The Ram and the Goat
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).
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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?