Annotated Edition and Biblical Commentary

This is the annotated edition including an extensive biographical annotation about the author and his life. Calvin produced commentaries on most of the books of the Bible. His commentaries cover the larger part of the Old Testament, and all of the New excepting Second and Third John and the Apocalypse. His commentaries and lectures stand in the front rank of Biblical interpretation.

The Prophecies of Daniel and the Elder Covenant

The Prophecies of Daniel are among the most remarkable predictions of The Elder Covenant. They are not confined within either a limited time or a contracted space. They relate to the destinies of mighty empires, and stretch forward into eras still hidden in the bosom of the future.

Historical Context and Empires

The period of their delivery was a remarkable one in the history of our race. The Assyrian hero had long ago swept away the Ten Tribes from the land of their fathers, and he in his turn had bowed his head in death, leaving magnificent memorials of his greatness in colossal palaces and gigantic sculptures.

The Son of the renowned Sardanapalus, the worshipper of Assarac and Beltis, had already inscribed his name and exploits on those swarthy obelisks and enormous bulls which have lately risen from the grave of centuries.

The glory of Nineveh passed away, to be restored again in these our days by the marvelous excavations at Koyunjik, Khorabad, and Nimroud.

Another capital had arisen on the banks of the Euphrates, destined to surpass the ancient splendor of its ruined predecessor on the banks of the Tigris.

The worshipper of the eagle-headed Nisroch — a mighty leader of the Chaldean hordes — had arisen, and gathering his armies from their mountain homes, had made the palaces and halls of Nineveh a desert, had marched southwards against the reigning Pharaoh of Egypt — had encountered him at Carchemish — hurried on to The Holy City, and carried away with him to his favorite capital the rebellious people of the Lord. Among them was a captive of no ordinary note.