DANIEL 11:1-19 (Kings Of The North And The South)

World history is replete with accounts of battles fought, battles lost and victories won.

Of kings and princes, generals and emperors, the rise of empire, the decline of nation and the intrigues and betrayals behind the scenes.

Daniel 11 gives an impressive account of the rise and fall of the Medo-Persian Empire and its leaders.

Then the emergence of Alexander the Great and his subsequent conquering of not only Medo-Persia but much of the known world.

Then, after Alexander’s death, the dissolution and division of his Greek Empire between his four generals.

Daniel continues to speak of how eventually one of the generals, Seleucus, took control of the north and another general, Ptolemy, took control of the south of the Greek Empire.

These are the Kings of the North and the South.

What is most amazing about Daniel 11 is not its accuracy to historic detail, but that it was all written before it happened.

The angel who had appeared to Daniel in chapter 10 reveals everything to the old prophet; what the future holds, both immediate and far into history.

This then is a testament to the accuracy and reliability of Scripture, and the God who authored it.