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U7 L6 The Ram And The He-Goat Flashcards

1
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Daniel’s 2nd vision came how many years after the 1st?

A

two years

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2
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Daniel’s 2nd vision came in which year of Belshazzar’s reign?

A

third year

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3
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What was Elam?

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  • palace or fortress at Shushan

- by river of Ulai

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4
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What is Shushan also called?

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Susa

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5
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Susa/Shushan dates from when?

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3000 BC

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6
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What is Susa/Shushan the capital of?

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Elam

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7
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What empires did Susa/Shushan come under the control of?

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  • Assyrian
  • Babylonian
  • Medo-Persian
  • until Middle Ages
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8
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Susa was a chief capital of which Empire?

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Persian

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9
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In what book was Susa the setting?

A

Esther

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10
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What is Ulai?

A
  • artificial canal
  • 900 ft. wide
  • passes by Susa
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11
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Is Susa also mentioned in Nehemiah?

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yes

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12
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In Daniel’s 2nd vision, he saw a ram across the river, what did it look like?

A
  • two horns

- one higher than other

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13
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To which directions was the ram pushing/butting his way?

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  • west
  • north
  • south
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14
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As Daniel pondered a ram, a he-goat came from which direction?

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  • west

- all over earth, not touching ground

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15
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What did the he-goat look like upon first seeing it?

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horn between his eyes

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16
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The ram was an emblem of what power? What did it refer to?

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  • princely power

- kings of Media and Persia

17
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What did the ram’s horn that grew higher represent?

A

conquests of Darius and Cyrus

18
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To which areas did the Persians push towards?

A
  • Palestine
  • Asia Minor
  • egypt
19
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Which period did the Persians rule?

A

539-331 BC

20
Q

What did the he-goat represent?

A

Grecian Empire

21
Q

What did the horn between the he-goat’s eyes represent?

A

Alexander the Great

22
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What did the breaking of the ram’s two horns by the he-goat represent?

A

destruction of Persian Empire

23
Q

How is Alexander’s early death symbolized in the dream?

A

breaking of great horn at the height of conquests

24
Q

What were the 4 kingdoms/horns into which the Grecian Empire was divided?

A

Cassander- Macedonia
Lysimachus- Thrace, Asia Minor
Seleucus- Syria
Ptolemy- Egypt

25
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How long did Alexander’s empire last?

A

331 - 220 BC

26
Q

What is the little horn generally agreed to be?

A

Antiochus Epiphanes

27
Q

Who was Antiochus Epiphanes? To which lands did he push his conquest?

A
  • persecutor of God’s people
  • Egypt on south
  • Armenia on east
  • toward Canaan
28
Q

What were the atrocities Antiochus committed?

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  • 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
29
Q

What are the interpretations of 2,300 days?

A
  • morning and evening sacrifices= 1,150 days=roughly 3 1/2 years
  • literal full day
30
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When did the corruption of the religious system begin?

A

171 BC

31
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When did the desecration of the Temple altar by offering of swine’s flesh take place?

A

167 BC

32
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When did Antiochus die?

A

164 BC

33
Q

When was the sanctuary reconstructed?

A

25th day of Chisleu
Dec 14, 164 BC
3 years after it’s desecration

34
Q

Who interpreted the vision of Daniel?

A

Gabriel

35
Q

What did Gabriel describe the period during which the Jews were persecuted?

A

indignation

36
Q

The Princes of princes is most likely a reference to who? What is He called in Daniel 8:11?

A

Lord Himself, Prince of the Host

37
Q

What did Gabriel tell Daniel to do with the prophecy?

A

seal/preserve

38
Q

What does atrocity mean?

A

Acts of wickedness or cruelty

39
Q

What does unscrupulous mean?

A

having no moral principles

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