Meaning
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 Jacob (Gen 28:12; 31:10), Laban (31:24), Joseph (37:9-11), Gideon (Judg 7), and Solomon (1Kings 3:5). Other significant dreams are also recorded, such as those of Abimelech (Gen 20:3-7), Pharaoh's chief butler and baker (40:5), Pharaoh (41:1-8), the Midianites (Judg 7:13), Nebuchadnezzar (Dan 2:1; 4:10, 18), the wise men from the east (Matt 2:12), and Pilate's wife (27:19).
To Joseph "the Lord appeared in a dream," and gave him instructions regarding the infant Jesus (Matt 1:20; 2:12, 13, 19). 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 18:9; 27:23).
