Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
An he-goat
A notable horn
Bible References
An he-goat
Daniel 8:21
The shaggy (rough-coated) male goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the great horn between his eyes is the first king.
Daniel 2:32
As for this statue, its head was made of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze,
Daniel 7:6
After this I kept looking, and behold, another one (the Greek Empire of Alexander the Great), like a leopard, which had on its back four wings like those of a bird; the beast also had four heads (Alexander’s generals, his successors), and power to rule was given to it.
A notable horn
Daniel 8:8
Then the male goat magnified himself exceedingly, and when he was [young and] strong, the great horn (Alexander) was [suddenly] broken; and in its place there came up four prominent horns [among whom the kingdom was divided, one] toward [each of] the four winds of heaven.
Daniel 11:3
Then a mighty [warlike, threatening] king will arise who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases.