Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.
Then he'll head back to his own country loaded with wealth, but his heart will be completely against God's sacred promise to his people. He'll cause some serious damage before finally going home.
Success without God's blessing is just destruction with better funding.
📚 Historical Context
Daniel 11 is part of a prophetic vision given to the prophet Daniel during the Babylonian exile, outlining future conflicts between powerful kings from the North and South, which historians link to the Persian and Greek empires. This specific verse describes the actions of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, a Seleucid ruler, who returned from his military campaigns in Egypt with vast treasures and then directed his animosity toward the Jewish people and their covenant with God. His "exploits" refer to his aggressive acts against Jewish religious practices, including the desecration of the temple in Jerusalem.
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