Daniel's
Rise and Fall of Empires
Kings
of the South and the North
Daniel 11:28
"Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his
heart [shall be] against the holy covenant; and he shall do
exploits], and return to his own land."
Then shall he
return... After conquering Egypt,
Antiochus returned to Antioch with the spoils of Egypt (1 Macc.
1:19-20).
And his heart...
Hearing that there had been great
rejoicing in Jerusalem because they heard a report of his death, he
turned against the Jews. Antiochus carried great
wealth back to
his homeland from his conquest. On his return he passed through the
land of Israel. After his disappointment in Egypt (he had hoped to
take all of Egypt but failed) he took out his frustrations on the
Jews by desecrating the temple in Jerusalem. Evidently he opposed
(set his
heart… against)
the entire Mosaic system (the
holy covenant).
and
he shall... After desecrating the temple, he returned to
his own country.
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