Daniel 8
The GOAT
Mike Giesenhagen
November 5, 2023
Daniel 8
1. The Ram:
2. The Goat with the Big Horn:
3. The Little Horn:
4. The Point:
WEEKLY REFLECTIONS
Where does Daniel receive this vision? Who is Belshazzar (see Daniel 5)?
Where is Susa? And how is it different from Babylon? What empire is Susa a part of?
What’s the implied Good News of Daniel 8:9-12? What has to happen before the “little horn” can persecute God’s people in the “Beautiful Land”?
What makes this vision difficult to stomach? What might lead to Daniel’s exhaustion in 8:29?
Additional Study: Antiochus Epiphanes. 1 Maccabees 1-6 (Look it up on biblegateway. While 1 Maccabees is not authoritative as Scripture, it can be helpful as a historical text) How does the story of Antiochus Epiphanes reflect what we see in Daniel 8?