The Pulpit Commentary — Daniel — Section 320

pa"l!ago in Job render it certain that it ie desires" (which eee). Understand the 1nom, 1he original. It seome more likely to be a t.hat I epeak unto thee; "have understand• change introduood to bring the revelRtion ing in the words," or better," matters, whioh to D1miel in line with other prophetic I am spee.king or telling to thee." As revelations. The attitude Dlllliel assumed the limguage used we.s one intelligible to waB one "·hichimplied thcdeepestabe.sement DA-niel, it wae needless to command him to -the envoy of the gTeat king kisses the understand the words, but the " me.ttors " ground at the feet of the onvoy of the King oommunicated by the words might require of kings. Even the revelation givon while a epecie.l effort of attention to eompre• sleep bad fallen on the subject of the hend. ])'bareem means "matters" ns well revelation, seems paralleled with whe.t took as "words." .And stand up,·ight; •• stand place et the Tre.nefiguration (Luke ix. S2, upon thy standing." Geeeniue would ren- "And Peter e.nd those that woro with him der this word when it occurs before (oh, viii. were bea,y with sleep," yet it we.s when 18), "plltOO;" but both here and there the t.hey were a waked the.t they B&W the glory). oontrast is in the attitude. From being ab- So with Gethsemane. The Hebrew word solutely prone, as in the eighth chapter, or is the same e.e the.t need when Eve we.s on bands and knees as here, he is to be t.nken out of the side of Ade.m; he then upright, and. taking his previous attitude wae asleep-a deep sleep had fallen on him, into aeoount, this is not merely to stand ;;,:-,-,;, (tarda.ymaJi)." (For further illne- where he is, e.nd neither approach nor de- t;..-ti~ns, see Ezek. i. 28; iii. 23; Zech. iv. part. The LXX. renders, -ro,rou; Theodo- 1 ; Re,. i 17.) tion., u-rd1m; the Vulgate hae gradu. For unto t:hes am I now aent. Thie aesigns a Yer. 10.-A.nd, behold, &n hand tonoheft reason for the oomman.d to stand upon me, which set me npon my knees and upon his feet. In. the Aseyrian marbles, how- the pa.lms of my h&nds. The LXX. agrees ever lowly the obeiee.noe made to the with this, but does not bring out any more mone.roh by any one admitted to his than this the pregnant sense of the Hebrew. presence, he stands when he receives the Thie is given in the margin of the Revised, monaroh'e commands. Bta.nding implie1 ·• Set me tottering on my knees," etc. attention. .And tolwm 1uJ had ,polren thi, Strangely enough, the LXX. renders, "soles tDOrd unto '116, I stood trembling. He obeyed of m, feet "-an impossible attitude; that the oommand, but still trembling took hold this 'is the true reading of the LXX. is of him in the e.ngelio presence, confirmed by Paulne Tellensis. Theodotion Ver. 12.-Then said he unto me, :rear omits "the palms of the hands." The Pe- not, Daniel : tor from the first day that shitta renders as the LXX. The Vulge.te renders ni!::; by articulo,, "joints." An liand thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, th:, touched me. The hand of bim that appeared words were heard, &nd I am come for th:, to him-though Daniel does not say. It ill words. Both the LXX. and Theodotion needless to multiply angelic agencies. A insert Kuplou before Ehoii. Thie is the more discnBBion he.s been raised on the question remarkable as Kop,os stands for "Jehove.h" whether this is Gabriel who appeared to nenslly in the Greek versions-a title rarely Daniel in the eighth chapter, or Michael, occurring in Daniel, in, and oDly in, the or the angel of the presence. It is not a prayer of the preceding chapter. Thie ad- matter of importance, but Michael is ex- dition does not occur in the Peshitta or VDl- cluded by ver. 1S, and also, to our thin.king, ge.te. He ,aid unto me, Fear not, Daniel,. • the anael of the presence," if by that title Still the signs of terror were manifest in the Seco;d Person of the Trinity is indicated. Daniel, o.nd the angel spoke encouragingly Which set me upon my kfleeB and upon tlui to him. For /rum tlui first day, etc. When 7,alms of my hand,. Although the touch Daniel had begun hie petition to God e.nd commnnicated to Daniel some strength, yet hie effort to understand God's purpose con- he was unable to raise himself so as to look coming hie people, then God had com- up-his fe.oe was still to the ground. his mission.ad Gabriel The whole process of attitude was still one of abasement, 8Jld he humiliation, fasting, and prayer was allowed was trembling. to go on. to its completion before Gabriel Ver. 11.-And he said unto me, 0 Daniel, came, in order to deepen in Daniel the a man greatly beloved, undenta.nd the desire for the hoped-for revelation., and thus words that I speak unto thee, an.d stand enhance the joy of it when it came, and, upright : for unto thee am I now sen.t. perchance, also to justify to higher intelli- Ail.d when he had spoken this word unto gences the giving of this special communi- me, I stood trembling. T1e versions do not cation (comp. eh. ix. 20) as to the answer u.fl'ord caU&: for remark. 0 Danid, a man being ready even while the petition was grwtly l,eloved. 'l'his is the same term as being put up. And I am come for thy words. tl,at awli~d tu Daniel (eh. ix. 23), "man of Prof08Bor Fuller sees in this an addition.al  OR, X, 1-21.) 'l'llE IlOOK 01'' DANIEL.