And when he had spoken to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. But he touched me and made me stand up.
The Prophet repeats what he had said, namely, how he had been frightened by the magnitude of this vision; meanwhile, he was raised up by the angel, lest he should remain in that state of stupor. Yet these two clauses must be noticed: Daniel was astonished at the outset, for he could not otherwise be sufficiently composed to listen to the angel’s voice; but at...
Daniel sought understanding and did not seek in vain. Those who truly know God's things must desire to know more of them. When Gabriel approached, Daniel fell in fear and then into deep sleep, not from carelessness but from the weight of such abundance of revelations.
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Commenting on Daniel 8:15-27
Now as he was speaking with me,.... Addressing him in the above manner: I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground; through fear he fell prostrate to the ground, and swooned away, which issued in a deep sleep; and so was unfit to attend to the explanation of the vision the angel was sent to give him; and which was not...