And place shall not suffice them.” (Ibid. x. 10.)
Malachi prophesied about four hundred and twenty years before the civil era:—
“And all nations shall call you happy;
For ye shall be a delightsome land,
Saith the Lord of hosts.” (Malachi iii. 12.)
“Behold, I will send you
Elijah the prophet
Before the coming
Of the great and terrible day of the Lord.” (Ibid. 23.)
Daniel’s (Belteshazzar) prophecies from about five hundred and thirty-four, to five hundred and seven years before the civil era relate not only to the affairs of Judah and Israel, but also to the various monarchies and kingdoms that are to arise successively in the world. In the following verses he foretells the national future of his own people:—