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The whole story was a veiled reference to their brutal oppression under Antiochus IV Epiphanes, so make of it what you will. The Hebrew foundations of “son of man” are the still the same; a mortal man, less than a god.
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I will also point out 'like a son of man' is entirely different that without the modifier 'like'.. It was a 'rah rah' piece that was trying to give the Jews hope for getting rid of Antiochus.