Daniel's
Rise and Fall of Empires
Kings
of the South and the North
Daniel 11:33 "And
they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they
shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil,
[many] days."
they that
understand... Those who truly knew God instructed others one on one.
Even their great faith did not save them from being killed by the
sword. Those the sword did not get, the fire did. The
Jews who refused to submit to Antiochus’ false religious system
were persecuted and martyred for their faith.
yet
they shall fall... Antiochus then came against Jerusalem and took it
by storm; slew 40,000 Jews; sold many as slaves; boiled swine’s
flesh and sprinkled the broth in the temple and on the altar; broke
into the holy of holies; took away the golden vessels and other
sacred treasures; restored Menelaus to office; and made Philip, a
Phrygian, governor of Judea (1 Macc. 1:24; 2 Macc. 5:21). He also
prohibited Jewish worship and consecrated the Jewish temple to
Jupiter Olympius. After taking away the Jewish sacrifices in the
Jewish temple, Antiochus offered a swine upon the altar and made the
temple desolate of divine worship (Dan.
11:30-31;
1 Macc. 1:44-50). All this brought about the rebellion of the Jews
under the Maccabees (Dan.
11:32-34).
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