Daniel 7:27

7:27 Then the kingdom, authority,

and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven

will be delivered to the people of the holy ones ¹  of the Most High.

His kingdom is an eternal kingdom;

all authorities will serve him and obey him.’

Daniel 8:7

8:7 I saw it approaching the ram. It went into a fit of rage against the ram ²  and struck it ³  and broke off its two horns. The ram had no ability to resist it. ⁴  The goat hurled the ram ⁵  to the ground and trampled it. No one could deliver the ram from its power. ⁶ 

[7:27]  ¹ tn If the “holy ones” are angels, then this probably refers to the angels as protectors of God’s people. If the “holy ones” are God’s people, then this is an appositional construction, “the people who are the holy ones.” See 8:24 for the corresponding Hebrew phrase and the note there.

[8:7]  ² tn Heb “him.”

[8:7]  ³ tn Heb “the ram.”

[8:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “stand before him.”

[8:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “he hurled him.” The referents of both pronouns (the male goat and the ram) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:7]  ⁶ sn The goat of Daniel’s vision represents Greece; the large horn represents Alexander the Great. The ram stands for Media-Persia. Alexander’s rapid conquest of the Persians involved three battles of major significance which he won against overwhelming odds: Granicus (334 B.C.), Isus (333 B.C.), and Gaugemela (331 B.C.).