Dan 8:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Dan 8:1-27: 8:1-27 This vision expands the vision of ch 7 , developing additional symbolism regarding the second and third beasts (7:5-6 ). Its report about a small horn that arises from the goat has similarities with the “little horn” of 7:8 , 20-25 ; the “ruler” of 9:26-27 ; and the “despicable man” of 11:21-45 . 8:1 The author probably changes back to Hebrew because he now focuses again (as with 1:1–2:4a ) on the holy people, Israel, for the remainder of the book. • The third year of King Belshazzar’s reign was around 554~551 BC . It was about two years after the vision of ch 7 and over a decade before the fall of Babylon in 539 BC (5:31 ).

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‏ Daniel 8:1

Summary for Dan 8:1-27: 8:1-27 ^a This vision expands the vision of ch 7 ^b, developing additional symbolism regarding the second and third beasts (7:5-6 ^c). Its report about a small horn that arises from the goat has similarities with the “little horn” of 7:8 ^d, 20-25 ^e; the “ruler” of 9:26-27 ^f; and the “despicable man” of 11:21-45 ^g. 8:1 ^h The author probably changes back to Hebrew because he now focuses again (as with 1:1–2:4a ⁱ) on the holy people, Israel, for the remainder of the book.

• The third year of King Belshazzar’s reign was around 554~551 BC. It was about two years after the vision of ch 7 ^j and over a decade before the fall of Babylon in 539 BC (5:31 ^k).