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| God can speak to us through dreams and visions |
It is so amazing how dreams and visions were so prevalent in the life of Joseph the said father of our Lord. Guided by dreams is an important subject to consider. see Matthew 1:20
The Wise men were warned by a dream.
Matthew 2:12 God warned them in a dream not to go back to Herod. So they left for their country by another road.
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Being warned of God in a dream,.... It is likely they made a short stay at Bethlehem, might lodge there a night; at least laid themselves down a while to take some refreshment in sleep, after they had paid their respects to him that was born king of the Jews, and performed the whole business they came about; when in a dream they received a divine oracle, were admonished and counselled by God, that they should not return to Herod: which would have been going back again, and out of their way; there being a nearer one from Bethlehem to their own country, than to go by Jerusalem, though Herod had charged them to return to him. Whether they had promised him they would, is not certain; it is probable they might; however, they thought it most advisable to hearken to the divine oracle; wherefore, they departed into their own country another way. John Gill
One Dream upon another
Matthew 2:13 Get up take the mother and young child flee into Egypt and stay there until I tell you. Herod wants to take his life.
WNT Mat 2:13 When they were gone, and angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise: take the babe and His mother and escape to Egypt, and remain there till I bring you word. For Herod is about to make search for the child in order to destroy Him."
The Magi had just left and went home another way warned about Herod and Joseph dreams. He is directed to flee to Egypt with the baby and his young mother.
He got up and fled that very night. Post haste.
Barnes : Egypt is situated to the south-west of Judea, and is distant from Bethlehem perhaps about 60 miles. It was at this time a Roman province. There were many Jews there, who had a temple and synagogues (see the notes at Isa_19:18), and Joseph, therefore, would be among his own countrymen, and yet beyond the reach of Herod. The jurisdiction of Herod extended only to the River Sihon, or “river of Egypt,” .......
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| Joseph flees to Egypt with Babe and his mother. |
Matthew 2:19 After Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
Mat 2:20 The angel said to him, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to Israel. Those who tried to kill the child are dead."
Mat 2:21 Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and went to Israel.
Mat 2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod as king of Judea, Joseph was afraid to go there. Warned in a dream, he left for Galilee
Mat 2:23 and made his home in a city called Nazareth. So what the prophets had said came true: "He will be called a Nazarene.”
Cp Joseph and his dreams in Genesis.
Are you following the leading of the Lord in your life.
See John - Paul Jackson, Theologian and Teacher
Please watch him <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2OyptSajjM.>
Three dark nights.
http://dreamsandmysteries.com/
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