Daniel 8:14He said to me, To two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
The setting
Susa, Iran (ancient Persia), ~551 BC. Daniel, now in his 80s, receives a vision by the Ulai River about future persecution of God's people...
The emotion here: overwhelmed by prophetic burden but faithful to record
The original word
nitsdaq (נִצְדַּק) — to be vindicated, justified, restored to rightness
Why it matters
The 2,300 evenings and mornings equals 1,150 days, roughly 3 years and 2 months
Read with care
What most readers miss in Daniel 8:14
This prophecy was given during the Medo-Persian empire, not Babylon
Common misconceptionMany try to calculate exact dates for end times, but this was specifically about the defilement and restoration of the temple under Antiochus Epiphanes.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Daniel 8:14
Bible Genome reading
Daniel 8:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Daniel 8:14 comes from the book of Daniel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Gabriel. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the vision genre of biblical literature. Key themes include prophecy, restoration, time. Notable phrases: two thousand three hundred; sanctuary be cleansed. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
Your reflection
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