Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Yonah Mishael" <yonahmishael AT gmail.com>]

Saying "prince of a covenant" might be a little stilted. We need to
remember that שר also means "minister." I think a "covenanted
minister" or a "minister of a covenant" is much better English and
also takes away the apparent messianic flavor of the title.

שלום
Yonah

On 8/30/06, Steve Miller <smille10 AT sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> John,
> I can't see any way that "and also prince of covenant" could refer to the
> Messiah. This prince of a covenant is swept away and broken by the
> contemptible person of v21.  The "antichrist" (i.e. the little horn of Dan
> 8:9) does not do that to the Messiah.
>
> If the contemptible person in v21 is the little horn of Dan 8:9, then "a
> prince of a covenant" who is broken by him, should be someone that
> antichrist made a covenant with, and then double-crossed. This thought is
> continued in v23.
>
> It may be that "prince of a covenant" refers back to the prince who makes
> the 7-yr covenant in Dan 9:26-27. The words for prince and covenant are the
> same in both Dan 9:26-27 & 11:22. If that is the case, then the contemptible
> person in v21 is not antichrist, but some other contemptible person who
> becomes a king, like the king in 11:16-20.
>
> -Steve Miller
> Detroit
> www.voiceinwilderness.info
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John B. Senterfitt Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 1:35 PM
> >
> > Seeing as how I am quite new to this endeavor I would appreciate it if I
> > am not acting according to b-hebrew protocol, that you let me know.
> >
> > And so, assuming I am ok, I will go ahead and ask my question.
> >
> > Is there any conceivable way that Daniel 11:22 and the last statement
> > "also prince of covenant" could be in reference to Messiah?
> >
> > I know the verses before and after are obviously referring to the
> > antichrist but could it be that verse 22 is a nugget so easily overlooked?
> > John B. Senterfitt
>
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Yonah Mishael ben Avraham
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