Did you ever have a dream? Most people have. Some dreams are pleasant, and others are dreadful. God often speaks to people in a dream, to believers and to the heathen. In Job 33:14-17 we read, “God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; then He openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, that He may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.” In the Bible, God used dreams to reveal the future to Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel. Joseph, the husband of Mary, was directed several times by God in a dream. Joseph, the son of Jacob, had a number of dreams, and his brothers, who hated him, called him a dreamer. However, his dreams were God-given. Other men who were false, referred to as a “dreamer of dreams” in Deuteronomy 13:15, sought to turn the people of God to idolatry. Such people were to be put to death. Even today, we must be careful of those dreamers who defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities (Jude 8). The Lord would not have us revile judges or curse the ruler of the people (Exodus 22:28). Let’s look in the Bible to see how God spoke to various people in dreams.
1. When Job went to bed, did he have pleasant dreams and visions?
Job 7:___
2. After the wise men had seen the young child and his mother, how did God speak to them in a dream? Matthew 2:___
3. Did the interpretation of the chief butler’s dream by Joseph come to pass?
Genesis 40:___
4. What unusual dream did a Midianite soldier have? Judges 7:___
5. How did God warn Pilate through his wife? Matthew 27:___