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
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Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke
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
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
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:1
Verse 1 We observe the Prophet by no means content with the usual method of address, for the purpose of stirring up the attention of the pious, and of assuring them how worthy of special notice are the prophecies which follow. He marks the time, the third year of King Cyrus, as the Jews were then forbidden by a new edict to build their temple, although liberty to do so had been previously granted to them. He says, “a word ” was made known to him, and he adds, the word was true, although the... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:2
Verse 2 We gather from this passage why the angel appeared to the Prophet in the third year of Cyrus. He says, he was then in the greatest sorrow; and what was the cause of it? At that period we know an interruption of the work of rebuilding the temple and city to have taken place. Cyrus was gone to a distance; he had set out for Asia Minor, and was carrying on war with the Scythians. his son Cambyses was corrupted by his couriers, and forbade the Jews to proceed with the rebuilding of their... 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
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:3
I ate no pleasant bread - This fast was rather a general abstinence; living all the while on coarse and unsavory food; drinking nothing but water; not using the bath, and most probably wearing haircloth next the skin, during the whole of the time. read more