Sonhos
Sonhos aparecem em toda a Bíblia como meio de revelação divina. Deus falou através de sonhos a patriarcas, profetas e servos, mas também alertou contra falsos sonhadores.
Sonhos como revelação divina
Deus usou sonhos para comunicar sua vontade a homens e mulheres ao longo da história bíblica, revelando caminhos e mistérios.
"Now listen to my words, he told them. If you had prophets, I the Lord would reveal myself to them in visions; I would communicate with them in dreams.
After this I will pour out my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and daughters will be my prophets, your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.
Then Peter stood up with the eleven disciples and spoke in a loud voice: "Fellow Jews and everyone living here in Jerusalem: pay attention to me and I’ll explain all this to you! These men aren’t drunk as you presume. It’s only nine in the morning! What’s happening is what was predicted by the prophet Joel: God says, ‘In the last days I will pour out my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams.
God gave these four young men the ability to learn and understand in all areas of literature and knowledge, while Daniel was also given the gift of interpreting all kinds of visions and dreams.
The king asked Daniel (also called Belteshazzar), "Are you really able to tell me what my dream was, and what it means?"
"No wise men or enchanters or magicians or diviners can explain the mystery Your Majesty wants to know," Daniel replied. "But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has revealed to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the last days. Your dream and the visions that came to your mind as you were lying in bed were these.
Sonhos na história da Bíblia
De José no Egito a José pai de Jesus, Deus guiou a história da salvação através de sonhos, protegendo e dirigindo seu povo.
"We’ve both had dreams but can’t find anyone to explain what they mean," they said.
So Joseph told them, "Isn’t God the one who can interpret the meaning of dreams? Tell me your dreams."
Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I had a dream, but no one can interpret its meaning. But I’ve heard that when someone tells you a dream you know how to interpret it."
"It’s not me who can do this," Joseph replied. "But God will explain its meaning to set Your Majesty’s mind at rest."
While he was thinking about all of this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him, "Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to marry Mary because she is pregnant by the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son and you shall call him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."
While he was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent a message to him that said, "Don’t do anything to this innocent man, for I’ve suffered terribly today as a result of a dream about him."
When the Lord brought his people back from captivity to Zion, it was as if we were dreaming!
Sabedoria sobre sonhos
A Bíblia ensina discernimento: nem todo sonho vem de Deus. Devemos entregar nossos planos ao Senhor e confiar na direção dele.
Trust whatever you do to the Lord, and your plans will be successful.
Human beings make many plans in their minds, but the final decision is the Lord’s.
Maybe a prophet or someone who has dreams about the future will come along and give you a prediction about some sign or miracle, and the sign or wonder happens. If after that they tell you, "Let’s follow other gods that you don’t know, and let’s worship them," then you must not listen to what that prophet or dreamer has to say because the Lord your God is trying to find out whether you really love him with all your mind and with all your being.
You are to follow the Lord your God and respect him. Keep his commandments and do what he says; worship him and hold onto him.
I’ve listened to the prophets who prophesy lies in my name. They say, "I’ve had a dream! I’ve had a dream!" How long will this continue? How long will these prophets go on prophesying these lies which are just the product of their own deluded minds?
Pay attention to this, declares the Lord, I’m opposed to those who prophesy fictional dreams. They tell them in order to lead my people into sin with their wild lies. I didn’t send them or give them any instructions, and they don’t do anybody any good, declares the Lord.
When you worry too much, you get nightmares; when you talk too much, you say foolish things.
There are certainly many dreams, questions of meaning, and lots of different ideas, but you are to follow God.