Daniel 8:15-16

[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. [16] And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.

What is the context of Daniel 8:15-16?

What does Daniel 8:15-16 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

As in the previous vision ( Daniel 7:16), Daniel needed help to understand what he had seen. He saw someone who looked like a man standing before him. Evidently this was an angel. Daniel also heard a voice that he could understand, possibly God"s, instructing the angel by name to give Daniel understanding of the vision. "Gabriel" (lit. "God has shown Himself strong," "strong man of God," or "man of God") is one of only two angels, and the first, that the Bible identifies by name, the other being Michael (cf. Daniel 9:21; Daniel 10:13; Daniel 10:21; Daniel 12:1; Luke 1:19; Luke 1:26). Daniel is the only Old Testament book that identifies angels by name, but see Luke 1:19; Luke 1:26, and Jude 1:9. The use of Gabriel"s proper name probably reflects the importance of this vision and its interpretation.