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crying out to God. I prayed. I fasted. This went on for nearly a
year and a half. Then one night, I had a dream. I was
standing
in a room full of chairs. I was giving birth to a baby. It was
painless and it was overdue. Approximately three months later,
I got my dream job. The job came almost
without any effort on
my part. In fact, I got a call asking me if I was interested in the
job. I’ve been at my job for a year and a half now. It is a huge
blessing.”
Interpretation: the baby was a new job!
The chairs
referred to the office where the job was located. There will be
more examples later.
In summary, dreams and visions are very important.
They can be life-changing for others and us. God wants to
speak to us in dreams and visions.
He wants to encourage us
and help us find our destiny.
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DREAMS THROUGH THE AGES
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Chapter Three
The Purpose of Dreams
The words recorded in the book
of Job are the earliest
recordings on the subject of dreams and their purpose. Scholars
believe that Job lived at the time of Abraham, about 2000 B.C.
because his life span was a little longer than Abraham’s. Also,
Job’s life was extended 140 years
after his trial, which makes
his life span typical of the patriarchs. In the book of Job, this is
what was recorded:
(One may hear God’s voice) in a dream, in a vi-
sion of the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
while slumbering upon the bed; then He opens the
ears of men, and seals their instruction (terrifying
them with warnings) that He may withdraw man
from his purpose, and cut off pride from him. (Job
33:15-17 AMP).
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