Daniel 11:38

38 Mas em seu lugar honrará ao deus das fortalezas; e a um deus a quem seus pais não conheceram, ele o honrará com ouro e com prata, com pedras preciosas e com coisas agradáveis.

Daniel 11:38 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 11:38

But in his estate shall he honour the god of forces
Or god Mahuzzim ^F17; departed saints and their images, whom the Papists make their protectors, defenders, and guardians: the word signifies towers, strong holds, fortresses; and by these titles the martyrs, saints departed, are called by the ancient fathers, who first introduced the worship of them: So Basil ^F18, speaking of the forty martyrs, says,

``these are they, who obtaining our country, like certain towers, afford us a refuge against the incursion of enemies:''

and a little after thus addresses them,

``O ye common keepers of mankind, the best companions of our cares, the suffragans of our prayers and wishes, "most powerful" ambassadors with God:''

and elsewhere ^F19 he prays,

``that God would keep the church unmoved, and fortified with the great towers of the martyrs;''

so Chrysostom ^F20 calls them patrons and protectors. Or, "with God he shall honour" ^F21; these along with him, or besides him; these shall be the objects of religious worship and honour, as they are: and that "in his estate"; or in his room and stead, that is, of the true God, our Lord Jesus Christ, the only Mediator between God and man; and yet angels and departed saints are set up as mediators in his stead: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour;
the host, the wafer, the breaden god, made a god by the words of a muttering priest; this is such a god as the apostles, and Peter particularly, from whom the popes of Rome pretend to, derive their succession, never knew, nor once dreamed of; and yet this is received as a god, bowed unto, and worshipped, and honoured: with gold, silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things;
with rich and costly ornaments, with which the pyxis or box, in which it is carried in procession, is adorned.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 (Myzem hwhlalw) "deum Mahuzim", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus.
F18 Homil. in 40. Martyr. p. 151.
F19 Homil. de Martyr. Mamant. p. 167.
F20 Sermo in Berenice, Homil. l. in 1 Thess. See Mede's Works, B. 3. p. 673, 674.
F21 "Ad, [vel] juxta deum Mahuzzimos in sede ejus honorabit", Medus, p. 667, 671.

Daniel 11:38 In-Context

36 e o rei fará conforme lhe aprouver; exaltar-se-á, e se engrandecerá sobre todo deus, e contra o Deus dos deuses falará coisas espantosas; e será próspero, até que se cumpra a indignação: pois aquilo que está determinado será feito.

37 E não terá respeito aos deuses de seus pais, nem ao amado das mulheres, nem a qualquer outro deus; pois sobre tudo se engrandecerá.

38 Mas em seu lugar honrará ao deus das fortalezas; e a um deus a quem seus pais não conheceram, ele o honrará com ouro e com prata, com pedras preciosas e com coisas agradáveis.

39 E haver-se-á com os castelos fortes com o auxílio dum deus estranho; aos que o reconhecerem, multiplicará a glória; e os fará reinar sobre muitos, e lhes repartirá a terra por preço.

40 Ora, no fim do tempo, o rei do sul lutará com ele; e o rei do norte virá como turbilhão contra ele, com carros e cavaleiros, e com muitos navios; e entrará nos países, e os inundará, e passará para adiante.