Daniel's
Rise and Fall of Empires
Kings
of the South and the North
Daniel 11:29 "At
the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it
shall not be as the former, or as the latter."
At the time
appointed... Antiochus
Epiphanes made a second invasion of Egypt, but it was not as
successful as the first when Egypt was conquered and plundered. "The
former" refers to his victory over the Egyptian army at
Pelusium, and "the latter" to his subjugation of all Egypt,
except Alexandria.
This
was two years later (in 168) Antiochus moved against Egypt (the
South) again.
As he moved into Egypt, he was opposed by the Romans
It appears as if,
Ptolemy and his brother have settled their differences this time, and
the Syrians find a different situation than they expected.
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