Thursday, December 7, 2006
Prince of the Covenant
Those present at the bible study last night will remember there was some discussion concerning who the prince of the covenant may be. My first inclination upon reading this verse was the "prince of the covenant" is the Ptolemaic King that made a covenant to become an ally of Antiochus should the Syrians help him regain his throne in Egypt. However, upon further reflection of the text, context rules out Ptolemy as the "prince of the covenant" and points toward it being the hight priest Onias III who is assasinated by Antiochus. Daniel 11:28 and 11:32 both use the term "covenant" in reference to Israel, so why would that be different for 11:22. Onias III would be called the "prince of the covenant" because as High Priest he is the head of the theocracy.
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Now, if I am correct that another reason for saying that the "prince of the covenant" was the Ptolemaic King because of verse 23 and the description of the alliance. If that is so, then it would seem to me that I would agree with Andrew and Pastor Jack in that the High Priest was probably in reference to the "prince of the covenant." The reason is for all that Andrew said and also that it would seem odd to be that the "alliance" would be used instead of covenant. If this man is identified as the "Prince of the Covenant" (emphasis on Covenant), then why would the Biblical author use a completely different Hebrew word (which he does) in verse 23. That is all to say that I agree with Andrew.
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