Dan 7:17 | TNotes | STEP | 7:17 beasts represent ... kingdoms: God gave Daniel a vision of the course of history, a feat no human could accomplish. These kingdoms from the earth (cp. 7:2 ) are not heavenly kingdoms but human kingdoms of this world.

‏ Daniel 7:17

7:17 ^a beasts represent ... kingdoms: God gave Daniel a vision of the course of history, a feat no human could accomplish. These kingdoms from the earth (cp. 7:2 ^b) are not heavenly kingdoms but human kingdoms of this world.