Daniel 8:10 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The little horn grows until it reaches the host of heaven, casting some of the host and the stars down and trampling them.
What Does Daniel 8:10 Mean?
The little horn's pride climbs higher still, reaching toward 'the host of heaven' and casting some of the stars to the ground to trample them. The language lifts the conflict from the field of nations to the realm of heaven itself. The horn now strikes not only at armies but at what belongs to God, at His people and the worship offered to Him.
To cast down stars and stamp on them is the picture of arrogance overreaching its bounds, attacking the very things heaven holds dear. Yet the loftiness of the language also exposes the horn's folly, for no earthly power can truly reach the stars. The faithful who suffer under such trampling are not forgotten; what is cast down by men is held in remembrance by God. The vision warns of fierce assault, but it sets that assault under the gaze of heaven, where every wrong is seen.
Daniel 8:10 in the Original Language
tsava' (צָבָא), 'host' -- an array or army, used of heaven's company and, by extension, the people belonging to God.
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What does Daniel 8:10 mean?
The little horn grows until it reaches the host of heaven, casting some of the host and the stars down and trampling them.