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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 8:15-27

Here we have, I. Daniel's earnest desire to have this vision explained to him (Dan. 8:15): I sought the meaning. Note, Those that rightly know the things of God cannot but desire to know more and more of them, and to be led further into the mystery of them; and those that would find the meaning of what they have seen or heard from God must seek it, and seek it diligently. Seek and you shall find. Daniel considered the thing, compared it with the former discoveries, to try if he could... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 8:20

The ram which thou sawest having two horns ,.... Here begins the particular explanation of the above vision, and of the first thing which the prophet saw in it, a ram with two horns: which two horns, he says, are the kings of Media and Persia ; Darius the first king was a Mede, and Cyrus, that succeeded him, or rather reigned with him, was a Persian: or rather the ram with two horns signifies the two kingdoms of the Medes and Persians united in one monarchy, of which the ram was an... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 8:21

And the rough goat is the king of Grecia ,.... Including all the kings of it, from Alexander to the end of the Grecian monarchy; or rather the kingdom of Greece, which began in him, and continued until it was destroyed by the Romans: this was signified by the rough or hairy goat, especially when Alexander was at the head of it, for his strength and prowess, his swiftness in his marches over rocks and mountains, his majesty and grandeur, and also his lust and uncleanness; See Gill on Daniel... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 8:22

Now that being broken ,.... That is, the great horn Alexander, the first king of the Grecian monarchy; whose death, either by drunkenness, or by poison, is here expressed by being "broken". The sense is, he being dead, or upon his death, whereas four stood up for it ; four horns rose up in the room and stead of the great one broken; see Daniel 8:8 these signified that four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation ; which were the kingdoms of Egypt, Asia, Macedonia, and Syria, into... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 8:20

The ram which thou sagest - See this explained under the vision itself, Daniel 8:3 ; (note), etc. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 8:22

But not in his power - The four kingdoms which shall arise out of the Macedonian empire shall not be of Alexander's power or family, nor have his strength and dignity. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 8:20

Verse 20 We have previously given a brief explanation of all these subjects. But here the angel removes all doubt, lest we should still anxiously inquire the meaning of the ram which Daniel saw, and of the he-goat which followed and prostrated the ram. The angel, therefore, here pronounces the ram to represent two kingdoms, which coalesced in one. Cyrus, as we have said, granted it for a time to his father-in-law Cyaxares, but yet; drew the whole power to himself, and the Persians began to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 8:21

Verse 21 By the word “Javan” the Hebrews designate not only the Greeks but the: Macedonians, and the whole of that tract which is divided by the Hellespont, from Asia Minor as far as Illyricmn. Therefore the meaning is — the king of Greece. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 8:22

Verse 22 The great horn, says he, which was between his eyes was the first king, and when it was broken, four others sprang up. Alexander, as we have mentioned, perished in the flower of his age, and was scarcely’ thirty years old when he died, through the influence of either poison or disease. Which of the two is uncertain, although great suspicion of fraud attaches to the manner of his death; and whichever way it happened, that horn was broken. In his place there arose four horns, which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 8:1-27

EXPOSITION THE RAM AND THE HE - GOAT This chapter marks the change from Aramaic to Hebrew. The character of the chapter is like that which immediately precedes it. It consists, like it, of the account of a vision, and the interpretation of it. The subject of this vision is the overthrow of the Persian monarchy by Alexander the Great, the division of his empire, and the oppression of Israel by Epiphanes. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 8:15-27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 8:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 8:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 8:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 8:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 8:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 8:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 8:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 8:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 8:1-27

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