we necessarily become frightened. No other remedy is equal to the favor of God fully manifested towards us, and his testimony to his drawing near us as a father. The angel expresses this feeling by the phrase which he uses, shewing with what justice Daniel fell down lifeless through reverence for God’s presence, and the necessity for his being calm and collected when he knew himself sent forth to bear witness to God’s favor. Peace, therefore, to thee. He next adds, be strong, be strong By this repetition, the angel teaches how strong an effort was required to arouse the Prophet; if he had been but slightly terrified, one word would have been enough to recover him. But as he was carried beyond himself, and all his senses had failed him, the angel inculcates twice the same exhortation to be strong. Be strong, then, be strong; that is, recover your spirits; and if this cannot be done in a moment, persevere in recovering that alacrity which may render you a fitting disciple; for, while you thus remain astonished, I should address you in vain. There are two reasons why we must notice the Prophet’s informing us again how dejected he was. First, it proves how free from ambiguity this revelation really was, and how clearly it was stamped with marks of genuineness. Secondly, we must learn how formidable God’s presence is to us, unless we are persuaded of the exercise of his paternal love towards us. Lastly, we must observe how, when once we are struck down, we cannot immediately and completely recover our spirits, but we must be satisfied if God gradually and successively inspires us with renewed strength.
Daniel afterwards says, he was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak, for thou hast made me strong By these words he indicates his peace of mind after the angel had roused him by touching him twice, and by giving him courage by means of his exhortation. It is very useful to us to take due notice of this mental tranquillity, because the Prophet ought first to become a diligent scholar to enable him afterwards to discharge for us the once of a faithful teacher. With the greatest propriety, he repeats his assertion about the recovery of his strength, which enabled him to address the angel with facility. It now follows: —
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(19) Be strong.Comp. 2Sa. 10:12.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Dan 10:19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace [be] unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
Ver. 19. Be strong, yea, be strong. ] Holy angels are ready to strengthen such as are ready to faint in holy duties.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Dan 10:19
Dan 10:19 And said,H559 O manH376 greatly beloved,H2530 fearH3372 not:H408 peaceH7965 be unto thee, be strong,H2388 yea, be strong.H2388 And when he had spokenH1696 untoH5973 me, I was strengthened,H2388 and said,H559 Let my lordH113 speak;H1696 forH3588 thou hast strengthenedH2388 me.
Dan 10:19
“And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.”
Daniel was in dire need of reassurance at this point. I cannot think of words which would be of more comfort than to be informed that one is greatly loved when faced with the emotional and physical strains that Daniel was enduring at this time. Indeed, when our own children are greatly troubled and in extreme distress, assuring them that we love them is by far the best way to comfort them. Just knowing that makes it so much easier for our earthly children to cope with the various things that brings anxiety to them. And this is how the heavenly visitors first reassured Daniel on this occasion.
“fear not”
Then Daniel was told not to be afraid. This is another thing we as parents tell our children when they are in distress. We first assure them they are loved and then we tell them not to be afraid.
“peace be unto thee”
Then Daniel was told to be at peace. Those who are in rebellion to God are not at peace with Him. Daniel was here told the third thing that would indicate that he was loved and in favor and that he had nothing to be afraid of. The earthly equivalent of those words to our children today would be “you are not in trouble”.
“be strong, yea, be strong”
All the things we would say to comfort our children under extreme emotional and physical circumstances are here. All the things said to Daniel to strengthen, reassure and comfort him were things a loving parent would say to a distressed child. The tender love and affection of God towards Daniel is apparent right here in these few words. These are words that I would sure want to hear if I were the object of a divine visit such as Daniel was. It is apparent from the text that the angel imparted strength to the failing prophet in some manner outside our understanding, but the words said to Daniel were just as effective and doubtless reassured him and comforted him to a degree that, with the help of the angel’s touch, he was able to summon what strength he had left and devote his attention to the information he was about to receive. This vision is a lengthy one and covers several centuries of time in amazing detail. Daniel was going to need his strength to take in all of what was about to be revealed to him.
Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
O man: Dan 10:11, Dan 9:23, Joh 11:3, Joh 11:5, Joh 11:36, Joh 15:9-14, Joh 19:26, Joh 21:20
fear not: Dan 10:12, Jdg 6:23, Isa 41:10, Isa 41:14, Isa 43:1, Isa 43:2, Luk 24:36-38, Joh 14:27, Joh 16:33, Rev 1:17
be strong: Jos 1:6, Jos 1:7, Jos 1:9, Isa 35:4, Hag 2:4, Zec 8:9, Zec 8:13, 1Co 16:13, Eph 6:10, 2Ti 2:1
Let: 1Sa 3:9, 1Sa 3:10
thou hast: Dan 10:18, Psa 138:3, 2Co 12:9
Reciprocal: Deu 11:8 – that ye may Deu 31:7 – Be strong 2Ch 15:7 – ye strong 2Ch 32:7 – strong Ecc 7:3 – is better Eze 2:1 – stand Eze 3:24 – the spirit Mat 28:5 – Fear Luk 1:28 – Hail Luk 2:10 – Fear not Luk 24:5 – they Rom 2:3 – O man Rom 4:20 – but was 2Th 2:13 – beloved
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
SPIRITUAL STRENGTH
Peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
Dan 10:19
The great question isWhat is the secret of spiritual strength? How is it to be attained?
Doubtless, it is a gift; but how are we to get the gift?
Notice the order of the words of the heavenly messenger when he spoke to Daniel. They are suggestive. He places peace before strength. Peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. Strength must have a foundation. And in proportion as you feel quite at peace with God, you have a foundation. In this, as in everything else, pardon, and the sense of pardon, come first. Then you are upon a rock. But how can you be strong if you have none of the great eternities which your soul requires? If you cannot say of GodMy God! If you are not safe for another world! If you are disturbed and shaken with many doubts! There must be quietness: and there is no real quietness till the soul sits pardoned at the feet of Christ.
I. Therefore the beginning of strength is to be at peace.Do not doubt Gods love. Accept, as a sinner, the free grace of the sinners Friend. And do not be afraid to be happy.
Then, having Christ, you can fulfil the Apostles command to the Ephesians, Be strong. And in that it is a command, notice three things. First, we shall not have it without an effort. Secondly, that it is within our reach. And thirdly, that we are responsible for its possession. Be strong.
But St. Paul does not only say Be strong, for that would be mockery, but he adds that which makes it possible,Be strong in the Lord. Now, what does that mean?
II. It is to have the Word drawn upon, and its promises.Be strong in the written Word. Work with the promises, and you will be strong. No one who has not yet tried it can tell how the Bible, or even one verse of the Bible, can strengthen a manhis intellect, his will, his affections. If a man will but let Gods Word come in, and sink, and dwell in his heart, it will do its own work there of itself, and make you a strong character.
See how it acted with Daniel; how effectually! how rapidly! Peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my Lord speak; for Thou hast strengthened me. The Word. It was the instant power of the Word of God.
Peter, speaking of the Word, says, Exceeding great and precious promises, whereby we are made partakers of the Divine nature. And what is the Divine nature? Omnipotence.
III. Then there is the Presence of Christ.Think what it would beif we could only realise itif you had Christ always at your side. Fear not! I am with you. How brave and strong a little child can be when it holds a hand it loves! Moses: If Thy Presence go not with us, take us not up hence. My Presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest, that is strength. Christ with us.
IV. But you have more than that. You have Himself.Himself in you, and you in Himself. Actual oneness; and by that oneness His strength runs into your weakness. The energy of that life and of that heart flows into you by virtue of mystical union. What a marvel! What an unfathomable fountain of infinite power! What can I not do, if I am one with Christ? It ceases to be an hyperbole. It is a literal fact. I can do all things through Christ that strengtheneth me.
V. But there is a further secret of strengthexercise, the use, the faithful use of what you possess.The agitation of the tree strengthens the branch, and makes the root firmer.
The limb I move most, and use most, is the limb which has the greater power. And the grace which is turned to best account in active service grows the fastest. If you were a busier Christian you would be a stronger Christian. The imbecility of your mind is very much because you do not work enough for God. God gives you many things which become paralysed by disuse! Partly by natural cause and effect, but still more by the supernatural grace which is added, workers for God grow strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might.
If anything is decaying in you, consecrate it, and employ it, and it will revive. A thousand things in us only wait to be more spread out; to be more given to some high purpose; to be more devoted to Christ and His Church. Go to duty, and the strength will come with the going.
Here, then, are five great strengtheners; peace, the Word of Christ, the Presence of Christ, and union with Christ, and an active, useful life.
Rev. Jas. Vaughan.
Illustration
At the best we are all very weak Christians; else, why do we so vacillate. Why do we so vary with our companyreligious with the religious, and worldly with the worldly? Why is to-day no rule for to-morrow? Why are we so turned by a word, or a smile, or a laugh? Why do we fall so often and so sadly? Why are we conquered again and again by some old sin which we thought was dead? Why do we take so little by our prayers? Why is faith so impotent? Why, after all these years, and all these voices that have been speaking to us, within us and about us, and all this patience and mercy and love of God, why are we still such mere babes in grace, if we are alive at all? And why have we done so little good to anybody? Why have we no influence? Why have we no great work to show for God?
Weakness! weakness! Weak resolutions! weak perseverance! weak affections! weak faith!
Fuente: Church Pulpit Commentary
Dan 10:19. Being comforted and strengthened by the angel, Daniel requested him to speak, which indicated that he felt prepared in body and mind to give attention.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
10:19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: {n} peace [be] unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I {o} was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
(n) He declares by this that God would be merciful to the people of Israel.
(o) Which declares that when God smites his children down, he does not immediately lift them up at once (for now the Angel had touched him twice), but by little and little.
Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes
The angel repeated the complimentary description "man of high esteem" (cf. Dan 10:11; Dan 9:23), which reassured Daniel. He also encouraged him not to fear, to feel at peace, to take courage, and to be courageous (Dan 10:19; cf. Jos 1:9). These words strengthened the aged prophet (cf. 2Co 12:7-10), and he asked the angel to give him the rest of the revelation.
The total effect of these many verses that dwell on Daniel’s felt weakness, and the strength that an angel or angels provided him, is to make the reader anticipate the following revelation. It is very important.
"This vision [in Dan 11:2 to Dan 12:4] contains the most detailed prophetic revelation in the Book of Daniel." [Note: Pentecost, "Daniel," p. 1366.]
The angel’s explanation of his activity 10:20-11:1