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The Ram, the Goat & the Little Horn
The book of Daniel teaches that God is sovereign over the lives of individuals, the affairs of nations, the spans of empires, and all human history. And in Daniel chapter 8, we find that God has all power over good and wicked rulers, authorities, and empires. But, in the midst of it all, God calls His people to live faithfully according to His Word. If our God is good and sovereign, and He is, we can wholly trust Him as we live for Him in a lost world. Join Tom Pennington as he explains the vision of The Ram, the Goat, & the Little Horn.
Part 2
Daniel wrote to the Jewish nation and let them know that God is sovereign and that He would be with them during the trials and sufferings that were to come. The same is true for us Christians today, for we serve a God who is sovereign, who controls all things, and who will never leave or forsake us. Rather, He will accomplish all His plans for His great glory and our good.
Part 3
The Bible teaches that God’s people will face persecution in this life. Thankfully, in God’s kindness, His Word reveals how we as Christians are called to deal with and respond to opposition and upheaval. Daniel chapter 8 serves as a blueprint–one that warns Christians that persecution and hostility are inevitable, and that our only response should be to trust our sovereign God and remain faithful to His Son, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Part 4
In this magnificent chapter, God issues, through the prophet Daniel, a message of comfort and hope to His people. God informs them about a coming period of intense persecution and then promises that He will ultimately destroy their enemies and that His people, the Jews, will survive this intense persecution. For us as Christians today, this chapter gives us confidence that our great God rules from heaven over all human history, and we can trust him with our lives.
Part 5
Daniel chapter 8 is a fascinating chapter that highlights either explicitly or implicitly many of God’s attributes: We are shown that God is omniscient–that He knows all things. We learn that He is sovereign–that He controls all things. And we learn that He is a good God–He is loving, gracious, and full of compassion. But these attributes aren’t limited to Daniel and the times he was writing about. These attributes of God are still true of Him today.
Part 6
Daniel 8 is a powerful message that depicts God’s perfect attributes, and it is also a message of hope and comfort for all of those who have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ. Even in the trials, difficulties, and sufferings of this life, we as Christians can rest in the character of God and the person and work of Jesus Christ for comfort.