The book of daniel chapter 8 calvary chapel canyon hills. Daniel 8 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. The prophet daniel had two years to think about the visions of the 4 beasts of chapter 7 compare 7. Daniel 8 kjv in the third year of the reign of king bible gateway. As daniel records the events in daniel 8, it is evident that in all three cases, the ram, goat, and little horn, pride was a base issue for them, daniel 8. Learn how god used alexander to prepare the world to receive the gospel, and see a clear model of the antichrist in the second of daniel s four visions of the end times. In this chapter, two of those kingdoms are discussed in more detail. The prophecies found in the book of daniel are the key to unlocking all biblical prophecy. Daniel 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzars dream. The phrase ancient of days is unique to the book of daniel. Daniel 8 niv daniels vision of a ram and a goat bible gateway.
Jesus only reference to the book of daniel is to a future abomination of. Chapters 8 12 contain a vision involving a ram, a goat, and several horns also referring to future kingdoms and their rulers. Book of daniel chapter 8 bible study declaring the end. Mind you, for those who have taken this page for granted the bible says in the book of ecclesiastes 12. Daniel chapter 8 a goat stubborn king of the west will attack iran persia making his nation very great in end times then the. In the ancient manuscripts, the book of daniel here resumes using the hebrew language. The vision recorded in daniel 8 came to the prophet in the third year of the reign of king belshazzar of babylon 553554 b. Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Book of daniel bible study chapter 8 gods declaration of the end. The vision of chapter 8 came two years after that of chapter 7.
Even though the prophecy of chapter 7 is written in aramaic and chapter 8 in hebrew, these. The prophet daniel explained the past and the future of israel and all gentile nations according to the plan and purposes of god and his revelations do so with such incredible accuracy that he has silenced many a biblical skeptic throughout history. Daniel chapter 9 records daniel s seventy weeks prophecy. Chapter 27 gives a record of nebuchadnezzars and belshazzars dreams and their interpretation by daniel. The four beasts represented the kingdoms of babylon, medopersia, greece, and rome. Daniel 8 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on the. 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.
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. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. As was the case with the previous vision, daniel didnt fully understand the significance of what he was seeing daniel 7. While the first chapters of daniel have a more gentile orientation and flavor, chapter 8 turns to a more jewish emphasis. But then the goat had the four horns, at which represented the four different kingdoms. The fascinating book of daniel teacher s notes page 1 teachers notes lesson one special comments. When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, i have had a dream that troubles me and i. The book of daniel originated as a collection of folktales among the jewish community. Daniel 2 niv nebuchadnezzars dream in the bible gateway. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading bible prophecy.
Reason for approachdates given in connection with reign of kings daniel served under. The eighth chapter of daniel features an astounding vision of a. In chapter 7, god gave daniel a vision of four beasts. Daniel 8 tells of daniels vision of a twohorned ram destroyed by a onehorned goat a. Daniel and his friendsshadrach, meshach, and abednegohave to navigate between the demands nebuchadnezzar is putting on them and. The eighth chapter of daniel features an astounding vision of a male sheep and a.
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. In the hebrew bible, and in most recent protestant versions, the book of daniel is limited to its protocanonical portions. Now chapter 8 doesnt have anything to do with babylon, has nothing to do with rome. The book of daniel is unsealing middle east and prophecy.
We saw in daniel chapter 7 that god gave daniel a vision of the four coming world empires. Daniel 8 daniels vision of a ram and a goat bible gateway. Book of daniel chapter 8 bible study declaring the end from the. Chapters 8 12 contain a vision to future kingdoms and their rulers, seventy weeks prophesy and precise timeline of when the messiah would come. Daniel 8 new international version niv daniel s vision of a ram and a goat. Introduction daniel chapter 8 is a preachers nightmare. In daniel 8, in keeping with the theme by which kings and kingdoms are symbolised. Daniel was not able to fathom the meaning of the daniel chapter 8 vision and he could not find anyone else able to interpret it for him dan 8. Its interesting that the visions of chapter 8 were given before the handwriting on the wall in chapter 5. In the septuagint, the vulgate, and many other ancient and modern translations of holy writ, it comprises both its proto and its deuterocanonical parts, which two sets of parts have an equal right to be considered as inspired, and to be included in a.
This is appropriate since the rest of the book is concerned with gods program for israel. The entire focus from now on in the rest of the book of daniel is on the gentile powers, only as they relate to the jews. The focus of daniel 8 is alexander the greats defeat of the persians, and the subsequent domination of israel by one of his successors. What did daniel s vision represent, and what does it mean for us today. Baruch is the senior lecturer at the zera avraham institute based. Occurs over 150 end time prophecies kindle edition by warden, james. With this chapter the hebrew part of the book begins and continues to be the language of the remainder. Daniel 8, new living translation nlt the bible app. This was just two years after daniel s vision of four beasts and a little horn recorded in daniel 7. Also, it was the only chapter in the bible that was sealed until the time of the end. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. Daniel s 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.
A careful study of the text helps reveal the identity of this supernatural being. During the third year of king belshazzars reign, i, daniel, saw another vision, following the one that had already appeared to me. Next chapter of daniel the book of daniel, chapter 8 we hope that you find the content of the book of daniel, chapter 8 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. This site uses the king james version kjv of the bible, which indicates that the two beasts became great. Daniel 8, new international version niv the bible app. As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3. The scene here narrows from worldwide prophecies to those affecting the one covenantpeople in the five. In the book of daniel chapter 8, the ram fighting the goat was a very interesting chapter. The book of daniel chapter eight in the third year of king belshazzar 550 b. Thus, daniel 8 begins a new division of the book of daniel. It was crazy in the interpretation of the vision when daniel said that the twohorned ram that represented the kings of media and persia.