Bible Commentary

Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. 12. set thine heart ] lit. give thine heart, i.e. apply thyself: a late idiom, found … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 10:12”

And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. 11. And he said unto me ] The speaker is the dazzling being described … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 10:11”

And, behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and [upon] the palms of my hands. 10. An invisible hand, touching him, reassured him, and partly raised him up. set me ] lit. caused me to move to and fro or totter (see on Amo 4:8), i.e. here, as the context shews, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 10:10”

Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground. 9. And I heard the voice, &c.] or, the sound (twice): see on Dan 10:6. then was I in, &c.] R.V. then … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 10:9”

Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. 8. And I (emph.) was left alone, and saw this great vision ] ‘great,’ on account of the majestic appearance of the angel. and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 10:8”

And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves. 7. Cf. Act 9:7; Act 22:9. howbeit ( Dan 10:21) a great quaking ] or trembling: the Heb. is the same as in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 10:7”

His body also [was] like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in color to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. 6. The dazzling appearance of his person. His body … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 10:6”

Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins [were] girded with fine gold of Uphaz: 5. lift up mine eyes ] in the vision: cf. Dan 8:3. and saw ] Daniel ( Dan 10:4) was on the side of the river; and it appears from … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 10:5”

And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which [is] Hiddekel; 4. the first month ] Abib (Exo 23:15), or (as it was called by the later Jews) Nisan (Neh 2:1), the month in which the Passover (on the 14th day) and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 10:4”

I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. 3. pleasant bread ] lit. bread of desirablenesses (Dan 9:23). Daniel did not fast absolutely; he only abstained from ‘pleasant’ food. Flesh and wine would, in the East, not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 10:3”