38. God of forces--probably Jupiter Capitolinus, to whom Antiochus
began to erect a temple at Antioch
[LIVY, 41.20]. Translate, "He shall
honor the god of fortresses on his basis," that is, the base of the
statue. NEWTON translates, "And the god 'Mahuzzim' (guardians, that
is, saints adored as 'protectors' in the Greek and Roman churches)
shall he honor."
honour with gold, &c.--Compare
Re 17:4
as to Antiochus' antitype, Antichrist.
JFB.
Painting of Alexander the Great and his horse Bucephalus
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