148. Rabbi Yitzchak opened the discussion with the verse: "And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men who were with me did not see the vision..." (Daniel 10:7). HE ASKS: "And I Daniel alone saw," yet here we learned that he was not a prophet but there were prophets there - and who are they? They are Chagai, Zechariah and Malachi. If so, the holy becomes non-holy and here it is written: "did not see." Why should they fear then? About Daniel, it is written: "And I Daniel alone saw." Yet he is not fearful though he is not a prophet. Here the non-holy is holy, MEANING TO SAY THAT HE WHO IS NOT A PROPHET IS HOLIER THAN A PROPHET.
148. ר' יִצְחָק פָּתַח, וְרָאִיתִי אֲנִי דָּנִיאֵל לְבַדִּי אֶת הַמַּרְאָה וְהָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ עִמִּי לֹא רָאוּ אֶת הַמַּרְאָה וְגוֹ.' וְרָאִיתִי אֲנִי דָּנִיאֵל לְבַדִּי. וְהָא תָּנֵינָן, אִינְהוּ נְבִיאֵי, וְאִיהוּ לָאו נָבִיא, וּמַאן נִינְהוּ. חַגַּי זְכַרְיָה וּמַלְאָכִי. אִי הָכִי, אִתְעָבֵיד קֹדֶשׁ חוֹל, וְהָא כְּתִיב לֹא רָאוּ, אֲמַאי דְּחִילוּ. וּבְדָנִיֵּאל כְּתִיב וְרָאִיתִי אֲנִי, וְלָא דָּחִיל. וְאִיהוּ לָאו נָבִיא, הָא חוֹל קֹדֶשׁ.