Dan 7:9-10 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 9. The thrones were cast down ] might be translated erected , so the Vulgate, positi sunt , and so all the versions; but that ours is a proper translation, is sufficiently evident from , &c.; where the original word can be used in no other sense than that of throwing or casting down . There is a reference here to preparations made for a general assize, or to the convocation of the sanhedrin, where the father of the consistory sat with his assessors on each side in the form of a semicircle, and the people stood before them. The Ancient of days ] God Almighty; and this is the only place in the sacred writings where God the Father is represented in a human form .

‏ Daniel 7:9-10

Verse 9. The thrones were cast down] might be translated erected, so the Vulgate, positi sunt, and so all the versions; but that ours is a proper translation, is sufficiently evident from Da 3:6, 16, 20; 6:17, &c.; where the original word can be used in no other sense than that of throwing or casting down. There is a reference here to preparations made for a general assize, or to the convocation of the sanhedrin, where the father of the consistory sat with his assessors on each side in the form of a semicircle, and the people stood before them.

The Ancient of days] God Almighty; and this is the only place in the sacred writings where God the Father is represented in a human form.

Verse 10. A fiery stream issued] This is not spoken of the final judgment; but of that which he was to execute upon this fourth beast, the Roman empire; and the little boasting horn, which is a part of the fourth beast, and must fall when the other falls.