The vision of chapter 8 came two years after that of chapter 7. The climax of his sovereign rule is described in revelation. In this chapter, two of those kingdoms are discussed in more detail. The theological theme of the book is summarized in 4. The fascinating book of daniel teacher s notes page 2 4.
The book of daniel free sermon outlines and bible studies. The book of daniel chapter eight in the third year of king belshazzar 550 b. Daniel who through the book received revelations from god. The adjective form of this term means hairy, therefore, the additional word shaggy in 8. Daniel chapter 8 builds on what was revealed to daniel in his vision of four. The book of daniel stands as a unique mix in the old testament, for while it begins with history, it makes a strong transition at chapter 7, where it contains visions of future events significant to the jews.
The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. The title of the book comes from the name of its chief character and author. Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Daniel is the only book in the hebrew bible which gives names to angels. The book of daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient. As was the case with the previous vision, daniel didnt fully understand the significance of what he was seeing daniel 7. Historically, persia represented the higher horn since it was the dominant power of the medopersian empire. The phrase son of man is retained as a form of address here because of its possible association with son of man in the new testament. The book of daniel is partly historical, relating various circumstances which befel himself and the jews, at babylon. Study guide for daniel by chuck smith blue letter bible. Daniel 8 kjv in the third year of the reign of king bible gateway. While the first chapters of daniel have a more gentile orientation and flavor, chapter 8 turns to a more jewish emphasis. Daniel 8, new living translation nlt the bible app.
The eighth chapter of daniel features an astounding vision of a male sheep and a male. Daniel 8 nasb vision of the ram and goat in the bible gateway vision of the ram and goat in the third year of the reign of belshazzar the king a vision appeared to me, daniel, subsequent to the one which appeared to me previously. Occurs over 150 end time prophecies kindle edition by warden, james. The book of daniel is unsealing middle east and prophecy.
The book is named for a character from the babylonian exile see eras of jewish history exile and diaspora named daniel, although it. Eight copies of the book of daniel, all incomplete, have been found at qumran, two in cave 1, five in cave 4, and one in cave 6. Baruch is the senior lecturer at the zera avraham institute based. God gives daniel a foresight of the destruction of other kingdoms, which in their day were as powerful as that of babylon. This vision deals with media, persia, and greece leading up to the end times.
Daniel, as many other authors of the antiquity and the bible, writes of himself in the third person throughout the first part of the book. Daniel and his friendsshadrach, meshach, and abednegohave to navigate between the demands nebuchadnezzar is putting on them and. Great examples of courage, faith, faithfulness, humility, patience, devotion, etc. Daniel is also shown more information by the angel gabriel about the little horn, the antichrist of the endtime. The vision in daniel 8like the one at the first, verse 1also focuses on heavens final judgment. Foretells future world events to come that affects israel. During the third year of king belshazzars reign, i, daniel, saw another vision, following the one that had already appeared to me. Daniels prayer, and the vision of the seventy weeks 9. Bible teaching from the book of daniel chapter 8 verses 18. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon.
With this chapter the hebrew part of the book begins and continues to be the language of the remainder. This once great city, located about 250 miles east of babylon, was the winter home of the persian kings, and is the ancient site where the code of hammurabi was discovered in 1901. Book of daniel chapter 8 bible study declaring the end. This is another vision it is not the same as the vision in chapter 7. Daniel 8 niv daniels vision of a ram and a goat bible gateway.
Daniels vision of the ram and the goat 8 thus the goat became very great, but at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off, and four prominent horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven. The word translated grecia in the book of daniel is the name yavan javan, the name of a son of joktan, and of the race ionians, i. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Daniel 8 daniels vision of a ram and a goat 1 in the third year of king belshazzars reign, i, daniel, had a vision, after the one that had already appeared to me. In my vision i saw myself in the citadel of susa in the province of elam. It uses a unicode greek font and a and is printable. Millions of angels gather to participate in heavens final judgment. This is a bible study about the the meaning of the 2300 days kjv mentioned in daniel 8. The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our lord and of his christ i. Daniel 8 the eighth chapter of the book of daniel tells of daniels vision of a twohorned ram destroyed by a onehorned goat a possible allegory for the transition from the persian to the greek eras in the near east, followed by the history of the little horn, which is daniels codeword for the greek king antiochus epiphanes the subject of the vision is antiochus oppression of the. The book of daniel, however, treats the medes and persians as a dual. Daniel 8 king james bible kjv book of daniel bible.
Daniel 8 niv bible in the third year of king belshazzars. When correct and thorough bible study is applied, the identity of the antichrist little horn reveals papal rome is the only power that fully fits this symbolism papal rome took over control after pagan rome terminated. Unsealing daniels mysteries lesson 8 cleansed at last. The vision recorded in daniel 8 came to the prophet in the third year of the reign of king belshazzar of babylon 553554 b. Book of daniel chapter 8 bible study declaring the end from. Daniel 8 1 in the third year of the reign of king belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first. Jan 15, 2020 the book of daniel was written in about 164 b. In the third year of king belshazzars reign, i, daniel, had a vision, after the one that had already appeared to me. Jesus only reference to the book of daniel is to a future abomination of. We saw in daniel chapter 7 that god gave daniel a vision of the four coming world empires. Between them, they preserve text from eleven of daniels twelve chapters, and the twelfth is quoted in the florilegium a compilation scroll 4q174, showing that the book at qumran did not lack this conclusion.
Daniel 8 new international version niv daniels vision of a ram and a goat. The book of daniel provides keys to understanding the book of revelation, and together they help us understand events soon to come in our future. Resources, free bible software, bible art, biblical history topics and study, and ancient bible maps of rome, greece, and ancient near east. Daniel 8 new american standard bible nasb vision of the ram and goat. This was just two years after daniels vision of four beasts and a little horn recorded in daniel 7. Book of daniel from the king james version of the bible. Daniel chapter 8 a goat stubborn king of the west will attack iran persia making his nation very great in end times then the. Indeed, he aspired to be as great as the prince of the host, god himself. Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions. Daniels vision of a ram and a goat in the third year of king belshazzars reign, i, daniel, had a vision, after the one that had already appeared. Daniel s fainting and astonishment at the prospect of evils he saw coming on his people and the church, confirm the opinion that longcontinued calamities were foretold. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading bible prophecy. Daniel 8 daniels vision of a ram and a goat bible gateway. This is appropriate since the rest of the book is concerned with gods program for israel. Interestingly, one horn grew higher than the other. Persias fourth king was xerxes i, whose queen, as revealed in the bible, was. In more mundane language, it is an account of the activities and visions of daniel, a noble jew exiled at babylon, its message being that just as the god of israel saved daniel and his friends from their enemies, so. Daniel 8 tells of daniels vision of a twohorned ram destroyed by a onehorned goat a. Bible history online images and resources for biblical history. In verse 20 the archangel gabriel tells daniel that the ram with two horns represents the kings of media and persia. As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read of hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible. Daniel 8 the eighth chapter of the book of daniel tells of daniel s vision of a twohorned ram destroyed by a onehorned goat a possible allegory for the transition from the persian to the greek eras in the near east, followed by the history of the little horn, which is daniel s codeword for the greek king antiochus epiphanes.
Book of daniel overview insight for living ministries. Daniel 7 and revelation and 17 talk of strange, worlddominating, wild. Daniel, chapter 8 united states conference of catholic bishops. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology a portrayal of end times cosmic in scope and political in focus. Introduction daniel chapter 8 is a preachers nightmare. There is a strong enmity between the greeks christian orthodox and the turks muslims that goes back to the conquest of constantinople istanbul and the rise of the ottoman empire. Daniel 8, new international version niv the bible app. The goats large horn is then broken into four horns, followed by a little horn that brings desolation to the sanctuary and the host of heaven 114.
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