Text: Daniel 12:3
OT Text Referred to: Isaiah 52:13
Subject: The wise shining and leading many to righteousness
Source: No public domain commentary confirmation available
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Anchor Text: Isa 52:13-53:12 — The Suffering Servant
Significance: Daniel 12:3 says the מַשְׂכִּילִים (maskilim, "the wise/those who are insightful") will "shine like the brightness of the heavens" and those who "lead many to righteousness" (מַצְדִּיקֵי הָרַבִּים, matsdiqei harabbim) will shine like stars. Isaiah 52:13 uses the same root שׂכל (sakal) for the Servant: "My Servant will יַשְׂכִּיל (yaskil, 'prosper/act wisely')," and the Servant "will justify the many" (יַצְדִּיק... לָרַבִּים, Isa 53:11). Daniel's "wise ones" who lead "the many" to righteousness echo the Servant who makes "the many" righteous. This verbal parallel suggests Daniel portrays the faithful remnant as those who participate in the Servant's mission of wisdom and justification.
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Text: Isaiah 52:13
OT Text Referred to: Daniel 12:3
Subject: lead many to righteousness
Source: No public domain commentary confirmation available
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Anchor Text: Isa 52:13-53:12 — The Suffering Servant
Significance: Isaiah 52:13 declares that the Servant will "act wisely" (יַשְׂכִּיל, yaskil) and be "raised and lifted up and highly exalted," while Daniel 12:3 promises "those who are wise (הַמַּשְׂכִּלִים, hammaskilim) will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars." Both passages use the root שׂכל (sakal, "to be wise/prudent/successful") and connect wisdom to an exalted destiny. Daniel likely draws on the Servant's trajectory — from suffering to exaltation — to describe the destiny of the faithful who, like the Servant, suffer and yet lead many to righteousness (צְדָקָה, tsedaqah), a term Isaiah 53:11 also applies to the Servant's work.