Verse 27
27. They shall speak lies at one table After the Egyptians who had plotted against Philometer had placed Physton, his brother, on the throne Antiochus changed front with regard to his captive and joined hands with him in a plan to snatch the Egyptian scepter from the usurper. That they both lied to each other in their professions of mutual trust and pledges of future help there can be no doubt. But how vivid is this description! It sounds as if the writer had been sitting at the table with them taking notes.
Yet the end shall be at the time appointed The heavenly powers rule and overrule, notwithstanding the plots of earthly kings. (See note Daniel 10:21.) No shrewdness on the part of Antiochus can avert the divine decree.
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