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Wenstrom Bible Ministries
Pastor-Teacher Bill Wenstrom
Thursday August 8, 2013
www.wenstrom.org
Daniel: Daniel 8:12-The Host and the Daily Sacrifice Were Given Over to the Small Horn Which Cast Truth to the Ground and Was Successful in Whatever It Did
Lesson # 240
Please turn in your Bibles to Daniel 8:1.
Daniel 8:1 During the third year of Belshazzar’s reign, the king, a vision appeared to me, I, Daniel after the one appearing to me previously. 2 Indeed, I was staring because of this vision.
Specifically, I myself was in a trance like state staring as I myself was in Susa, the citadel, which was in the province of Elam.
Furthermore, I was staring because of this vision as I myself was beside the Ulai Canal. 3 Then, I lifted up my eyes and then I was staring as behold a ram was standing in front of the canal with it possessing two horns.
Furthermore, the two horns were long.
However, one was longer than the other with the longer one growing up last.
4 I saw this ram continually butting westward as well as northward and in addition southward as all the beasts could by no means stand in front of it.
Furthermore, none could deliver out from its power so that it acted according to its desire.
Indeed, it became great.
5 Then, I myself was in a trance like state as behold a male-goat who is ruler over the goats, was traveling from the west over the earth’s surface.
In fact, it was not touching the earth’s surface.
Also, this male-goat had a conspicuous horn between its eyes.
6 Next, it traveled up to the ram possessing two horns which I saw standing in front of the canal.
In fact, it charged against it in a powerful rage.
7 Consequently, I saw it wage an attack opposing this ram while causing itself to become enraged against it.
Indeed, it repeatedly struck this ram so as to shatter its two horns.
Also, there was no ability in the ram to stand in front of it.
Then, it drove it to the ground as well as trampled on it repeatedly.
Indeed, to the detriment of the ram, there was none who could deliver from its power.
8 So the male-goat who is the ruler over the goats was very great.
However, as soon as it became powerful, the unusual horn was broken.
Then, in its place, four conspicuous ones arose towards the heaven’s four winds.
9 Next, from one of them, a small horn in comparison emerged which grew excessively large toward the south as well as the east and in addition the beautiful land.
10 Specifically, it grew larger than the heaven’s host.
Indeed, it caused some of this host, yes some of these stars to fall to the earth.
Also, it trampled on them.
11 It even presented itself as great as the host’s Commander while taking away the daily sacrifice from Him so that His holy place was abandoned.
(My translation)
Daniel 8:12 And on account of transgression the host will be given over to the horn along with the regular sacrifice; and it will fling truth to the ground and perform its will and prosper.
(NASB95)
“And on account of transgression the host will be given over to the horn along with the regular sacrifice” presents the result of the previous statements in Daniel 8:10-11.
“The host” refers to the citizens of the nation of Israel and specifically the faithful believers in Israel.
“The regular sacrifice” refers to the continual burnt offering presented in the Jewish temple in the morning and in the evening.
“Will be given over to the horn” means that the God of Israel permitted the faithful believers in Israel to be delivered into the power of the king represented by the small horn as well as the daily sacrifice which was offered by these faithful believers in the Jewish temple in Jerusalem.
“On account of transgression” is referring to the sinful actions of Antiochus Epiphanes which he committed against the faithful Jews in Israel and God when he forbid these faithful Jews to worship God through offering the daily sacrifice in the temple in Jerusalem.
It speaks of these sinful actions from the perspective that they constitute rebellion against God.
“On account of transgression” indicates the means by which the host, which represents faithful Jewish believers and the daily sacrifice were delivered over to the power of the small horn who represents Antiochus Epiphanes, namely “through” the transgression of Antiochus Epiphanes, the small horn.
Some interpret this prepositional as meaning “because of” or “on account of” the transgression faithful Jews and the daily sacrifice were delivered over to the power of Antiochus Epiphanes (cf.
NASB95, ESV, LEB, NIV, TNIV, NRSV).
Some believe it means “during” the transgression or rebellion or “in the course” of this transgression or rebellion of Antiochus Epiphanes, faithful Jews and the daily sacrifice were delivered over to the power of this wicked king.
However, the niphal passive form of the verb nā∙ṯǎn would indicate that this prepositional phrase is instrumental since it denotes the subject being acted upon by an expressed or unexpressed agency, which would be the sinful actions of Antiochus Epiphanes (cf.
RSV).
“And perform its will and prosper” is emphatic meaning that it is advancing upon and intensifying the previous statement that the king represented by the small horn caused truth to be thrown to the ground.
The advancement and intensification is the implication of the king represented by the small horn causing truth to be thrown to the ground.
The advancement and intensification is also the implication of the host and the daily sacrifice being delivered over to this wicked king through his transgression in waging war against the host and taking away the daily sacrifice.
This statement is also bringing out the implication of the small horn causing some of the stars to fall to earth and trampling on them.
It brings out the implication of the small horn presenting itself as great as God while taking away the daily sacrifice offered to Him.
“Perform” is the verb ʿā·śā(h) (עָשָׂה) (aw-saw´), which means “to execute” referring to carrying out something fully indicating that the small horn which represents Antiochus Epiphanes IV “executing” all that Daniel describes in Daniel 8:10-12.
This verb indicates that this wicked king will carry out fully waging war against the faithful believers in Israel, present himself as great as God while taking away the daily sacrifice offered to God and will fully carry out the destruction of copies of the Old Testament Scriptures.
“Prosper” is the verb ṣā·lǎḥ (צָלַח) (tsaw-lakh´), which means “to succeed” in the sense of attaining a desired end indicating that the king represented by the little horn will succeed in bringing about that which he desired.
Namely, he will succeed in bringing about the deaths of faithful Jewish believers, as well as abolishing the daily sacrifice and destroying copies of the Old Testament Scriptures.
“Perform and prosper” contains the figure of “hendiadys” which takes place when two nouns or verbs are used to express one idea or concept and it literally means “one by means of two” and takes place when the author uses two words but only one idea is intended.
Therefore, these two words express one idea, namely that the king represented by the small horn will succeed in bringing about the deaths of faithful Jewish believers, the abolishment of the daily sacrifice and the destruction of copies of the Old Testament Scriptures.
Daniel 8:12 Consequently the host along with the daily sacrifice were delivered over to it through transgression.
Also, it caused the truth to be thrown to the ground.
Indeed, it executed, yes it succeeded.
(My translation)
In Daniel 8:12, the reader is told that the host which refers to the faithful believers in Israel along with the daily sacrifice were delivered over to the power of the small horn which depicts Antiochus Epiphanes IV.
Daniel says that this will be accomplished “through transgression” which is a reference to the sinful actions of this small horn which are described in Daniel 8:10-11.
Some interpret this transgression as being the apostasy and rebellion of the Jews against Yahweh.
However, there is nothing in the context or in Gabriel’s interpretation which would indicate this to be the case.
Though 1 Maccabees 1:11-15, 43 records the apostasy of some in Israel, there is nothing in the book of Daniel and more importantly in Gabriel’s interpretation which would indicate Israel’s apostasy.
Why would God punish faithful Jews for the sin and apostasy of unfaithful Jews?
He wouldn’t of course.
The only sins mentioned in chapter eight are those of the small horn, which represents Antiochus Epiphanes IV.
Thus, Daniel 8:12 describes in symbolic prophetic terms Antiochus Epiphanes IV opposing God by killing faithful believers in Israel and abolishing the daily sacrifice in the Jewish Temple which was offered up to the God of Israel as an act of worship.
The daily sacrifice and these believers were delivered over to Antiochus in the sense that God permitted this to take place, though He did not condone this wicked king’s sinful actions.
This is a reference to the “permissive” will of God meaning that God permitted the sinful actions of Antiochus Epiphanes IV to take place, even though He hated these sinful actions since they were contrary to His directive will and holy character.
In Daniel 8:12, the wicked ruler depicted by the small horn was said to cast truth to the ground, which symbolizes the action of Antiochus Epiphanes IV who ordered the destruction of copies of the Old Testament Scriptures.
He executed anyone who possessed a copy or did not surrender their copy when ordered by him to do so.
The throwing of truth to the ground is also a reference to Antiochus’ forbidding the Jews to obey the Old Testament Scriptures in practicing circumcision as well as observing the Levitical sacrifices.
By warning the Jews ahead of time of this persecution under Antiochus Epiphanes, God is comforting and encouraging His people by revealing to them He is sovereign over this wicked ruler.
This should encourage us here in the church age as well since Daniel chapter eight teaches that God is fully and completely aware of the underserved suffering of His people and in fact knew about it ahead of time.
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