Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
In the first year of Darius the Mede, Gabriel was sent by God to confirm and strengthen the king. Darius came to rule after Cyrus had taken Babylon from its former ruler. Gabriel strengthened him as Medo-Persia was being established, preparing the king to favor God's people. His reign was honored by God and favored by heaven.
The verse belongs to Daniel's prophecies about future ages, which Daniel himself did not fully understand and which were sealed until the time of the end. The prophecy of Daniel 11 containing the verse has almost reached its complete fulfillment. Its remaining scenes of trouble are soon to take place in connection with the approaching time of trouble and the nearness of the end.
In the first year of Darius the Mede, Gabriel was sent by God to confirm and strengthen the king. Darius came to rule after Cyrus had taken Babylon from its former ruler. Gabriel strengthened him as Medo-Persia was being established, preparing the king to favor God's people. His reign was honored by God and favored by heaven.
The verse belongs to Daniel's prophecies about future ages, which Daniel himself did not fully understand and which were sealed until the time of the end. The prophecy of Daniel 11 containing the verse has almost reached its complete fulfillment. Its remaining scenes of trouble are soon to take place in connection with the approaching time of trouble and the nearness of the end.