Daniel 8:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Daniel 8:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Daniel 8:18 is a verse from the book of Daniel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 uprigh..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Daniel 8:18 — KJV
“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. set...: Heb. made me stand upon my standing”
— Daniel 8:18 (KJV)
Daniel 8:18 in Context — About the Book of Daniel
Daniel proves you can serve God at full integrity inside a hostile empire. Lions' den, fiery furnace, interpreted dreams, and twenty-one-day prayer battles — Daniel and his friends out-pray and out-live every decree against them, while visions unveil God's rule over all kingdoms and centuries.
Cross-References for Daniel 8:18
“Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom. endued...: Heb. knowing prudence and understanding”
Shares key themes with Daniel 8:18: now, heb, made
“LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. made...: Heb. settled strength for my mountain”
Shares key themes with Daniel 8:18: face, set, heb
“With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding? instructed...: Heb. made him understand understanding: Heb. understandings?”
Shares key themes with Daniel 8:18: now, heb, made
“And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? considereth...: Heb. setteth to his heart the stock...: Heb. that which comes of a tree?”
Shares key themes with Daniel 8:18: now, set, heb
“And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves. they sin...: Heb. they add to sin the men...: or, the sacrificers of men”
Shares key themes with Daniel 8:18: now, heb, made
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