Study From the Book of Daniel,11

Study From the Book of Daniel, 11

Today is the eleventh part of this series where we study chapter 11 and as usual, we pick up two biblical principles and their lessons which are useful in biblical counselling. 

In this chapter, Daniel came across the events which will occur in between the two testimonies the NT and OT.

These events occurred exactly as been recorded by the historians thereafter.

After Alexandre the Great, the Greek kingdom divided into four parts. Most that  been interested  are two:  the kingdom the north  Antiochus III  the kings of Syria who expanded the boundaries of Seleucid kingdom in numerous battles with the king of the south Ptolemies of Egypt in 221 B.C. He captured part of Palestine, only to lose most of it in 217 B.C.

Returning in 201 B.C., he finally defeated the Ptolemies in 198 B.C., with the aid of the Jews. Palestine enjoyed freedom from Egyptians domination until 175 B.C., when a new leader Antiochus IV, became king of Syria. He oppressed the Jews and defiled the Temple that led to the Maccabean Revolt of 167 B.C. and eventually Jewish autonomy in 164 B.C.

Structure:

Verses 1-4: continuation of the previous heading: prophecies concerning Persia and Greece.

Verses 5-28: warring kings of North and South.

Verses 29-39: the northern king’s blasphemies

Verses 40-45:the northern king’s conquests.

Principle 20 verse 11:32“---but the people who know their God shall be strong , and carry out great exploits."

Lesson 20 : Our intimacy with God -His highest priority for our lives-determines the impact for our lives. The better we know and love God, the more “exploits” we will do-not in our power, but in His.

Principle 21: verse 11:37--“he shall exalt himself above them all.”.”

Lesson 21: Most conservative scholars believe this verse describes the Antichrist, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God  or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God 5/11/2023.