U7 L6 The Ram And The He-Goat Flashcards
Daniel’s 2nd vision came how many years after the 1st?
two years
Daniel’s 2nd vision came in which year of Belshazzar’s reign?
third year
What was Elam?
- palace or fortress at Shushan
- by river of Ulai
What is Shushan also called?
Susa
Susa/Shushan dates from when?
3000 BC
What is Susa/Shushan the capital of?
Elam
What empires did Susa/Shushan come under the control of?
- Assyrian
- Babylonian
- Medo-Persian
- until Middle Ages
Susa was a chief capital of which Empire?
Persian
In what book was Susa the setting?
Esther
What is Ulai?
- artificial canal
- 900 ft. wide
- passes by Susa
Is Susa also mentioned in Nehemiah?
yes
In Daniel’s 2nd vision, he saw a ram across the river, what did it look like?
- two horns
- one higher than other
To which directions was the ram pushing/butting his way?
- west
- north
- south
As Daniel pondered a ram, a he-goat came from which direction?
- west
- all over earth, not touching ground
What did the he-goat look like upon first seeing it?
horn between his eyes
The ram was an emblem of what power? What did it refer to?
- princely power
- kings of Media and Persia
What did the ram’s horn that grew higher represent?
conquests of Darius and Cyrus
To which areas did the Persians push towards?
- Palestine
- Asia Minor
- egypt
Which period did the Persians rule?
539-331 BC
What did the he-goat represent?
Grecian Empire
What did the horn between the he-goat’s eyes represent?
Alexander the Great
What did the breaking of the ram’s two horns by the he-goat represent?
destruction of Persian Empire
How is Alexander’s early death symbolized in the dream?
breaking of great horn at the height of conquests
What were the 4 kingdoms/horns into which the Grecian Empire was divided?
Cassander- Macedonia
Lysimachus- Thrace, Asia Minor
Seleucus- Syria
Ptolemy- Egypt
How long did Alexander’s empire last?
331 - 220 BC
What is the little horn generally agreed to be?
Antiochus Epiphanes
Who was Antiochus Epiphanes? To which lands did he push his conquest?
- persecutor of God’s people
- Egypt on south
- Armenia on east
- toward Canaan
What were the atrocities Antiochus committed?
- after invading Judah, stopped burnt offerings, sacrifices, and drink offerings in sanctuary
- Sabbaths and feasts profaned
- sanctuary and priests be polluted
- sacrificed pig on Temple’s altar, making it unfit to use
- cast down worship of true God
- killed many Jews
What are the interpretations of 2,300 days?
- morning and evening sacrifices= 1,150 days=roughly 3 1/2 years
- literal full day
When did the corruption of the religious system begin?
171 BC
When did the desecration of the Temple altar by offering of swine’s flesh take place?
167 BC
When did Antiochus die?
164 BC
When was the sanctuary reconstructed?
25th day of Chisleu
Dec 14, 164 BC
3 years after it’s desecration
Who interpreted the vision of Daniel?
Gabriel
What did Gabriel describe the period during which the Jews were persecuted?
indignation
The Princes of princes is most likely a reference to who? What is He called in Daniel 8:11?
Lord Himself, Prince of the Host
What did Gabriel tell Daniel to do with the prophecy?
seal/preserve
What does atrocity mean?
Acts of wickedness or cruelty
What does unscrupulous mean?
having no moral principles