Dream: God has frequently made use of dreams in communicating his will to
men. The most remarkable instances of this are recorded in the
history of:1. Jacob
(Genesis 28:12; 31:10)
2. Laban
(Genesis 31:24)
3. Joseph
(Genesis 37:9-11)
4. Gideon
(Judges 7:1)ff
5. Solomon
(1 Kings 3:5)
Other significant dreams are also recorded, such as those of:
1. Abimelech
(Genesis 20:3-7)
2. Pharaoh's chief butler and baker
(Genesis 40:5)
3. Pharaoh
(Genesis 41:1-8)
4. The Midianites
(Judges 7:13)
5. Nebuchadnezzar
(Daniel 2:1; 4:10,18)
6. the wise men from the east
(Matthew 2:12)
7. Pilate's wife
(Matthew 27:19)
8. To Joseph "the Lord appeared in a dream," and gave him
instructions regarding the infant Jesus
(Matthew 1:20; 2:12,13,19)
9. In a vision of the night a "man of Macedonia" stood before Paul
and said, "Come over into Macedonia and help us"
(Acts 16:9)
see also
(Acts 18:9; 27:23).
