Daniel 8:10
“And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven,.... The people of the Jews, the army of the living God, the church…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And it waxed great - It became very powerful. This was eminently true of Antiochus, after having subdued Egypt, etc.…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The host of heaven - The Jewish hierarchy. The stars, the priests and Levites. The powers or host of heaven are probably…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Daniel 8:1-14
Here is, I. The date of this vision, Dan 8:1. It was in the third year of the reign of Belshazzar, which proved to be…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The horn -waxed great," in the vision, not only over the surface of the earth (Dan 8:8); it even towered up to heaven,…
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