10:18,19
The man touches Daniel again, and this gave him strength. He is then told not to be afraid, and told yet again that he is highly esteemed. He was told to be at peace and to be strong. Daniel was strengthened and then asked the messenger to speak to him. The proper state for man is to be in the presence of God, to hear from God and to do God’s work. Now sin put an end to all this, and resulted in our being in the state that we find ourselves in, and that Daniel found himself in. But the work of Christ is to restore us to the state we are meant to be in, which is living in fellowship with God.
10:20,21
The man (angel) let’s Daniel know why he has come to Daniel. In the next two chapters we will get the message itself. He would fight first against Persia, then against Greece. At the time Persia had power over God’s people, later Greece would hold that power. This messenger would be helped by Michael, “your prince”. There are angels who fight on our behalf. We should also note that all this is happening in response to Daniel’s prayer, and the key element of that prayer was repentance from sin. We need to be aware of the spiritual nature of the conflict we are in, and that sin is our biggest problem.
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