Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:5
Clothed in linen - The description is intended to point out the splendor of the garments. Gold of Uphaz - The same as Ophir. read more
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Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:6
His body also was like the beryl - The description of this person is very similar to that of our Lord in Revelation 1:13-15 . read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:7
The men that were with me saw not the vision - An exactly parallel case with what occurred at the conversion of Saul of Tarsus, Acts 9:7 . There was a Divine influence which they all felt, but only Daniel saw the corporeal appearance. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:9
Was I in a deep sleep - I fell into a swoon. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:10
A hand touched me - Nothing was apparent or palpable but a hand. A hand had written Belshazzar's fate upon the wall; and the hand is frequently mentioned when the power or majesty of God is intended. Perhaps by hand God himself may be meant. It is remarkable that in a very ancient MS. of the Septuagint, more than a thousand years old, now in the imperial library of Vienna, adorned with paintings which have been engraved for the catalogue of Lambechius, and transferred to that of Nesselius,... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:4
Verse 4 Daniel now narrates the acceptance of his prayers, because all angel appeared and instructed him in the future condition of the Church. Without the slightest doubt, the fasting already described was a preparation for prayer, as we have stated before, and as we may gather from many passages of Scripture, especially from the assertion of Christ, where he says, the demon could not be cast out except by prayer and fasting. (Matthew 17:21.) Daniel, therefore, did not abstain from all food,... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:5
Verse 5 As to the word Uphaz, some think it to be a pearl or precious stone, and they take the word כתם, kethem, which precedes it, for pure gold. Others take uphaz adjectivally, for pure gold. I do not suppose it to be an epithet, but I rather subscribe to the view of those who understand it as the proper name of a place, because this view is in accordance with the phraseology of the tenth chapter of Jeremiah. There is another opinion which is unsuitable. Uphaz is said to be derived from the... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:7
Verse 7 He pursues his own narrative in which he appears prolix, but not without design. This prophecy required all kinds of sanction for the purpose of inspiring unhesitating confidence in it, not only with those Jews of that generation, but with all posterity. Although the predictions of the eleventh chapter have been fulfilled, yet their utility is manifest to us as follows: first, we behold in them God’s perpetual care of his Church; secondly, we observe the pious never left destitute of... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:8
Verse 8 This language all tends to the same purpose — to assure us that Daniel did not write his own comments with rashness, but was truly and clearly taught by the angel on all the points which he committed to writing, and thus all hesitation is removed as to our embracing what we shall afterwards perceive, as he is a faithful interpreter of God. He first states he saw a vision. He had said so before, but he repeats it to produce a due impression; he calls the vision great, to arouse our... read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:4
By the side of - Hiddekel - The same as the Tigris. the great river of Assyria; as the Euphrates of Syria, and the Nile of Egypt. read more