Daniel's
Rise and Fall of Empires
Kings
of the South and the North
Daniel 11:27 "And
both these kings' hearts [shall be] to do mischief, and they shall
speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end
[shall be] at the time appointed."
Deceitfulness of
Antiochus Epiphanes and Ptolemy Philometer
and both these...
The
hearts of these kings, Antiochus Epiphanes of Syria and Ptolemy
Philometer of Egypt (whom Antiochus took prisoner), were equally
deceitful. Antiochus, the uncle of Ptolemy, pretended to have the
interest of Ptolemy at heart, since the Alexandrians had rebelled and
made Ptolemy’s brother their king.
and
they shall...When Antiochus came to Memphis, he and Ptolemy had
frequent conferences at the same table. They both professed love for
each other, yet both were planning how to ruin the other.
but
it shall... Neither one prospered with his lies (Dan.
11:27).
The reason Antiochus did not prosper was because the Romans demanded
that he surrender Egypt. In this he yielded but retained Coelesyria,
Palestine, and Phoenicia.
for
yet the end... Ptolemy did not prosper because of this settlement
demanded by the Romans. The reason is given in Dan.
11:27:
"for yet the end shall be at the time appointed." That is,
the end of the appointed time was not yet come.
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