Dan 8:23 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Dan 8:23-25: 8:23-25 The small horn (8:9 ) was a fierce king . The description matches Antiochus IV (175–163 BC ), one of the Seleucids (cp. 11:21-45 ). He bore the name “Epiphanes” (“The Manifest Presence [of God]”), but many, including Jews, mockingly called him “Epimanes” (“Mad Man”). By desecrating the Temple and Jewish worship (8:11-12 ), Antiochus tried to destroy Judaism and unify his kingdom under the cult of Hellenistic culture. Some Jews were swept up in the program of Hellenism and adopted Greek ways.

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‏ Daniel 8:23

Summary for Dan 8:23-25: 8:23-25 ^a The small horn (8:9 ^b) was a fierce king. The description matches Antiochus IV (175–163 BC), one of the Seleucids (cp. 11:21-45 ^c). He bore the name “Epiphanes” (“The Manifest Presence [of God]”), but many, including Jews, mockingly called him “Epimanes” (“Mad Man”). By desecrating the Temple and Jewish worship (8:11-12 ^d), Antiochus tried to destroy Judaism and unify his kingdom under the cult of Hellenistic culture. Some Jews were swept up in the program of Hellenism and adopted Greek ways.