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Daniel 8:4 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Daniel 8:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Daniel chapter 8 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.”
Daniel 8:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Daniel 8:4
The ram "pushing westward, and northward, and southward" describes Medo-Persian military expansion with remarkable precision. History confirms Persia conquered westward (Lydia, Ionia, Greece), northward (Armenia, Scythian territories), and southward (Egypt, Ethiopia)—exactly as predicted. Notably absent is eastward expansion, accurately reflecting that Persia's eastern territories were already controlled before expansion began.The phrase "no beasts might stand before him" uses animal imagery to depict military invincibility. For nearly two centuries, Medo-Persia seemed unstoppable, building hi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Daniel 8:4
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“and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the glorious land”
“and magnify himself above every god”
“and he was moved with anger against him”
“ripping it in pieces”
“In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.”
“there is no one who can deliver out of your hand.”
“concerning the land of the Chaldeans”
“all the peoples”
“there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and when he has grown strong through his riches”
“majesty is his. His horns are the horns of the wild ox. With them he shall push the peoples all of them”