How to Interpret Dreams and Visions Perry Stone

AMAZING ANCIENT DREAMS Joseph, the son of Jacob, was sold by his brothers to the Ishmaelites and then later sold to an Egyptian to be his personal slave. By interpreting two warning dreams, Joseph was exalted by Pharaoh as second in command over the land of Egypt. Joseph eventually married the daughter of an Egyptian priest named Asenath (Gen. 41:45). Scripture says that Joseph had a silver cup used to “practice divination” or to reveal the future (Gen. 44:2, 15). Pharaoh most likely gave this cup to Joseph for Joseph’s interpretation of his dream. There is no record that it was ever used or needed, since Joseph was directed by the Spirit of God. A believer should never consult a secular source for words of instruction, as God only works through His Word and the Holy Spirit. Even the ancient wise men, soothsayers, and astrologers of biblical history were helpless to interpret the dreams and visions given to Pharaoh, Nebuchadnezzar, and other men (Gen. 41:8; Dan. 2:10). Only the Holy Spirit can interpret the revelations given from the heavenly Father (John 16:13). When Nebuchadnezzar had the troubling dream of the metallic image and could not recall what he had dreamed, his own wise men said, “There is no other who can tell it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh” (Dan. 2:11). Thus, it took Daniel, a man full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, to interpret the dream. The same is true today! In the days of Sesostris II (1906–1887 B.C. ), the priest of Heilopolis had a vision he recorded. The words appear to be a