Passage Research
Daniel 8 — Sermon Preparation
A vision of a ram and a goat portrays the rise and fall of Persia and Greece, and a little horn desecrates the sanctuary. Below is a research summary for Daniel 8, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 27
- verses
- 383 / 157
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 24
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Daniel 8 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עָמַד | ʻâmad | H5975 | 12 | stand |
| קֶרֶן | qeren | H7161 | 9 | horn, flask |
| חָזוֹן | châzôwn | H2377 | 7 | sight, dream |
| אַיִל | ʼayil | H352 | 8 | strength, strong |
| רָאָה | râʼâh | H7200 | 11 | see |
| גָּדַל | gâdal | H1431 | 6 | be, make |
| צָפִיר | tsâphîyr | H6842 | 4 | male goat |
How preachers through history handled this text
24 public-domain excerpts on Daniel 8, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Differences have arisen as to the reality of Daniel's transfer to Shushan and the banks of the Ulai or Choaspes. Dr. Blayney thinks Elam was a province of Babylon over which Daniel actually presided; but in its more extended sense it comprised the whole country on either side of the Eulaeus, one side being Elymais, and the other Susiana. See Pliny, Nat. Hist., Book 6. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Daniel - Volume 2, on Daniel 8:2–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Ulai— Dan 8:16
- Elam— Dan 8:2
- Susa— Dan 8:2
- Media— Dan 8:20
- Persia— Dan 8:20
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