Bible Dictionary
Dreams
Dreams occur during sleep and are distinguished in Scripture from waking visions and prophecy. Though God used some dreams in biblical history, ordinary dreams and consulting dream interpreters were not to replace obedience to God’s revealed word.
Biblical Usage
Some dreams conveyed prediction or warning, especially to people outside the Jewish covenant. The supplied material places dreams below prophetic visions because the understanding is asleep, and records repeated prohibitions against relying on ordinary dreams or professional interpreters.
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