Daniel 8, Daniel's second vision, brings us back into the Hebrew portion of Daniel. Whereas the vision of Nebuchadnezzar in chapter 2, and the first vision of Daniel in chapter 7 dealt with four nations who would be involved in the affairs of Israel, Daniel's second vision deals with just two, and one of them is hardly mentioned.

The focus is on a king who will arise out of the kingdom of Greece who will oppress God's people as no one before him, but will be destroyed. Theologically, the most interesting part of this vision has to do with time. In it we learn that God controls the clock. He sets the exact time event will occur. The application to our lives is direct and simple.