The Ram and the Goat

Bible Text: Daniel 8 | Preacher: Alan Conner | Series: 2011, Daniel

Daniel 8
The Ram and the Goat
               Intro

               A. THE VISION OF THE RAM AND THE GOAT (Daniel 8:1-8, 15-22).   

                    1) Date: 3rd year of Belshazzar (Daniel 8:1).  Around 550 BC.

2) Daniel was at the citadel of Susa in province of Elam (Daniel 8:2).

3) The ram with 2 horns butting westward, northward and southward (Daniel 8:3-4).

4) The goat with one horn between his eyes (Daniel 8:5).

5) Gabriel’s interpretation (Daniel 8:15-22).

a) Ram is the Medo-Persian empire (Daniel 8:20).

b) Goat is the kingdom of Greece (Daniel 8:21).

               B. THE LITTLE HORN (Daniel 8:9-14, 23-26).

1) Who is the “little horn” in Daniel 8?

2) His trampling of the city and temple of Jerusalem (Daniel 8:9-14).    

3) How long?  (Daniel 8:13-19).

               LESSONS: 

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               Discussion:  What do we learn about God from this passage?  What do we learn about man?

               Is there a virtue to imitate or a vice to avoid?