He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. Daniel 8 nasb vision of the ram and goat in the bible. While the first chapters of daniel have a more gentile orientation and flavor, chapter 8 turns to a more jewish emphasis. Book of daniel chapter 8 bible study declaring the end. 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. 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. The vision recorded in daniel 8 came to the prophet in the third year of the reign of king belshazzar of babylon 553554 b. This was just two years after daniels vision of four beasts and a little horn recorded in daniel 7. The title of the book comes from the name of its chief character and author. It concludes with a magnificent scene at gods throne. Occurs over 150 end time prophecies kindle edition by warden, james.
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. Study guide for daniel by chuck smith blue letter bible. Daniel 8, new living translation nlt the bible app. During the third year of king belshazzars reign, i, daniel, saw another vision, following the one that had already appeared to me. 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. This is a bible study about the the meaning of the 2300 days kjv mentioned in daniel 8. Daniel 8 king james bible kjv book of daniel bible. This is another vision it is not the same as the vision in chapter 7. Daniel and his friendsshadrach, meshach, and abednegohave to navigate between the demands nebuchadnezzar is putting on them and. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. Baruch is the senior lecturer at the zera avraham institute based. 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.
Book of daniel bible study chapter 8 gods declaration of the end. 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. Part of the section of the bible referred to as ketuvim the writings see the torah, it is an apocalyptic book, like the book of revelations in the new testament. Millions of angels gather to participate in heavens final judgment. Thus, daniel 8 begins a new division of the book of daniel. Unsealing daniels mysteries lesson 8 cleansed at last. 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. Daniels prayer, and the vision of the seventy weeks 9. As was the case with the previous vision, daniel didnt fully understand the significance of what he was seeing daniel 7. 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 who through the book received revelations from god. The book is named for a character from the babylonian exile see eras of jewish history exile and diaspora named daniel, although it. Persias fourth king was xerxes i, whose queen, as revealed in the bible, was. Great examples of courage, faith, faithfulness, humility, patience, devotion, etc.
The book of daniel chapter eight in the third year of king belshazzar 550 b. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading bible prophecy. Introduction daniel chapter 8 is a preachers nightmare.
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. The climax of his sovereign rule is described in revelation. Book of daniel overview insight for living ministries. 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. With this chapter the hebrew part of the book begins and continues to be the language of the remainder. Book of daniel chapter 8 bible study declaring the end from. Daniel 8 new international version niv daniels vision of a ram and a goat. Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions.
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. Daniel, chapter 8 united states conference of catholic bishops. Daniel 8, new international version niv the bible app. Daniel 8 nasb vision of the ram and goat bible gateway. Bible history online images and resources for biblical history. 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. Daniel 8 niv bible in the third year of king belshazzars. Daniel 8 daniels vision of a ram and a goat bible gateway.
As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3. Antiochus epiphanes is not the little horn of daniel 8. Daniel chapter 8 a goat stubborn king of the west will attack iran persia making his nation very great in end times then the. God gives daniel a foresight of the destruction of other kingdoms, which in their day were as powerful as that of babylon. 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. 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 fascinating book of daniel teacher s notes page 2 4. Daniel is also shown more information by the angel gabriel about the little horn, the antichrist of the endtime.
Daniel is the only book in the hebrew bible which gives names to angels. Daniel 8 tells of daniels vision of a twohorned ram destroyed by a onehorned goat a. This vision deals with media, persia, and greece leading up to the end times. Resources, free bible software, bible art, biblical history topics and study, and ancient bible maps of rome, greece, and ancient near east. 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. The theological theme of the book is summarized in 4. The book of daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient.
The adjective form of this term means hairy, therefore, the additional word shaggy in 8. Daniel 8 niv daniels vision of a ram and a goat bible gateway. The vision in daniel 8like the one at the first, verse 1also focuses on heavens final judgment. Daniel 8 kjv in the third year of the reign of king bible gateway. Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The book of daniel, however, treats the medes and persians as a dual. Jan 15, 2020 the book of daniel was written in about 164 b. In verse 20 the archangel gabriel tells daniel that the ram with two horns represents the kings of media and persia. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b. The vision of chapter 8 came two years after that of chapter 7.
Interestingly, one horn grew higher than the other. Daniel chapter 8 builds on what was revealed to daniel in his vision of four. In my vision i saw myself in the citadel of susa in the province of elam. This is appropriate since the rest of the book is concerned with gods program for israel.
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. The book of daniel is partly historical, relating various circumstances which befel himself and the jews, at babylon. Bible teaching from the book of daniel chapter 8 verses 18. It uses a unicode greek font and a and is printable. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read. 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. We saw in daniel chapter 7 that god gave daniel a vision of the four coming world empires. 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. The most high god is sovereign over the kingdoms of men. The book of daniel free sermon outlines and bible studies.
Foretells future world events to come that affects israel. The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our lord and of his christ i. 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. 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.
Book of daniel from the king james version of the bible. Jesus only reference to the book of daniel is to a future abomination of. Daniel 8 new american standard bible nasb vision of the ram and goat. Historically, persia represented the higher horn since it was the dominant power of the medopersian empire. Indeed, he aspired to be as great as the prince of the host, god himself. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The book of daniel is unsealing middle east and prophecy. In this chapter, two of those kingdoms are discussed in more detail. The eighth chapter of daniel features an astounding vision of a male sheep and a male.