Daniel's
Rise and Fall of Empires
Kings
of the South and the North
Daniel 11:32 "And
such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by
flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong,
and do [exploits]."
such as do
wickedly... Antiochus
promised apostate Jews (those
who… violated the covenant;
cf. Dan.
11:30)
great reward if they would set aside the God of Israel and worship
Zeus, the god of Greece.
Many
in Israel were persuaded by his promises (flattery)
and worshiped the false god.
The
people of God shall become even stronger, because of this
persecution. Some of the priests had been influenced wrongly by the
flatteries.
but
the people that... A small remnant remained faithful to God,
refusing to engage in those abominable practices. Antiochus IV died
insane in Persia in 163 b.c.
and
do exploits... A reference to the exploits of the Jews under the
Maccabees (Dan.
11:32-33;
1 Macc. and 2 Macc.).
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