Daniel 11:30 Meaning and Explanation
“For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.”
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Read Full Chapter →Ships from the west will come against him, so he will withdraw in grief and vent his fury on the holy covenant, favoring those who forsake it.
What Does Daniel 11:30 Mean?
His campaign is checked when 'the ships of Chittim', warships from the western coastlands, come against him. Forced to turn back grieved and humiliated, he pours out his frustration on the holy covenant, and he conspires with renegades who have abandoned the faith of their fathers. Thwarted abroad, he turns his rage upon the people of God.
It is a grim pattern: the proud, frustrated in their schemes, take out their bitterness on the faithful. And there are always some, the prophecy notes soberly, who 'forsake the holy covenant' and side with the persecutor. Yet even this assault on the holy is foreseen and bounded. The God who set the ships against him also sets the limit to his fury, and the covenant He guards survives the renegades who desert it.
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What does Daniel 11:30 mean?
Ships from the west will come against him, so he will withdraw in grief and vent his fury on the holy covenant, favoring those who forsake it.