...The glory of their victory is to be ascribed to h'rs almighty strength; and exemplified the prophecy, "The ." people that do know their God shall be strong and do ex"ploits." JflfiMy, Observe the wisdom of counting, before temptations and trials assail our faith, the expense...

..." And, such as do wickedly against the covenant, shall he [the Roman power] corrupt by flatteries ; but, the people that do know their God shall be strong,...instruct many ; yet, they shall fall by the sword, and byflame ; by captivity and by spoil, many days, ver. 32, 33. The Jews had now ceased to be the peculiar...

...they " instructed many," and gained a great number of proselytes to .their religion: " yet they fell by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days;"/ for they were «xposed to the malice and fury of tea general persecutions, and suffered all manner...

...ranks of the Lamb. It will no doubt, be a day of trial to many, and of ardent supplication to all : but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and confide in their King of kings. Dan. xi, 32. In order to form a more clear conception of what now follows,...

...who condemn," or, " reject* the covenant, shall he corrupt," or, " heathenize » with flatteries ; but the people that do know their God, shall be strong, and do exploits : and they that understand," or, " the teachers, among the people shall instruct many : yet they shall fall [more correctly, be...

...(ch. viii. 19.) what shall be in the last end of the indignation ; concerning those who (ch. xi. 33.) shall fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by spoil, many days ; (ch. xi. 35.) to try them, even to the time of the end, because it is yet for a time appointed ;...

...as oxen, &c. till thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men.— Dan. iv. 17. 25. 32. But the people that do know their God, shall be strong,...understand among the people, shall instruct many, &c. and some of them of understanding shall fall.— Dan. xi. 32, 33. 35. Many shall run to and fro,...

...as oxen, &c. till thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men.— Dan. iv. 17. 25. 32. But the people that do know their God, shall be strong,...understand among the people, shall instruct many, &c. and some of them of understanding shall fall.— Dan. xi. 32, 33. 35. Many shall run to and fro,...

...of the vocation wherewith we are called as children of light." daily learning more of His will; for "the people that do know their God shall be strong...understand among the people shall instruct many," and " they that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength," and be braced for further effort. Daily...

...would adhere to the true God ; and resist Epiphanes in the midst of the most cruel persecutions : For " the people that do know their God shall be strong,...that understand among the people shall instruct many "( v. 32, 33). This part of the prophecy was fulfilled in the history of the Maccabees. For they made...