“And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.”
From one of the four horns emerges a small horn that grows exceeding great toward the south, east, and the Beautiful Land (Israel/Judah)—representing Antiochus IV Epiphanes of the Seleucid dynasty who persecuted Jews viciously. The progression from small to great powerfully illustrates how Antiochus rose from secondary status to become one of history's foremost persecutors of the Jewish people. This horn's special focus on the Beautiful Land signals the theological significance of persecution of God's covenant people.
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