(1-3) Introduction: Daniel’s state of heart. He said, “Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he said this to me, I stood up trembling. Daniel 10:13 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Daniel 10:13, NIV: "But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days.Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia." 1 In the third year of the reign of King Cyrus of Persia, # 10:1 The third year of Cyrus’s reign was 536 b.c. Daniel 10:12-13 New Living Translation (NLT) 12 Then he said, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel. Chapter 10 is the introduction; it offers a fascinating look at the supernatural intervention that takes place behind the scenes of history. Chapters 10-12 begins the prophesies concerning latter days, the Antichrist 11:37 Within the three chapters of Daniel 10–12, Daniel 10 serves as prologue, chapter 11 as the report of the angelic vision, and chapter 12 as the epilogue. 10:1-12 It has been 70 years since Daniel was taken captive. 12 Then he continued, “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Daniel 10:12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. [] The understanding of the message came to him in a vision2 At that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks. 1. Its message was true and it concerned a great war. I ask that because in the first year of his reign Cyrus gave … 13 “But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia. Daniel 10:10-12 A hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.
2. Daniel 10 – Circumstances of the Final Vision A. Daniel’s vision of the mysterious man. As a result of the vision and revelation of chapters 10-12, Daniel understood all he needed to know about the future. 4. It is recorded in chapters 10-12. ‘I am come’ is resumed at the beginning of Daniel 10:14, the explanation of the angel’s delay in Daniel 10:13 being parenthetical. Wesley's Daniel 10:13 Bible Commentary 10:13 Withstood me - God suffered the wicked counsels of Cambyses to take place awhile; but Daniel by his prayers, and the angel by his power, overcame him at last: and this very thing laid a foundation of the ruin of the Persian monarchies. These prophecies will soon be fulfilled, and God is … The time of trouble destined for Israel. Why is Daniel there? This being, which looks like a man, was sent of God with a message to encourage Daniel.