Daniel 8
Overview
8:1 Daniel's vision of the ram and he goat;
8:13 The two thousand three hundred days of the suspension of the daily sacrifice;
8:15 Gabriel comforts Daniel, and interprets the vision. Verse 1Cir, am 3451, bc 553the thirdDaniel 7:1 me Daniel8:15, 7:15, 7:28, 9:2, 10:2, 10:7, 11:4ReciprocalEzekiel 1:1 - I saw; Daniel 5:13 - Art thou Verse 2I saw inDaniel 8:3, 7:2, 7:15; Numbers 12:6; Habakkuk 1:1 ShushanNehemiah 1:1; Esther 1:2, 2:8, 3:15, 7:6, 8:15, 9:11, 9:15 provinceGenesis 10:22, 14:1; Isaiah 21:2; Jeremiah 25:25, 49:34-39; Ezekiel 32:24 UlaiDaniel 8:16ReciprocalExodus 1:1 - General; 1 Chronicles 1:17 - Elam; Ezra 4:9 - Susanchites; Esther 8:14 - Shushan; Isaiah 11:11 - Elam; Ezekiel 1:1 - I saw; Daniel 8:27 - and did; 10:4 - as; Acts 2:9 - Elamites Verse 3I liftedDaniel 10:5; Numbers 24:2; Joshua 5:13; 1 Chronicles 21:16; Zechariah 1:18, 2:1, 5:1, 5:5, 5:9, 6:1 a ramThe Medo-Persian empire, of which a ram was the ensign; and a ram's head with horns, one higher than the other, is still to be seen on the ruins of Persepolis. Daniel 8:20, 2:39, 7:5 oneMedia was the more ancient kingdom; but Persia, after Cyrus, was the most considerable. 5:31, 6:28; Ezra 1:2, 4:5; Esther 1:3; Isaiah 13:17, 21:2, 44:28; Jeremiah 51:11 the otherHeb. the secondReciprocalIsaiah 45:1 - to subdue; Jeremiah 51:28 - the kings; Ezekiel 34:21 - ye have; Daniel 2:32 - breast; 5:28 - Thy; 8:6 - to the; 8:22 - whereas Verse 4pushingDaniel 5:30, 7:5, 11:2; Isaiah 45:1-5; Jeremiah 50:1-51:64 neitherDaniel 8:7; Job 10:7; Psalm 7:2, 50:22; Micah 5:8 butDaniel 5:19, 11:3, 11:16, 11:36; Isaiah 10:13, 10:14ReciprocalDeuteronomy 9:2 - Who can stand; Psalm 44:5 - push; Jeremiah 51:28 - the kings; Daniel 2:32 - breast; 2:39 - another kingdom; 5:28 - Thy; 8:12 - and it practiced Verse 5an he goatDaniel 8:21, 2:32, 2:39, 7:6 touched not the groundor, none touched him in the earth, a notable horn. Heb. an horn of sight. Alexander the Great. 8:8, 8:21, 11:3ReciprocalNumbers 24:24 - Chittim; Daniel 10:20 - the prince of Grecia; Acts 4:16 - a notable Verse 6to theDaniel 8:3Reciprocal8:23 - shall stand Verse 7movedDaniel 11:11 and there was noLeviticus 26:37; Joshua 8:20 butDaniel 7:7 there was none8:4ReciprocalJeremiah 48:25 - horn; Daniel 7:12 - the rest; 8:10 - and stamped; 8:27 - fainted; 10:8 - and there; 11:15 - shall not; 11:16 - shall do Verse 8waxedDeuteronomy 31:20; Esther 9:4; Jeremiah 5:27; Ezekiel 16:7 whenDaniel 4:31, 5:20; 2 Chronicles 26:16; Psalm 82:6, 82:7; Ezekiel 28:9 the greatDaniel 8:22, 7:6, 11:4 toward7:2; Matthew 24:31; Mark 13:27; Revelation 7:1ReciprocalEcclesiastes 3:14 - nothing; Jeremiah 49:36 - the four winds; Daniel 8:5 - touched not the ground; 8:21 - the great; Acts 4:16 - a notable; 2 Timothy 3:1 - perilous Verse 9cameDaniel 8:23, 8:24, 7:8, 7:20-26, 11:21, 25-45 the pleasant11:16, 11:41, 11:45; Psalm 48:2, 105:24; Jeremiah 3:19; Ezekiel 20:6, 20:15; Zechariah 7:14ReciprocalIsaiah 28:18 - when; Daniel 7:24 - another; Malachi 3:12 - a delightsome; 2 Thessalonians 2:4 - and exalteth; Revelation 12:4 - his tail Verse 10to the hostor, against the host, Daniel 8:24, 8:25, 11:28, 11:30, 11:33-36; Isaiah 14:13; Revelation 12:4 and stampedDaniel 8:7, 7:7ReciprocalGenesis 37:9 - stars; Daniel 11:22 - also; 11:35 - some; Revelation 1:16 - he had; 6:13 - the stars; 11:2 - tread Verse 11he magnifiedDaniel 8:25, 5:23, 7:25, 11:36; 2 Kings 19:22, 19:23; 2 Chronicles 32:15-22; Isaiah 37:23, 37:29; Jeremiah 48:26, 48:42; 2 Thessalonians 2:4; Revelation 13:5-7 toor, againstthe princeJoshua 5:14, 5:15; Habakkuk 2:10; Revelation 17:14, 19:13-16 by himor, from himthe dailyDaniel 8:12, 11:31, 12:11; Exodus 29:38-42; Numbers 28:3; Ezekiel 46:14 and the placeDaniel 9:26, 9:27; Luke 21:5, 21:6, 21:24ReciprocalExodus 29:42 - a continual; Psalm 74:3 - all; 94:4 - boast; Jeremiah 14:21 - disgrace; 51:51 - for strangers; Ezekiel 46:13 - Thou shalt daily; Daniel 8:13 - the vision; 8:26 - the vision of; 9:25 - the Prince; 11:22 - also; Hosea 3:4 - without a sacrifice; Habakkuk 3:1 - the priests; 3:1 - daily Verse 12an host was given him against the daily sacrificeor, the host was given over for the transgression against the daily sacrifice. Daniel 11:31-35; Revelation 13:7 and it castPsalm 119:43, 119:142; Isaiah 59:14; 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 and it practicedDaniel 8:4, 11:28, 11:36; 1 Samuel 23:9; Job 12:6; Jeremiah 12:1; Revelation 13:11-17ReciprocalPsalm 37:12 - plotteth; Jeremiah 48:26 - for he; Daniel 7:21 - General; 8:11 - the daily; 8:13 - the vision; 8:24 - shall prosper; 12:11 - the time; 2 Thessalonians 2:4 - sitteth Verse 13one saintDaniel 4:13, 7:16, 12:5, 12:6; Deuteronomy 33:2; Zechariah 1:9-12, 1:19, 2:3, 2:4, 14:5; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 1 Peter 1:12; Jude 1:14 that certain saintor, the numberer of secrets, or, the wonderful numberer, Heb. Palmoni, Judges 13:18 *marg. Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 11:27; Luke 10:22; John 1:18 HowDaniel 12:6; Psalm 74:9, 79:5; Isaiah 6:11; Revelation 6:10 the visionDaniel 8:11, 8:12 and the9:27, 11:31, 12:11; Matthew 24:15; Mark 13:14; Luke 21:20 of desolationor, making desolateto beDaniel 7:23; Isaiah 63:18; Luke 21:24; Habakkuk 3:1; Revelation 11:2ReciprocalNumbers 28:3 - day by day; 1 Kings 18:36 - at the time; Isaiah 5:5 - trodden down; 28:3 - shall Verse 14UntoDaniel 7:25, 12:7, 12:11; Revelation 11:2, 11:3, 12:14, 13:5 two thousandThat is, 2,300 years, which reckoned from the time Alexander invaded Asia, bc 334, will be ad 1966.daysHeb. evening, morning, Daniel 8:26; Genesis 1:5 thenIsaiah 1:27; Romans 11:26, 11:27; Revelation 11:15 cleansedHeb. justified, Isaiah 45:25; Galatians 3:8

Verse 15I DanielDaniel 7:28 sought7:16-19, 12:8; Matthew 13:36, 24:15; Mark 4:12, 13:14; 1 Peter 1:10, 1:11; Revelation 13:18 asDaniel 10:5, 10:16; Joshua 5:14; Isaiah 9:6; Ezekiel 1:26-28; Matthew 24:30; Revelation 1:13ReciprocalDaniel 8:1 - me Daniel; 8:17 - Understand; 8:19 - I will; 8:27 - but; 9:2 - understood; Zechariah 1:9 - what Verse 16I heardDaniel 10:11, 10:12; Acts 9:7, 10:13; Revelation 1:12 betweenDaniel 8:2, 12:5-7 Gabriel9:21; Luke 1:19, 1:26 makeDaniel 9:22, 10:14, 10:21, 12:7; Zechariah 1:9, 2:4; Habakkuk 1:14; Revelation 22:16ReciprocalDaniel 12:6 - one said Verse 17I wasDaniel 10:7, 10:8, 10:16; Genesis 17:3; Ezekiel 1:28; Matthew 17:8; Mark 9:4, 9:5; Revelation 1:17, 19:9, 19:10; 22:8 UnderstandDaniel 8:15, 9:23, 10:11 O sonEzekiel 2:1, 6:2 atDaniel 8:19, 9:27, 11:35, 11:36, 12:4, 12:13; Habakkuk 2:3ReciprocalGenesis 17:17 - fell; Numbers 24:4 - falling; Judges 13:6 - terrible; Ezekiel 3:23 - and I fell; Daniel 7:28 - the end; 8:18 - I was; 11:40 - at the; Habakkuk 3:2 - I have; Matthew 17:6 - General; Mark 16:5 - and they; Luke 24:5 - they Verse 18I wasDaniel 8:17, 8:27, 10:8, 10:9; Luke 9:32, 22:45 he touchedDaniel 10:10, 10:16, 10:18; Genesis 15:12; Job 4:13; Ezekiel 2:2; Zechariah 4:1; Acts 26:6 set me uprightHeb. made me stand upon my standingReciprocalGenesis 2:21 - General; 17:3 - General; Numbers 24:4 - falling; Job 33:15 - deep; Song of Songs 5:2 - sleep; Daniel 9:21 - touched; 10:15 - I set; Matthew 17:7 - touched; Luke 24:5 - they; Revelation 1:17 - I fell Verse 19I willDaniel 8:15-17; Revelation 1:1 the lastDaniel 8:17, 8:23, 9:26, 9:27, 11:27, 11:35, 11:36, 12:7, 12:8; Habakkuk 2:3; Revelation 10:7, 11:18; 15:1, 17:17Reciprocal1 Kings 19:5 - an angel; Daniel 7:17 - great; 7:28 - the end; 11:29 - time; Revelation 14:7 - hour Verse 20Daniel 8:3, 11:1, 11:2ReciprocalEsther 1:3 - of Persia; Isaiah 21:2 - Go up; Jeremiah 51:28 - the kings; Daniel 2:39 - another kingdom; 5:28 - Thy; 7:6 - lo; Acts 2:9 - Medes Verse 21the roughDaniel 8:5-7, 10:20 the great8:8, 11:3ReciprocalNumbers 24:24 - Chittim; Isaiah 23:15 - one king; Jeremiah 48:25 - horn; Ezekiel 27:13 - Javan; Daniel 7:6 - lo; Zechariah 9:13 - against Verse 22being brokenAfter Alexander's death, in the prime of life and in the height of his conquests, his brother and two sons were all murdered; and the kingdom was divided among four of his generals.Alexander's Kingdom DividedFour Generals Portion of Kingdom
1. Seleucus Syria and Babylon
2. Lysimachus Asia Minor
3. Ptolemy Egypt
4. Cassander Greece
whereasDaniel 8:3, 11:4ReciprocalJeremiah 49:36 - the four winds; Daniel 7:6 - four heads; 8:8 - the great; Zechariah 6:1 - four
Verse 23in theDaniel 10:14; Numbers 24:24; Ezekiel 38:8, 38:16; 1 Timothy 4:1 whenGenesis 15:16; Matthew 23:32; 1 Thessalonians 2:16 comeHeb. accomplisheda kingThe Roman empire, which reduced Judea to a province, burnt the city and temple, and scattered the Jews to the four winds of heaven. Daniel 8:9-12, 7:8, 7:11, 7:20, 7:25; Deuteronomy 28:50 and understandingDaniel 8:25, 11:21, 11:24; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11; Revelation 13:11-14, 19:20 shall standDaniel 8:6ReciprocalPsalm 49:4 - dark; Daniel 8:19 - the last; 1 Timothy 4:2 - lies; 2 Timothy 3:3 - fierce; Titus 1:3 - in; Revelation 11:7 - the beast Verse 24butRevelation 13:3-9, 17:12, 17:13, 17:17 shall prosperDaniel 8:12, 11:36 shall destroy8:10, 8:12, 7:25, 11:31-36; Revelation 13:10, 16:6, 17:6, 19:2 holy peopleHeb. people of the holy onesReciprocalDeuteronomy 14:2 - General; 14:21 - an holy; Psalm 37:12 - plotteth; Isaiah 63:18 - people; Daniel 2:40 - the fourth; 7:21 - General; 8:9 - came; 8:25 - through; 11:28 - the holy; 12:7 - the holy; Revelation 11:2 - tread; 11:7 - the beast; 13:7 - to make; 19:20 - the false Verse 25throughDaniel 8:23, 8:24, 7:8, 11:21-25, 11:32, 11:33 magnify8:11, 11:36, 11:37; Jeremiah 48:26 peaceor, prosperity, Daniel 11:21 stand8:11, 11:36; Revelation 17:14, 19:16 butDaniel 2:34, 2:35, 2:44, 2:45, 7:26, 11:45; Job 34:20; Lamentations 4:6; Acts 12:23; Revelation 19:19-21ReciprocalDaniel 7:11 - even; 7:25 - he shall speak; 8:10 - to the host; 9:25 - the Prince; 11:12 - his heart; 11:22 - also; 11:23 - work; Haggai 2:22 - overthrow; Matthew 2:19 - Herod; Revelation 11:2 - tread; 11:18 - shouldest; 13:7 - to make Verse 26the vision ofDaniel 8:11-15, 10:1 wherefore12:4, 12:9; Ezekiel 12:27; Revelation 10:4, 22:10 forIt is now 2,387 years since Daniel had this vision; and the utter desolation of the sanctuary had continued 1,764 years; and no doubt the end of 2,300 years is not far distant. Daniel 10:1, 10:14; Isaiah 24:22; Hosea 3:3, 3:4ReciprocalNumbers 24:4 - saw; Jeremiah 32:10 - and sealed; Daniel 8:14 - days; 10:21 - I will; 11:2 - will I; 11:31 - shall take; 12:11 - the time; Revelation 5:1 - sealed; 19:20 - the false Verse 27faintedDaniel 8:7, 7:28, 10:8, 10:16; Habakkuk 3:16 and didDaniel 8:2, 2:48, 2:49, 5:14, 6:2, 6:3; 1 Samuel 3:15 butDaniel 8:15-17ReciprocalGenesis 40:5 - General; 40:6 - behold; 41:1 - that Pharaoh; 41:8 - his spirit; Numbers 24:4 - saw; Ezra 9:3 - sat; Isaiah 28:19 - and it; Jeremiah 4:19 - My bowels; 23:9 - heart; Ezekiel 21:6 - with the; Daniel 4:19 - was astonied; 5:13 - Art thou; 7:15 - was grieved; 8:18 - I was