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For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, immediately there remained no strength in me, neither was there breath left in me.
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A Natural Response to Glory
Commentators agree that Daniel's physical collapse—losing all strength and breath—is a natural human reaction to a direct encounter with a heavenly being. Like Isaiah before him, Daniel is overwhelmed by the glory of God's messenger, highlighting the immense gap between the human and the divine and underscoring his own unworthiness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For how can the servant of this my lord - Acknowledging his humble and lowly condition and rank in the presence of an angel - a mes…
19th Century
Anglican
For how. —The whole verse must be regarded as addressed by Daniel to the angel. On the phrase neither is there any breath in m…
16th Century
Protestant
Daniel here narrates how the angel who inflicted the wound also brought the remedy at the same time. Though he had been cast down by fear, yet the …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord ? &c.] Or, "talk with that my lord?" …
Whenever we enter into communion with God, it is fitting for us to have a proper sense of the infinite distance between us and the holy God. How ca…
