Daniel's
Rise and Fall of Empires
Kings
of the South and the North
Daniel
11:14 And in those times there shall many stand up against the king
of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves
to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
there
shall many... Antiochus the Great and Philip of
Macedonia united in conquering Egypt. In 198 B.C. Egypt was defeated
and Palestine was again under the Seleucids.
king
of the south... This was Ptolemy V, called
Epiphanes, the Illustrious. He was only 5 years old at this time,
when Philopater died. Rome for the first time interfered to make
Antiochus surrender his conquests. Not daring to disobey Rome,
Antiochus made peace with Ptolemy and betrothed to him his daughter
Cleopatra, 193 B.C.
also
the robbers... The Jews who rejected their religion and joined
Ptolemy under Scopas, the Egyptian general defeated by Antiochus the
Great in 198 B.C. Violent Jews wanted Judean independence from Egypt,
but failed in their revolt.
to
establish... To take the side of Syria to help fulfill the prophecy
of liberating Judea. In doing so they fell under the wrath of the
Egyptians, for Scopas came with a large army, while Antiochus was
engaged in other parts, and subdued Palestine taking much spoil into
Egypt.
This
happens almost as if it were to fulfill the prophecy.
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