Daniel 8

Babylonian History
605BC Nebuchadnezzar invades Jerusalem (Takes Daniel & Friends)
553BC Belshazzar (son of Nabonidus) becomes co-regent with father
551BC DANIEL SEES VISION OF CHAPTER 8
539BC Babylon Empire overthrown by Medo-Persian Empire
331BC Medo-Persian Empire overthrown by Greek Empire (Alexander)
169BC Antiochus Ephiphanes plunders temple at Jerusalem
164BC Antiochus Ephiphanes dies
100BC Julius Caesar becomes 1st Emperor of Rome

Verses 1-4 The Vision of the Ram
1-3a A Ram with 2 Long Horns = Media-Persia (20)
3b-4 One Horn was Longer and Younger = Persia

Verses 5-12 The Vision of the Goat
5a A Goat = Greece (21)
5b Had a Prominent Horn b/w Eyes = Alexander the Great (21)
6-7 Conquered the Two-Horned Ram = Media-Persia
8a Lost its Horn at its Height of Power = Died in his 30’s
8b 4 New Horns Emerged = 4 Divisions of Greece (22)
9a Another Horn became Great = Antiochus Ephiphanes (23)
9b-12 Toward the Beautiful Land = Attacked Israel (24)

Verses 13-14 The Duration of the Desolation
13-14 2,300 evenings and mornings = From 171BC to 165BC