Daniel 11:1 (ESV)

1 “And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

In Daniel 10 we learned that the man clothed in linen fought the prince of the Persians. He has protected God’s people from demonic attacks at the court. He continues to do this also in the first year of Darius. God’s people can be sure of the protection of the Son of God and his service of Michael and his angels. The first twenty verses of this chapter is mainly about the king of the North and the king of the South. The Lord carries out his plan in and through these two kingdoms.