Daniel 11:36-45
Summary for Dan 11:36-40: 11:36-40 a Some interpreters see these verses as a transition from the earthly Antiochus IV to a character larger than history (7:8 b). 11:36 c Antiochus IV thought himself equal to God (2 Maccabees 9:1–10:12), but God would hem him in until the time of wrath was completed.• what has been determined will surely take place: Antiochus suddenly contracted a painful disease and died in 163 BC in the mountains of Persia (see 8:25 d; 1 Maccabees 4:52-53; 6:16; 2 Maccabees 9:4, 28; 10:5).
Summary for Dan 11:37-38: 11:37-38 e no respect for the gods of his ancestors: Antiochus IV forsook the Syrian gods in order to worship Greek gods.
• The god loved by women might be one of the Canaanite or Egyptian fertility deities.
• No god of fortresses is known from history, but this description might be fulfilled by the lavish gifts that Antiochus gave to cities and to Greek temples, perhaps to increase his reputation and power (see Livy, History 41.20).
Summary for Dan 11:40-45: 11:40-45 f Most commentators believe these verses describe the time of the end of history (cp. Mark 13:14 g; 2 Thes 2:3-12 h; Rev 19:19-21 i). These verses echo the career of Antiochus IV, but we have no historical record of the events described here. Antiochus was a paradigm for future rulers who set themselves against the God of gods. 11:40 j No known king of the south or king of the north did these things.
11:41 k the glorious land of Israel: Israel (cp. 8:9 l; 11:16 m) is again the center of attack by an evil king.
• Moab, Edom, and Ammon were nations surrounding ancient Israel and Judah.
11:45 n The glorious holy mountain includes Zion, Jerusalem, and the Temple—the place God chose for his name to dwell.
• The sea probably refers to the Mediterranean Sea.
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