Daniel 8:11

 Daniel 8:11

Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. 

a. NASB 1995: It even magnified itself to be equal with the Commander of the host; and it removed the regular sacrifice from Him, and the place of His sanctuary was thrown down.  [New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.]

b. NKJV: He even exalted himself as high as the Prince of the host; and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down.   [Scripture quotations marked "NKJV" are taken from the New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.]

c. Classic Amplified Bible: Yes, [this horn] magnified itself, even [matching itself] against the Prince of the host [of heaven]; and from Him the continual [burnt offering] was taken away and the place of [God’s] sanctuary was cast down and profaned.  [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

d. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: It exalted itself even up to the Master of the host; because of it the daily offering was removed and the foundation of the sanctuary was thrown down.   [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE TANACH--STUDENT SIZE EDITION Copyright 1996, 1998 by Mesorah Publications, Ltd.]

e. ESV:  It became great, even as great as the Prince of the host. And the regular burnt offering was taken away from him, and the place of his sanctuary was overthrown. [Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001, 2007, 2011, 2016 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.]

f. Unless otherwise stated, all Greek and Hebrew definitions are from Blue Letter Bible

1. “Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of the sanctuary was cast down.”

a. [Yea], magnified [himself] [Strong: 1431  גָּדַל gâdal, gaw-dal'; a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare H1434), i.e. to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride):—advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.]

b. even to [Strong: 5704 עַד ʻad, ad; properly, the same as H5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with):—against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, (+ as) yet.]

c. [the] prince [Strong: 8269 שַׂר sar, sar; from H8323; a head person (of any rank or class):—captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.]

d. [of the] host [Strong: 6635 צָבָא tsâbâʼ, tsaw-baw'; or (feminine) צְבָאָה tsᵉbâʼâh; from H6633; a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship):—appointed time, (+) army, (+) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).]

e. [and] by [him] [Strong: 4480 מִן min, min; or מִנִּי minnîy; or מִנֵּי minnêy; (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for H4482; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses:—above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, × neither, × nor, (out) of, over, since, × then, through, × whether, with.]

f. [the] daily [sacrifice] [Strong: 8548 תָּמִיד tâmîyd, taw-meed'; from an unused root meaning to stretch; properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); elliptically the regular (daily) sacrifice:—alway(-s), continual (employment, -ly), daily, (n-)ever(-more), perpetual.]

g. [was] taken away [Strong: 7311 רוּם rûwm, room; a primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively):—bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, (× a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), presumptuously, (be) promote(-ion), proud, set up, tall(-er), take (away, off, up), breed worms.]

h. [and] the place [Strong: 4349 מָכוֹן mâkôwn, maw-kone'; from H3559; properly, a fixture, i.e. a basis; generally a place, especially as an abode:—foundation, habitation, (dwelling-, settled) place.]

i. [of his] sanctuary [Strong: 4720 מִקְדָּשׁ miqdâsh, mik-dawsh'; or מִקְּדָשׁ miqqᵉdâsh; (Exodus 15:17), from H6942; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum:—chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary.]

j. [was] cast down [Strong: 7993 שָׁלַךְ shâlak, shaw-lak; a primitive root; to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively):—adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.]

1). Out of one of these Generals comes forth a little horn who scholars identify as Antiochus Epiphanes.

2).  Paul Yonggi Cho, The Book of Daniel, p.108: This prophecy of the little horn was already fulfilled historically, but at the same time it stands for the antichrist which is yet to come.After the world was divided by the four generals of Alexander the great, two of the four resulting kingdoms eventually emerged as major forces. Syria, taken by Selencius, and Egypt, taken by Prolemy. These two kingdoms were constantly engaged in hostile actions.. Israel was sandwiched geographically between the two kingdoms. When Egypt came up to fight Syria, Israel was trampled underfoot. When Syria went down to fight Egypt, Israel was also stamped down. Thus the sufferings of israel were beyond description. Under these circumstances according to Daniel, a little horn came up out of one of the horns. The description that follows in Daniel’s account fits perfectly a king of Syria named Antiochus Epiphanes, who was eighth in the Seleucus dynasty (!75-164 B.C).  Antiochus rose to prominence among the four horns. He defeated Egypt, and on his way home, he subdued Jerusalem. After jerusalem surrendered, he st himself up against God and cruelly trampled israel underfoot. The “host” in Daniel’s vision refers to the jews whom this conqueror cast down in defeat. Antiochus murdered several of the political and religious leaders of Israel…Morever, he set himself up to be as great as the Prince of the host--that is God. He forbade the daily sacrifice in the temple. He desecrated the sanctuary with an altar offered to the Greek deity he worshipped. One it he sacrificed swine’s blood, an abomination to the Jews. No worse sacrifice could be imagined. Yet he went further. He abolished the Mosaic Law, which was held to most sacred by the Jews. He forbade circumcision and imposed a pagan life style upon them. Anyone who refused to obey Antiochus or rebelled against him were subject to death. These events parallel what will come in the last days: the rise of the antichrist in the tribulation and his conquest and cruel treatment of Israel. The tragedy that already happened once in the history of Israel will be repeated in the future by the antichrist. In that day, the antichrist will break down the altar in the sanctuary, setting up in its place his own idol. He will force the Jews to worship the idol and will take away the daily sacrifice which is offered morning and evening.