Lesson Summary:

Daniel receives the vision of the Ram and the Goat along with the interpretation for the vision.

Focus Passage: Daniel 8.

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Outline and Lesson Goal

Daniel 8 in Context

Principles and Applications

I. Vision of the Ram and the Goat (Daniel 8:1-14)

Principle: God’s people should be wise and recognize the signs of the times.
Application: How are you paying attention to the signs of the times around us?
Scripture Reference

15 Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise,
16 making the most of your time, because the days are evil.
Ephesians 5:15-16

The Meaning of the 2,300 Days

II. The Vision Explained (Daniel 8:15-27)

Principle: God wants His people to have hope through the understanding of Scriptures.
Application: How is your hope being renewed by the reading and study of Scripture?
Scripture Reference

For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
Romans 15:4