Daniel 11:16

"So the king of the north will come and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city. The forces of the south won’t stand, neither will his select troops, neither will there be any strength to stand."

Key Reflection

This passage foretells a military campaign where the king of the north, likely representing a foreign power or leader, conquers a well-defended city with ease. The inability of both regular and elite southern forces to resist highlights the overwhelming nature of this conquest, symbolizing the strength and strategic prowess of the invading force in the broader context of divine prophetic narrative.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will -That is, Antiochus, who “came against” Scopas, the Egyptian general, sent out by Ptolemy. The idea is, that Antiochus would be entirely successful in the countries of Coelo-Syria and Palestine. As a matter of fact, as stated above, he drove Scopas out of those regions, and compelled him to take refuge in Sidon, and then besieged him, and compelled him to surrender. And none shall stand before him -That is, neither the forces that Scopas had under his command, nor the choice and select armies sent out from Egypt for his rescue, under Eropus, Menocles, and Damoxenus.

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