“The little horn
Acted arrogantly,
Even against
The Prince
Of the host.
It took
Regular burnt offering
Away from him.
It overthrew
The place
Of his sanctuary.
Because of wickedness,
The host
Was given over
to it,
Together
With the regular burnt offering.
It cast truth
To the ground,
It kept prospering
In what it did.”
Thus, this King Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the little horn, conquered Palestine and violated the sanctuary of God, the Prince of the hosts around 167 BCE. He acted arrogantly against God, by taking away the regular burnt offerings from the sanctuary. This little horn was successful in taking over the host or people of the Temple as well as doing away with the regular offerings to God. He cast truth to the ground, while he continued to prosper and do whatever he wanted to do.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 