Daniel 11:4 Meaning and Explanation
“And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.”
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Read Full Chapter →When that king stands at his height, his kingdom will be broken and divided toward the four winds, given not to his descendants but to others.
What Does Daniel 11:4 Mean?
No sooner does the mighty king reach his peak than his kingdom shatters. It is divided 'toward the four winds of heaven' and handed not to his own children but to others, his dominion plucked up and parceled out. The empire built by one will is scattered the moment that will is gone.
Here is the recurring lesson of the chapter and of Scripture: what one man cannot keep, God can take and give. The most carefully won power cannot be willed to one's heirs against the purposes of heaven. Every kingdom that rises on human strength carries within it the seed of its own division. Only the kingdom that is not of this world cannot be broken.
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What does Daniel 11:4 mean?
When that king stands at his height, his kingdom will be broken and divided toward the four winds, given not to his descendants but to others.