Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 8:10

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10. great, even to . . . host of heaven —explained in Daniel 8:24 , "the mighty and holy people," that is, the Jews ( Daniel 8:24- : ) and their priests (compare Daniel 8:24- : ). The Levites' service is called "a warfare " ( Numbers 8:24 ; Numbers 8:25 , Margin ). Great civil and religious powers are symbolized by "stars" ( Matthew 24:29 ). See 1 Maccabees 1:25, c. 1 Maccabees 2:35, c. 1 Maccabees 5:2, 12, 13 . TREGELLES refers "stars" to those Jews whose portion from God is heavenly glory ( Daniel 12:3 ), being believers in Him who is above at God's right hand: not the blinded Jews. cast . . . stars to the ground —So Babel, as type of Antichrist, is described ( Isaiah 14:13 ; Isaiah 14:14 ), "I will exalt my throne above the stars of God." Compare Isaiah 14:14- : ; 2 Maccabees 9:10 , as to Antiochus. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-11" class="com-number"

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