Daniel 7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:6

Daniel 7:6. After this I beheld, and lo, another like a leopard “This third kingdom is that of the Macedonians, or Grecians, who, under the command of Alexander the Great, overcame the Persians, and reigned next after them: and it is fitly compared to a leopard upon several accounts. The leopard is remarkable for swiftness, and Alexander and the Macedonians were amazingly swift and rapid in their conquests. The leopard is a spotted animal, and so was a proper emblem, according to Bochart,... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:7

Daniel 7:7. Behold a fourth beast This fourth kingdom can be no other than the Roman empire, which answers this emphatical description better than any of the former kingdoms. Dreadful, and terrible, and strong exceedingly And therefore compared to iron, Daniel 2:40. It devoured and brake in pieces It spread its arms and its terrors to a much greater extent than any of the preceding powers, and entirely subdued all the remains of the former kingdoms, and all the nations that had been... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:8

Daniel 7:8. I considered the horns Viewed and observed them exactly, otherwise he could not have observed the little horn, whose rise was scarce discernible at first; and behold there came up among them Much about the same time, Revelation 17:12; another little horn Distinct from the ten horns, and of a different constitution. Some have understood by this the Turkish empire, and consider Egypt, Asia, and Greece as being the three horns torn up or reduced thereby; but the more generally... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:9-10

Daniel 7:9-10. I beheld till the thrones were cast down Till all these earthly kingdoms were brought to an end, and all enemies and opposite powers were destroyed. But the word רמיו , here used, maybe rendered, were pitched, or placed, namely, for the reception of God, and his assessors in judgment, the saints and angels. Thus the LXX., εως οτου οι θρονοι ετεθησαν , till the thrones were placed, or set, or fixed; and so the Vulgate. And the verb in the text is used in the same sense... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:11-12

Daniel 7:11-12. I beheld then Chaldee, חזה הוית , I was attentive, spectabam attentus, I beheld attentively, as Grotius renders it; because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake See on Daniel 7:25. I was desirous of knowing, and looked carefully to see what would be the end of this matter, more particularly on account of the arrogant and boasting words which the horn spake. I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed This signified, that no other... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:13

Daniel 7:13. I saw in the night visions, &c. Here is described by what means these changes were to be brought about; behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven One in the shape and likeness of a man, but clothed with such ensigns of majesty and honour, (signified here by the clouds of heaven,) as showed him to be an extraordinary person, (compare Revelation 1:13; Revelation 14:14,) indeed no less than the Messiah, as the following description of him declares. As... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:14

Daniel 7:14. There was given him dominion, &c. “All these kingdoms shall in their turns be destroyed, but the kingdom of the Messiah shall stand for ever. It was in allusion to this prophecy that the angel said of Jesus, before he was conceived in the womb, Luke 1:33, He shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. After what manner these great changes will be effected, we cannot pretend to say, as God hath not been pleased to reveal it. We... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:15-18

Daniel 7:15-18. I Daniel was grieved in my spirit Upon account of the extraordinary changes which seemed to be signified by the vision, the particulars of which troubled me, though I had not a perfect apprehension of their meaning. I came near unto one of them that stood by Namely, to one of the angels who were attending as ministering spirits. And asked him the truth, &c. Desired him to give me a clear understanding of all this. So he told me, &c. Explained to me the true and... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:19-22

Daniel 7:19-22. Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast Namely, what was intended to be signified by it. And of the ten horns that were in his head Of what they were emblems; and of the other which came up, &c. See Daniel 7:8; whose look was more stout than his fellows Or more great and magnificent; or, who was more arrogant, and claimed a superiority over the rest: for though this horn, or power, was small at first, it at length exceeded all other powers in pomp and... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:23-24

Daniel 7:23-24. The fourth beast shall be diverse from all kingdoms As being managed under different forms of government; having a form of commonwealth at the beginning of its greatness, and afterward governed by kings and emperors; and in process of time being divided into ten kingdoms, or principalities; and all of them under the direction of one spiritual head. And the ten horns are ten kings Or, kingdoms. A horn is an emblem of strength, so it comes to signify power and authority;... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:9-10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:11-12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:15-18

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:19-22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 7:23-24

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