Daniel Chapter Seven

The Meaning of the Beasts



"Then I desired to know the exact meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its claws of bronze, and which devoured, crushed and trampled down the remainder with its feet, and the meaning of the ten horns that were on its head and the other horn which came up, and before which three of them fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth uttering great boasts and which was larger in appearance than its associates."

Daniel 7:19-20



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  Commentary

  1. Compare the visions of chapter 7 with those of chapter 2.
  2. Discuss briefly how the four images align with your knowledge of world history.
  3. What kind of beast is the fourth?
  4. Discuss any similarities you might find between the visions of chapter 7 and relevant passages in Revelation.
  5. Recall the incidents involving Antiochus in Jerusalem. Describe how the visions recorded in this chapter describe these events. Describe in what way these events don't fit the vision.
  6. Who is being described in 7:9? In 7:13? Why do you think so?
  7. Why is this chapter disturbing?



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