Charles Ellicott Commentary Daniel 10:5

"I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz:" — Daniel 10:5 (ASV)

A certain man. — The appearance of this person is minutely described, while that of the angels is not mentioned. The dress especially recalls to our minds the clothing of the high priest. (See Exodus 39:27-29, and compare Revelation 1:13.) The person himself is carefully distinguished from Michael (Daniel 10:21), and as we may infer from Daniel’s silence , he is distinct from Gabriel also. He is the same man who stood before Daniel (Daniel 8:15), and must be regarded as “the Angel of God” (Exodus 32:34), or “God’s Presence” (Exodus 33:14), or “God’s Name”; in fact, the One who was the Logos.

Uphaz. — A place only mentioned in this passage and Jeremiah 10:9. Its location is unknown. The additions of the Septuagint should be noted.