Daniel 11:11

"His sons will wage war, and will assemble a multitude of great forces which will come on, and overflow, and pass through. They will return and wage war, even to his fortress."

Key Reflection

In Daniel 11:11, the text describes a military conflict where the sons of a ruler will mobilize a large and overwhelming force against an enemy. This scenario reflects the historical context of intense warfare between empires, such as those seen in the conflicts between Alexander the Great’s successors or later involving the Ptolemaic and Seleucid kingdoms. The original audience would have understood this vivid depiction of military might and conquest, recognizing the potential for rapid advances and withdrawals that characterized ancient battles.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And the king of the south shall be moved with choler -With anger. That is, that his provinces were invaded, and his strongholds taken - referring particularly to the invasion of Syria and Palestine as mentioned in the previous verse, and the attempt to wrest them out of the hands of the king of Egypt. Nothing would be more natural than that this should occur. And shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north -There were frequent and almost constant wars between these two kingdoms. Yet the reference here is to Ptolemy Philopator, who succeeded Ptolemy Euergetes in Egypt, and who was exasperated at the conduct of Antiochus in invading Syria and Palestine.

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