I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn whose appearance was more imposing than the others, with eyes and with a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.
He says, therefore, He also inquired about the ten horns which were on the head of the beast, and of the other horn which had arisen, meaning the small one, and concerning the three horns falling from the face of the beast.
The visions overwhelmed Daniel, troubling his spirit and exhausting him; yet he pressed toward understanding by asking the attending angel for the true meaning. We must likewise seek by faithful prayer and diligent search to grasp the full sense of what God reveals.
AI summary
Commenting on Daniel 7:15-28
And of the ten horns,.... That is, Daniel desired to know the truth of the ten horns, or the meaning of them what they signified, and who they pointed at, of which in Dan 7:7, here it is added, that were in his head; observing the situation of them; thought the horns of a beast could hardly be thought to be elsewhere: and of the...