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The large horn represents Alexander the Great, the mighty first king who established the Greek Empire. Two centuries after Daniel, Alexander quickly conquered the world (Daniel 8:5). He defeated Persia in 331 BC. Alexander died in 323 BC when he was 33 years old. But not before he allowed people to call him a god.
Josephus records that some Jewish priests showed the book of Daniel to Alexander. However, Alexander treated Homer’s Iliad as his sacred book and relied on it for guidance.
These verses explain the vision from Daniel 8:3–14.
This vision builds on the vision in Daniel 7, developing additional symbolism regarding the second and third beasts (Daniel 7:5–6). It describes a small horn that comes from the goat, similar to the "little horn" in Daniel 7:8, 20–25; the "prince" in 9:26–27; and the "despicable person" in 11:21–45.
Daniel Hellenistic Kingdoms Apocalyptic Literature The Collapse of Culture Visions
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- Prophecies of Danielc. 606 BC
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Greece: A nation and culture, often in opposition to Israel
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Antiochus IV Apocalyptic Book of Daniel Daniel (Person) Greece, Greek Horn Javan (Place) Vision, Visions
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Prophets: God Communicated To by Angels The Goat of Macedonian Empire The Macedonian Empire: Illustrated by The: Rough Goat with Notable Horn