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.
6 Then said he Hear, I beseech you my words. When ye have your prophet, As Yahweh in a vision, will I make myself known, unto him; In a dream, will I speak with him.
28 And it shall come to pass, afterwards, I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters, shall prophesy,your old men, shall dream, dreams, your young men, shall see, visions;
14 But, taking his stand, Peter with the eleven lifted up his voice, and sounded out unto themYe men of Judaea, and all ye who are sojourning in Jerusalem! Let, this, unto you be known, and give ear unto my declarations;15 For not, as, ye, suppose, are these men drunken, for it is the third hour of the day;16 But this is that which hath been spoken through the prophet Joel17 And it shall be, in the last days saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and, your young men, visions shall see and, your elders, in dreams shall dream,
17 And, as for these four youths, God, gave them, knowledge and skill, in all learning and wisdom,and, Daniel, had discernment, in all visions and dreams.
26 The king answered and said unto Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar,Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?27 Daniel answered before the king, and said,The secret which the king hath asked, the wise men, the magicians, the sacred scribes, the astrologers, are not able to declare unto the king;28 but there is a God in the heavens, who revealeth secrets, and hath made known to King Nebuchadnezzar, what shall come to pass, in the afterpart of the days: Thy dream and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are, 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.
8 And they said unto him, A dream, have we dreamed, but there is none, to interpret, it. Then said Joseph unto themIs it not unto God, that interpretations belong? Relate it. I pray you, to me.
15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, A dream, have I dreamed, but none can interpreted it,but, I, have heard say concerning thee, that on hearing a dream, thou canst interpret it.16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh saying, Not to me, doth it pertain! May, God grant in answer, the prosperity of Pharaoh!
20 But, when, these things, he had pondered, lo! a messenger of the Lord, by dream, appeared to him, saying,Joseph, son of David! do not fear to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for, that which, in her, hath been begotten, is of , Holy, Spirit.21 Moreover she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus,for, he, will save his people from their sins.
19 And, as he was sitting upon the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying: Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man, for, many things, have I suffered this day, by dream, because of him.
1 When Yahweh brought back the captives of Zion, we were like them who dream:
Sabedoria sobre sonhos
A Bíblia ensina discernimento: nem todo sonho vem de Deus. Devemos entregar nossos planos ao Senhor e confiar na direção dele.
3 Roll, upon Yahweh, thy doings, that thy plans, may be established.
21 Many are the devices in a mans heart, but, the counsel of Yahweh, that, shall stand.
1 When there shall arise in thy midsta prophet, or a dreamer of dreams,and he shall give unto thee a sign or a wonder;2 and the sign or the wonder shall come in, whereof he spake unto thee, saying,Let us go after other gods, which ye know not and let us serve them3 thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of dreams,for Yahweh your God, is putting you to the proof, to know whether ye do love Yahweh your God, with all your heart and with all your soul.4 After Yahweh your God, shall ye walk And him, shall ye revere,And his commandments, shall ye observe. And unto his voice, shall ye hearken, And him, shall ye serve And unto him, shall ye cleave.
25 I have heard what the prophets have said, who prophesy in my name falsely, saying,I have dreamed! I have dreamed!26 How long shall it be in the heart of the prophets, To be prophets of falsehood,And prophets of the deceit of their own heart?
32 Behold me! against such as prophesy the dreams of falsehood, Declareth Yahweh, who have related them and led astray my people, with their falsehoods and with their recklessness,whereas, I, had not sent them nor commanded them, so that they could be of no, profit, to this people, Declareth Yahweh.
3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business,and, the voice of a dullard, is with a multitude of words.
7 For amidst a multitude of dreams, and vanities, and many words,but, towards God, be thou reverent.