Daniel 8:18

“Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.”

"Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright." - Daniel 8:18
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What does Daniel 8:18 mean?

In the book of Daniel, Chapter 8, we find a vision that Daniel receives concerning the future of the Persian and Greek empires. The verse in question, Daniel 8:18, in the King James Version, reads as follows: "Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face…

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From Sleep to Strength: The Touch of Divine Awakening

In the bustling pace of our modern lives, it is all too easy to become overwhelmed by the trials and tribulations we face. Just like Daniel, we may find ourselves in moments of deep sleep, not a restful sleep but rather a state of spiritual lethargy, quiet despair, or emotional…

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A Prayer for Divine Awakening and Spiritual Uprightness

Gracious and Almighty God, as I come before Your presence today, I reflect on the words found in Daniel 8:18, where it is written, "Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright." Lord, I meditate on the…

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Daniel 8:18 - "Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright."
Daniel 8:18 Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he touched me, and stood me upright
Daniel 7:8
Daniel 2:18 - "That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon."
Daniel 7:8
Gabriel Daniel 8:16
Daniel 8:27 - "And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it."
Daniel 8:15 - "¶ And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man."
Daniel 8:1 - "In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first."
Daniel 4:8 - "¶ But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying,"
Daniel 10:18 - "Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,"
Daniel 3:8 - "¶ Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews."
Daniel 7:18 - "But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever."
Ezra 8:2 - "Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush."
Daniel 1:8 - "¶ But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself."
Daniel 8:20 - "The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia."
Daniel 5:18 - "O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:"
Daniel 8:27 (KJVA) 27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
Daniel 8:21 - "And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king."
Daniel 8:8 - "Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven."
Daniel 8:27 (KJVA) 27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
Daniel 8:27 (KJVA) 27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
Daniel 1:18 - "Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar."
"That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon." - Daniel 2:18
Daniel 12:8 - "And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?"
Daniel 8:14 - "And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed."
Daniel 5:8 - "Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof."
Daniel 8:10 - "And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them."
Daniel 8:26 - "And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days."