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Daniel 8

Daniel 8:24

Gabriel Interprets Daniel’s Vision · Daniel 8:15–27
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Translations

Modern
His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men along with the holy people.
Traditional
And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
Literal
…and his power will be mighty—not by his power—and marvelously He will destroy, and he will prosper in what he does, and He will destroy the mighty ones and the people the holy ones.
Latin
…et roborabitur fortitudo ejus, sed non in viribus suis: et supra quam credi potest, universa vastabit, et prosperabitur, et faciet. Et interficiet robustos, et populum sanctorum

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Hebrew
English
His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men along with the holy people.

Notes

Daniel 8:24

  • His power … will not be his own: God stayed in control of the events that led Antiochus IV to power.

  • terrible destruction: See 1 Maccabees 1:10–63, which describes many of the evils that Antiochus IV caused.

Daniel 8:23–25

The little horn (Daniel 8:9) was a fierce king. This description fits Antiochus IV, who was a ruler from the Seleucid dynasty from 175 to 163 BC (compare Daniel 11:21–45). He called himself "Epiphanes," which means "The Manifest Presence [of God]." But many people, including Jews, mockingly called him "Epimanes," which means "Mad Man."

By desecrating the temple and Jewish worship (Daniel 8:11–12), Antiochus tried to destroy Judaism and unify his kingdom under Hellenistic culture. Some Jews were influenced by Hellenism and adopted Greek customs.

Daniel 8:19–26

These verses explain the vision from Daniel 8:3–14.

Daniel 8:1–27

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.

Events

Glossary

Antiochus IV Apocalyptic Book of Daniel Daniel (Person) Horn Riddle Vision, Visions

Topics

Prophets: God Communicated To by Angels The Macedonian Empire: Predictions Respecting: The Little Horn to Arise out of One of Its Divisions