Ammonius of Alexandria : The hand indicates partial knowledge of the truth of the gospel. For Christ is the one who will raise the whole human race. — FRAGMENTS ON Daniel 10:10 Jerome : Verse 10. "And behold, a hand touched me, and lifted me up upon my knees..." The angel appeared in the form of a man and laid his hand upon the human prophet as he lay upon the ground, in order that he might not be terrified, beholding a form like his own. — St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER TEN