1 Chronicles 29:11-12 – Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. The same ram that was so powerful finally met a more powerful beast or kingdom that completely destroyed them to the ground. Daniel chapter 8 meaning. The four horns, arising after the breaking off of the goat's one horn, are four kings, whose resulting kingdoms never approach the power and dominion of the first. Like Job, we are called to suffer without God's explanation.
In the first verse of the chapter, Daniel informs us that the second vision of Daniel, recorded in chapter 8, should be understood in relationship to the first vision in chapter 7. Small Group Questions. This seems to be the way our Lord interpreted the prophecy of Daniel: 9 Then they will deliver you up to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations on account of My name. Daniel 8 Bible Study and Commentary. In addition, he invaded Palestine (the glorious land) and defeated it.
The higher horn came last. In verses 15-18, Gabriel the angelic interpreter, is introduced. Book of daniel chapter 8. He called the angel by name—Gabriel. For us, the time is near (Revelation 1:3) and the book is unsealed (Revelation 22:10). When a divinely gifted interpreter of dreams and visions cannot understand it, even with Gabriel the angel explaining this prophecy to him, what am I as a preacher to do with this text? F. Because of transgression, an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices: This was fulfilled in the terrors of Antiochus Epiphanes.
According to this interpretation, it is a total of 2300 days. Chapter 8: Questions and Answers. Verse 2 is more geographical, telling us not where Daniel was when he received the vision, but where he was in the vision. The Structure of the Text. This is an example of a prophetic passage that has both a near and far fulfillment.
· And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude, and spake peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel. 91 "The obscurity of the first part of this verse is noted in the margin of the RSV and has puzzled translators from early times. The Goat that Wasn't Kidding. · Ptolemy, ruling over Egypt. D. He shall destroy – His father is the devil and the devil seeks to kill, steal, and destroy (John 10:10). Antiochus IV took the throne by murdering his brother Seleucus Philopater. S commandment was, that they should put him to death. Came from the west – Greece started in the west (relative to Israel) and came east. Those who seek to thwart Him will be broken with no remedy. H. Daniel chapter 8 questions and answers.yahoo. He shall exalt himself in his heart: The coins of Antiochus Epiphanes were inscribed with this title: THEOS EPIPHANIES meaning, "God manifest. " 15. in Susa, the capital city of the province Elam, standing at the Ulai Canal.
8) Why would God reveal a vision to Daniel he does not understand, which he cannot tell anyone, and which causes him to be physically ill for a period of time? I find myself reluctantly admitting, at the end of my efforts to understand what this prophecy means, that I do not really understand it at all. 10 And at that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another. 14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. Antiochus Epiphanes murdered other rulers and persecuted the people of Israel (cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them). Discussion Questions for Daniel 8 - Redeemer Church. What is the desire of the being who looks a man? 3 Then I lifted my gaze and looked, and behold, a ram which had two horns was standing in front of the canal. However, if we take it to mean 1, 150 days it can refer to the time the temple was actually desecrated. And he said, "Look, I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignation; for at the appointed time the end shall be.
What does verse 24 mean in that this man is powerful not by his own power? What are some possible solutions? "He would have counted it a great slur on his religious life if it could have been said that his visions and exercises interfered with his service to the king. " 86 Although it took a number of years, eventually four kings rose to take control of his empire. The name Epiphanes was a name that Antiochus took and it means "illustrious. " And I have destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the stones of fire. 17 Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. Since the dominion of this horn was extended toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Glorious Land, we can identify the historical fulfillment of this little horn in Antiochus IV Epiphanes who ruled over Syria and Israel's land under the Seleucid dynasty. Just like we are reading today, what we read was very vague and left us unclear; Daniel felt the same way. One of the four horns, a little horn began to become great in all the earth, specifically waxing great towards the south, east, and pleasant land. His death left a great conquest without an effective single leader, and it took about twenty years for the empire to be successfully divided. In the twenty-first century, people seem less willing to use their brains. It was that speed that enabled him to rule such a vast empire by the young age of 31. B. I went about the king's business: Daniel didn't let either spiritual mysteries or physical weakness keep him from doing his duty.
He shall destroy many in their prosperity. Persian kings often wore helmets with ram horns in battle. 23-26) The rise and fall of the strong little horn. While we may not understand exactly what is going to happen, or when, we do know that God is in control, and that He is causing all things to work together for His glory and for the good of His saints.
Are these angels as they seem to be (see Revelation 12:4)? The prophecies about the trampling of the temple and the war against the saints seem to be one of these split events with a near-term and long-term fulfillment. How long will the vision be? This will be where his power ends! E. And trampled them: Antiochus was an infamous persecutor of the Jewish people. Daniel now shares his second vision, and once more we read that animals are employed to symbolize empires. Verse twenty-three just jumped from ancient Greece, and the four generals who took over from the death of the king of Greece, all the way to the end time. Application – When you don't understand something in Scripture, if it is important, seek it out. Does it puzzle you that God revealed this vision to Daniel? Without touching the ground – The Greek expansion was all about speed.
The large horn represented Alexander the Great and the four horns after it were symbols for the four rulers who split the kingdom. The ancient Jews twisted his name into "Epimanes" meaning, "madman. Because of sin, God's indignation is poured out on mankind through this "horn:".
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