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Daniel 10:2-12
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During that time, I, Daniel, had been mourning for three weeks.
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I didn't eat any rich foods. Neither meat nor wine passed my lips, and I didn't clean up at all until the three weeks were up.
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Then, on the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was on the bank of the great Tigris River,
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I looked up and suddenly saw a man clothed in linen in front of me. He had a brilliant gold belt around his waist,
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and his body was like topaz. His face was like a flash of lightning, and his eyes were like burning torches. His arms and feet looked like polished bronze. When he spoke, it sounded like the roar of a crowd.
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Only I, Daniel, saw this vision. The other people who were with me didn't see it. Despite that, they were terrified and ran away to hide.
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So I was left alone to see this great vision all by myself. All my strength left me. My energy was sapped, and I couldn't stay strong.
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Then I heard the sound of the man's words. When I heard it, I fell into a trance with my face on the ground.
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But then a hand touched me, lifting me up to my hands and knees.
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The man said to me, "Daniel, you are greatly treasured. Now grasp the meaning of what I'm saying to you. And stand up, because I've been sent to you." As he said this to me, I stood up, shaking.
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Then the man said to me, "Don't be afraid, Daniel, because from the day you first set your mind to understand things and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I've come because of your words!
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Daniel 10:2-12 Meaning and Commentary
INTRODUCTION TO DANIEL 10
This chapter is an introduction to the prophecies contained in the two following chapters; and begins with an account of Daniel's mourning and fasting, preparatory to the vision he had, Da 10:1-3, and of the appearance of Christ to him, with the time and place of it; who is described by his clothing, and the several parts of his body, which were very glorious, he appearing in a human form, Da 10:4-6, then follows an account of the effects it had upon him, Da 10:7-9, and of what encouragement and strength he received from him, by words and touches, to listen to what he said; and to expect a discovery and an understanding of things of moment and importance, which should be in future times, Da 10:10-21.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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