Daniel 11 - Ptolemy I & Seleucus I (1 jun 311 ano antes da era comum – 1 set 281 ano antes da era comum)

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Daniel 11

5 “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