It's one thing to be able to intrepret dreams. People do that today, they even write books and blogs about the meaning of dreams. But, only those who have the ear of God, who trully hear from him in the night, can tell a person of the dream that is bothering them and give them the message from God that it represents. In the Old Testament, in cases of those like Joseph and Daniel to whom God gave the ability to intrepret dreams, that gift came with a price, captivity. Even though they were totally subjected to another ruler, their hearts were ruled only by God. They knew the source of dreams and the source of what lies in the future. As Daniel prayed:
“Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever;
wisdom and power are his.
He changes times and seasons;
he sets up kings and deposes them.
He gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to the discerning.
He reveals deep and hidden things;
he knows what lies in darkness,
and light dwells with him. - Dan. 2:20-22 NIV
Can God's voice only be heard when one is no longer surrounded by prosperity or any other situation where the noise and hubris of our lives would silence anything he would have to say. Do we have to be in captivity to hear God's voice in the night?
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