Daniel Chapter 8

Front 1

Time of Vision

Back 1

The third year of Belshazzar

550bc

He became co-regent in 553bc

Front 2

Historical Background

Back 2

Medio-Persia on a rise

Alliance with Lydia and Egypt

To fight against Medo-Persia

Front 3

Place of Vision

Back 3

Daniel in Susa

It is 220 Miles east of Babylon

Front 4

Place of Vision: Citadel

Back 4

Fortress within a city

Front 5

The Vision: The Ram

Back 5

Represents Medo-Persia

Front 6

The Ram: Domesticated Animals. Why?

Back 6

He is introducing us to Judgment through the symbolism of the Sanctuary.

Front 7

Ram’s Horns

Back 7

First horn started to be strong: Media

Other horn (Persia) is now stronger

Media totally disappears at one point

Front 8

The Goat

Back 8

The Goat is Greece (8:21)

Only one big horn

Alex the Great

It Came from West

Great Speed

Front 9

The Goat: Alex The Great

Back 9

Born in 356 bc to Philip of

Macedonia

In 336 he succeeded his Father

In 334 he launched Attack vs

Persia

In 333 vs Issus

In 331 vs Arbela

In 323 he died

*Four horns came toward four

winds

Front 10

Little Horn: Origin

Back 10

From one of the four winds of heaven

*It should refer to the last

phrase

Front 11

Little Horn: Similarities (in both chapters 7 and 8).

Back 11

It represents a new power

Displays arrogance and

intelligence (vs. 23, 25).

It Assumes titles of the

Prince of Heaven (v. 25).

It Despises God’s Law (v.12).

It persecuted the Saints

(V.24).

It remains the only power at the

end

Front 12

Little Horn: Differences

Back 12

Chap. 7 - from the south Beast

(Rome).

Chap. 8 - from one of the winds (Rome).

Front 13

Focus of the Vision

Back 13

27 verses or small fractions of chapter

13 + 13 and there is one in

middle

i.v. 14 is in the middle

ii.Sanctuary is the main

focus

Vs. 9-12: What Little Horn does

V. 13 focuses our attention to

heavenly beings

*Focus shifts from earth to

heaven, from sights to sound

Front 14

Focus of Vision: Heavenly beings

Back 14

Two beings speak to each other

One asks, the Other answers

Front 15

Almost every word here reflects previous action of the little Horn.

Back 15

Until when this vision of the perpetual: The devastating sin delivered, and the Sanctuary and the army trempled?

Vision (v.1)

Perpetual (vs. 11, 12)

Delivered (v.12)

Sanctuary (v.11)

Army (vs. 10-12)

*Trampled (v.10)

Front 16

The Sanctuary

Back 16

The time (2300) evenings and

mornings

The Word

Only system with atonement purpose where the animal was sacrificed on behalf of the sinner

There was no sense of sin in other nations

Front 17

The Sanctuary: Day of Atonement

Back 17

Leviticus 16

Ram and Goat were sacrificed

on this day

These were to appease gods In

Other nations