Daniel's Terrifying Vision of a Man
Daniel 10:11 "And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling."
he said unto... How beautiful to hear that he (Daniel) was greatly beloved of God.
understand the words... The power of God flowing through Daniel and gave him strength to stand.
for unto thee... In Dan. 8:13-19 Gabriel is instructed by another person to make the vision known to Daniel. The same is no doubt true here. It might appear that the person described in Dan. 10:5-6 is Gabriel, but no angel is thus described in Scripture. The vision is in almost every detail like that of the Son of man in Rev. 1:12-17. The two visions seem to refer to the same person. In Dan. 8:13-19 Gabriel is instructed by another person to make the vision known to Daniel. The same is no doubt true here. The person described in Dan. 10:5-6 directs Gabriel to make this revelation known to Daniel. The fact is clear in Dan. 10:11-12 that someone sent him.
I now sent... Note the divine and angelic appearances in the book (Dan. 3:25; 4:13, 4:17, 4:23; 6:22; 7:16; 8:13, 8:14, 8:16-26; 9:21; 10:4-12, 10:16, 10:18, 10:20; 12:1, 12:5-6).
when he had spoken... I have now been sent to you by God, who had heard Daniel’s request for understanding.
word unto me... He was trembling, but standing.
We know, because this being was sent to Daniel, he is not God. He is revealing Himself as God, because of the message he brings. God can speak from a burning bush, or anything, or anyone else He desires to speak from.
He was then aroused from his sleep by the angel so he might receive the revelation the angel had come to deliver. The angel, calling the prophet highly esteemed (cf. Dan. 9:23; 10:19), declared, I have now been sent to you by God, who had heard Daniel’s request for understanding.
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