It is amazing what you learn when you actually study complete books of the bible. Daniel s earnest desire to have this vision explained to him v. Commentary on daniel chapters 710 matthew janzen the vision of the four beasts daniel pt. Daniel 8 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. The insolence of antiochus was a wickedness against heaven, and the heavenly order of things. God gives daniel a foresight of the destruction of other kingdoms, which in their day were as powerful as that of babylon. Daniel wrote the book, and he seems to favor his original name. This chapter expands the visions of chapters two and seven. T his is our fourth class on bible prophecy and this time we are looking at daniel chapter 8.
In this chapter gabriel tells him about a period of 490 years concerning the messiah, the jewish nation, and the temple. These youths scrupled concerning the meat, lest it should be sinful. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. The rest of the book of daniel deals with gods plan for israel. Daniel 8 new american standard bible nasb vision of the ram and goat. It was israel that god chose as the vehicle of his revelation and his redemption. 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. The nelsons illustrated bible dictionary provides the following outline of the book of daniel. In this vision, daniel was transported to shushan susa, though his body. In the third year of belshazzar was king, another vision was seen by daniel. A commentary on the book of daniel by cooper abrams. This chapter cannot be understood properly without comprehending the first vision of chapter 7 that comprises its base. Its interesting that the visions of chapter 8 were given before the handwriting on the wall in chapter 5.
Neb even used his hebrew name daniel, the name that bears the name of the god with whom he is coming to terms. I wonder if he had used his new name if belteshazzar would now be a popular name like daniel is. In the third year of the reign of king belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even as unto me daniel, after that which. You can find the best commentary on daniel for you using the tools on the right side.
The book is also an eschatology, meaning a divine revelation concerning the end of. The little horn mentioned in the ninth verse, or fierce king, as interpreted in the twentythird, is supposed by some to denote antiochus epiphanes. Thus, daniel 8 begins a new division of the book of daniel. Bob utley, retired professor of hermeneutices bible interpretation. Though daniel was a man of great prudence and courage, and had been conversant with the visions of the almighty, yet the approach of an.
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. The scene here narrows from worldwide prophecies to those affecting the one covenantpeople in the five. The prophet daniel had two years to think about the visions of the 4 beasts of chapter 7 compare 7. As we mentioned earlier, the use of different languages probably has much to do with the different audiences. This site uses the king james version kjv of the bible, which indicates that the two beasts became great, and. Recall that since chapter 2, daniels record had been given in aramaic. This study guide consists of approximately 25 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of daniels story. Today we begin a new book of the bible, a book i am excited about studying, and one which i believe we can learn a great deal from. Daniel 8 commentary commentary critical and explanatory.
I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the. Lastly, in daniels vision of chapter 7 in referring to the babylonian kingdom, gods description of nebuchadnezzar is the first was like a lion, and had eagles wings. This is the text version of my video, daniel chapter 8. Daniel 8 tells of daniels vision of a twohorned ram destroyed by a onehorned goat a. In the other 6 chapters, we read about daniel s dreams. What the bible says about daniel, prophecies of bible tools. While the first chapters of daniel have a more gentile orientation and flavor, chapter 8 turns to a more jewish emphasis. They tell us that the angel gabriel returned to daniel over a decade after the evening morning vision to make it clear to him, and thus providing the place in history to begin the 2300. With this chapter the hebrew part of the book begins and continues to be the language of the remainder. Like ezekiel, the book of daniel contains a number of enigmatic prophecies. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text. Daniel 8 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. God bless you all and give you strong faith and apokalipses.
The book of daniel chapter 8 the king of fierce countenance. Book of daniel bible study chapter 8 gods declaration of the end. The significance of daniel chapter 8 a better way to live. A similar bible study program in english is broadcast on numerous television. As for daniels three friends, he sometimes uses their old names and sometimes uses their new.
Commentary on daniel chapters 1 6 matthew janzen serve yahweh in all circumstances daniel pt. The seventh day adventists who hold to the 1844 doctrine teach that daniel 9 provides the starting date for the 2300day prophecy of the previous chapter. An introduction to daniel chapter 1 in this first chapter of the book of daniel, one of the most intense prophetic books of the old testament, we are introduced to several new names, including four hebrew men who have been taken into exile in babylonian captivity. The scene here narrows from worldwide prophecies to those affecting the one covenantpeople in the five centuries. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. Like daniel 2 and 7, the 8th chapter of daniel is another survey of world empires that begins in daniels day and carries us through. Chronologically, it was before the fall of belshazzar in chapter 5. Daniel chapter 8 matthew henry complete commentary on. The lack of consensus presents a challenge for the reader, but it is not necessarily an insurmountable one.
Vision of a ram an he goat and little horn video bible study part a duration. 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. It concludes with a magnificent scene at gods throne. We saw in daniel chapter 7 that god gave daniel a vision of the four coming world empires. This commentary is based upon my personal devotional notes and reflections on the book of daniel. Earlier in chapter 9, daniel had prayed, asking god for forgiveness of israels sins. An examination of the best commentaries can be helpful in sorting through the. In the first 6 chapters, we read about daniel and his friends. The consternation that daniel was in upon the approach of his instructor daniel 8. One has to study daniels prophesies together with revelation of john.
In the other 6 chapters, we read about daniels dreams. Daniel 1 commentary verse by verse commentary bible study. Daniel chapter 8 commentary northwest college of the bible. It is intended to help you better understand some of. This is a further explanation of the worldruling empires, showing national characteristics, but this. Unsealing daniels mysteries lesson 8 cleansed at last. Doughty southside christian church june 2015 introduction. This chapter contains daniels vision of the ram and hegoat, daniel 8. From babylon to america, the prophecy movie by school for prophets attila kakarott duration. The truth about mobile phone and wireless radiation dr devra davis duration. Note, those that rightly know the things of god cannot but desire to know more and more of them, and to be led further into the mystery of them. Whatever they called him, he still held fast the spirit of an israelite. Bible teaching from the book of daniel chapter 8 verses 18. This chapter contains daniels vision of the ram and hegoat, 114.
When you love god and be close to him an the holy ghost and jesus christ, he will shew you things that you even do not think you deserve. A commentary on the book of daniel by pastor galen l. My understanding of daniels chapter 8 is exactly the same with timothy waynes who commented on this chapter on 3 620. Millions of angels gather to participate in heavens final judgment. And like ezekiel, the difficult nature of these prophecies has resulted in a wide variety of conflicting interpretations. Although there is no parallel to the gold head of chapter 2 or the lion of chapter 7, this chapter begins with the ram which parallels the chest and arms of chapter 2 and the bear of chapter 7. In this chapter, two of those kingdoms are discussed in more detail. The book of daniel chapter eight in the third year of king belshazzar 550 b. With chapter 8, the book again switches to the hebrew language. Daniels earnest desire to have this vision explained to him v. Daniel 4, new international version niv the bible app. Daniel chapter 8 the ram and the goat pastor tom luitwieler 10252015. The book of daniel originated as a collection of folktales among the jewish.