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Daniel 8:8

The Ram and He-Goat (Daniel 8)Daniel's Four BeastsThe Little Horn of Daniel 7
“Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.”
6

And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.

7

And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.

8

Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.

9

And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.

10

And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.

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The Ram and He-Goat (Daniel 8)
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The Ram and He-Goat (Daniel 8)

The verse only mentions a "he goat" and a "great horn" breaking into four, without explicitly naming "Medo-Persia" or "Greece," or even directly referring to a "ram."

Daniel's Four Beasts

This verse describes a "he goat" and a "great horn" being broken and replaced by "four notable ones," which are not explicitly identified as any of the four beasts mentioned in the theme definition. The theme refers to beasts from the sea, while this verse describes a goat, and there is no direct mention of a lion, bear, leopard, or iron-toothed beast.

The Little Horn of Daniel 7

This verse describes the breaking of a "great horn" and the emergence of "four notable ones" from a "he goat," which is a distinct vision from the "little horn" that rises from the "fourth beast" in Daniel 7. There is no mention of a "little horn" or any of the specific characteristics attributed to it in the theme definition.

The Ram and He-Goat (Daniel 8)
The Ram and He-Goat (Daniel 8)

Cross-References

Daniel 11:4Thematic

“And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.”

Revelation 7:1Thematic

“And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.”

Daniel 8:5Thematic

“And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.”

Ezekiel 28:9Thematic

“Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.”

Jeremiah 5:27Thematic

“As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.”

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Thematic Connections

The Ram and He-Goat (Daniel 8)Daniel's Four BeastsThe Little Horn of Daniel 7

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