Daniel 11 - Ptolemy I & Seleucus I (jun 1, 311 BC – sep 1, 281 BC)
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Daniel 115 “Then the king of the south shall be strong, but one of his princes shall be stronger than he and shall rule, and his authority shall be a great authority.
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Versebyverseministry.org by Stephen Armstrong
First, in v.5, Ptolemy I Soter, the king of the south, who was a general under Alexander, decided to make himself king or pharaoh over Egypt
_He had been assigned the territory as a governor
_But now, he decided he didn’t need to answer to anyone
_He called himself pharaoh to gain acceptance from the Egyptian population
Meanwhile, another ex-Alexandrian general, Seleucus I Nicator, the king of the north, rose to power over Babylon
_+Seleucus I Nicator was forced to defend Babylon against a third of Alexander’s generals, the appropriately-named Antigonus
_With Antigonus threatening to take over Babylon, Seleucus I Nicator sought assistance from Ptolemy I Soter
_Because he asked Ptolemy I Soter for help, Seleucus I Nicator became his “prince”, as Gabriel says in v.5
_So effectively, Ptolemy I Soter now had power over Babylon as well
Added to timeline:
Date:
jun 1, 311 BC
sep 1, 281 BC
~ 29 years
