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Verses 9-10.
Some time after being embarrassed by Ptolemy III Eugeretes,
Seleucus II Callinicus regained control of Syria and later attempted
to enter Egypt, but was unsuccessful and died in 227 B.C. This
is the meaning of “the latter will enter . . . but will
return to his own land.” History and prophecy agree.
Seleucus
II Callinicus had two sons named Seleucus III Ceraunus and Antiochus
III The Great. Seleucus III Ceraunus became king first, reigned
for only four years, and died in battle.
He
was succeeded by his brother Antiochus III The Great. The passage
says that “one of them will keep coming and overflow and
pass through.” The “one” is Antiochus. With an
army of 62,000 infantry, 6,000 calvary, and 102 elephants he
brought his “great force” against Egypt. Egyptian
control had reached up to Antioch and included all of Palestine.
History tells us that his army moved through Palestine easily
and pushed Egyptian control back to the original boundary and
recaptured the fortress at Raphia in 217 B.C. He waged “war
up to his very fortress.” He was very successful. |
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