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• The ram with two unequal horns, therefore, was a perfect symbol for the Medo-Persian Empire, the separate powers of the Medes and the Persians who together defeated the Babylonians.
• As Daniel considers these things, he sees a he-goat, a male goat, coming out of nowhere, with a single large horn on its head. The goat arises from the west, and travels so fast and so speedily that its feet appear not to even touch the ground. The goat charges at the ram (the Medo-Persian empire) and attacks it swiftly, as if with great anger and speed and power. The goat comes from the west, out of nowhere, and attacks the ram so decisively and quickly that the ram is destroyed and killed, and his two horns are broken. The goat continues in strength, and just when he seems to be at the height of his power, his horn is broken off, destroyed, and four other lesser horns grow in its place. The four horns are divided, but one of them stretches towards the pleasant land - the land of Israel.