The Interpretation of the Vision
The "rough he goat" is the old Grecian Empire (Dan. 8:21; see, Dan. 8:5; 11:3-4), the same as the belly and thighs of brass in the image of Dan. 2:32, Dan. 2:39, and the leopard of Dan. 7:6.
the great horn... The notable horn between the eyes of the he-goat represents the first king, Alexander the Great, who founded the old Grecian Empire in 13 years (Dan. 8:21; see, Dan. 8:5; 11:3).
the first king... The great horn "being broken" represents the death of Alexander the Great (Dan. 8:22; see, Dan. 8:8; 11:4).
The rough goat is Alexander the great of Greece who is the third world power.
The angel then gave the meaning of the shaggy goat with the large horn between his eyes. The goat represented the king (or kingdom) of Greece, who in Dan. 7:6 was depicted by the winged leopard. The single horn represented Greece’s first king, Alexander (cf. Dan. 11:3). Though his father Philip II of Macedonia had united all the Greek city-states except Sparta, Alexander is considered Greece’s first king.
Alexander the Great (the prominent horn, Dan. 8:5) came from the west with a small but fast army. He was enraged (Dan. 7:6) at the Persians for having defeated the Greeks at the Battle of Marathon (490 b.c.) and the Battle of Salamis (481), Greek cities near Athens. He quickly conquered Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and Mesopotamia in a few years, beginning in 334 b.c. The Persians were helpless to resist him (Dan. 7:7). Alexander died of malaria and complications from alcoholism in 323 b.c. at the age of 32 in Babylon. At the height of his power he was cut off (Dan. 7:8).
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