Daniel 8 Study

In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me—to me, Daniel—after the one that appeared to me the first time. I saw in the vision, and it so happened while I was looking, that I was in Shushan, the citadel, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision that I was by the River Ulai. Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and there, standing beside the river, was a ______ which had two _________, and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.

RAM

What do you notice about the ram?

2 horns

horns = nations

One higher than other =

higher one

comes up last

What does a beast represent in prophecy?

Daniel 7:17 (ESV)

‘These four great beasts are four _________ who shall arise out of the earth.

Daniel 7:23 (NKJV)

… ‘The fourth beast shall be

A fourth _________ on earth,

.....

King or King dome

So...

Ram represents?

Powerful World Empire

Continue:

Daniel 8:3–4 (NKJV)

Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and there, standing beside the river, was a ram which had two horns, and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. I saw the ram pushing ____________, ___________, and _____________, so that no animal could withstand him; nor was there any that could deliver from his hand, but he did according to his will and became great.

Repeat and enlarge

anything similar to

Dan 2…?

Dan 7…?

Beasts

Empires

Animal higher on one side.

Medo Persia

What directions does it move?

What happens next?

Daniel 8:5–8 (NKJV)

And as I was considering, suddenly a male ___________ came from the west, across the surface of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. Then he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing beside the river, and ran at him with furious power. And I saw him confronting the ram; he was moved with rage against him, attacked the ram, and broke his two horns. There was no power in the ram to withstand him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled him; and there was no one that could deliver the ram from his hand.

Therefore the male goat grew very great; but when he became strong, the large horn was broken, and in place of it four notable ones came up toward the four winds of heaven.

What happens next?

What animal (beast)?

Goat

What nation

conquered Persia?

Summary

Babylon - not mentioned

Why?

Medo-Persia

tilted on one side

Greece Characteristics?

Does not touch ground

= very fast

(4 wings)

4 heads

4 horns

What do horns represent?

Daniel 7:24 (NKJV)

The ten horns are ten _________ Who shall arise from this kingdom....

4 kings

4 nations

4 subdivisions

of that empire.

1 notable horn =

Alexander the Great

What kingdom comes next?

Daniel 8:9–12 (NKJV)

And out of one of them came a _____________ which grew exceedingly great toward the _________, toward the ___________, and toward the ____________. And it grew up to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them. He even exalted himself as high as the ______________; and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down. Because of transgression, an army was given over to the horn to oppose the __________________; and he cast truth down to the ground. He did all this and prospered.

Anything familiar

little horn

What directions does it move?

Who does he exalt himself against?

Prince of host

who could that be?

What does the army attack?

where were their daily sacrifices made?

Little or or 4th Kingdom?

Both!

What happens next on the prophetic timeline?

Daniel 8:13–14 (NKJV)

Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who was speaking, “How long will the vision be, concerning the daily sacrifices and the transgression of desolation, the giving of both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled underfoot?”

And he said to me, “For ________________; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed.”

How long?

Compare Daniel 7.

Gabriel's Interpretation

Daniel 8:15–20 (NKJV)

Then it happened, when I, Daniel, had seen the vision and was seeking the meaning, that suddenly there stood before me one having the appearance of a man. And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, who called, and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” So he came near where I stood, and when he came I was afraid and fell on my face; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision refers to the time of the end.”

Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he touched me, and stood me upright. 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. The ram which you saw, having the two horns—they are the kings of ____________.

Does this agree?

Who is the Goat?

Daniel 8:21 (NKJV)

And the male goat is the kingdom of ___________. The large horn that is between its eyes is the first ______________.

Daniel 8:22 (NKJV)

As for the broken horn and the four that stood up in its place, four _____________________________________________, but not with its power.

Good so far?

What is Little Horn?

Daniel 8:23–25 NKJV

“And in the latter time of their kingdom, When the transgressors have reached their fullness, A king shall arise, Having fierce features, Who understands sinister schemes. His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; He shall destroy fearfully, And shall prosper and thrive; He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people. “Through his cunning He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule; And he shall exalt himself in his heart. He shall destroy many in their prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of princes; But he shall be broken without human means.

Sound similar?

What about 2300 days?

Daniel 8:26–27 ESV

The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been told is true, but seal up the vision, for it refers to many days from now.” And I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for some days. Then I rose and went about the king’s business, but I was appalled by the vision and did not understand it.

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