Genesis 28:12 Cross References

Genesis 28:12

12: As he slept, he dreamed of a stairway that reached from earth to heaven. And he saw the angels of God going up and down on it.

Then he said, "The truth is, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down upon the Son of Man."

As Jacob and his household started on their way again, angels of God came to meet him.
When Jacob saw them, he exclaimed, "This is God's camp!" So he named the place Mahanaim.

And the LORD said to them, "Now listen to me! Even with prophets, I the LORD communicate by visions and dreams.

He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in bed.
He whispers in their ear and terrifies them with his warning.

The first time I was brought before the judge, no one was with me. Everyone had abandoned me. I hope it will not be counted against them.
But the Lord stood with me and gave me strength, that I might preach the Good News in all its fullness for all the Gentiles to hear. And he saved me from certain death.

Afterward the LORD spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, "Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great."

That evening, as the sun was going down, Abram fell into a deep sleep. He saw a terrifying vision of darkness and horror.

But angels are only servants. They are spirits sent from God to care for those who will receive salvation.

Earlier, during the first year of King Belshazzar's reign in Babylon, Daniel had a dream and saw visions as he lay in his bed. He wrote the dream down, and this is what he saw.

One night Joseph had a dream and promptly reported the details to his brothers, causing them to hate him even more.
"Listen to this dream," he announced.
"We were out in the field tying up bundles of grain. My bundle stood up, and then your bundles all gathered around and bowed low before it!"
"So you are going to be our king, are you?" his brothers taunted. And they hated him all the more for his dream and what he had said.
Then Joseph had another dream and told his brothers about it. "Listen to this dream," he said. "The sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed low before me!"

Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets.

"This truth was given me in secret, as though whispered in my ear.
It came in a vision at night as others slept.
Fear gripped me; I trembled and shook with terror.
A spirit swept past my face. Its wind sent shivers up my spine.
It stopped, but I couldn't see its shape. There was a form before my eyes, and a hushed voice said,

King Nebuchadnezzar sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world: "Peace and prosperity to you!
"I want you all to know about the miraculous signs and wonders the Most High God has performed for me.
How great are his signs, how powerful his wonders! His kingdom will last forever, his rule through all generations.
"I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living in my palace in comfort and prosperity.
But one night I had a dream that greatly frightened me; I saw visions that terrified me as I lay in my bed.

One night during the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had a dream that disturbed him so much that he couldn't sleep.
He called in his magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers, and he demanded that they tell him what he had dreamed. As they stood before the king,
he said, "I have had a dream that troubles me. Tell me what I dreamed, for I must know what it means."
Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, "Long live the king! Tell us the dream, and we will tell you what it means."
But the king said to the astrologers, "I am serious about this. If you don't tell me what my dream was and what it means, you will be torn limb from limb, and your houses will be demolished into heaps of rubble!

"Yes, I know you are innocent," God replied. "That is why I kept you from sinning against me; I did not let you touch her.
Now return her to her husband, and he will pray for you, for he is a prophet. Then you will live. But if you don't return her to him, you can be sure that you and your entire household will die."

Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.

As he considered this, he fell asleep, and an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to go ahead with your marriage to Mary. For the child within her has been conceived by the Holy Spirit.

But one night God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, "You are a dead man, for that woman you took is married."

The eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. What a fool you have been! From now on, you will be at war."

When Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and told him,

Some time later, Pharaoh's chief cup-bearer and chief baker offended him.
Pharaoh became very angry with these officials,
and he put them in the prison where Joseph was, in the palace of Potiphar, the captain of the guard.
They remained in prison for quite some time, and Potiphar assigned Joseph to take care of them.
One night the cup-bearer and the baker each had a dream, and each dream had its own meaning.

But when it was time to leave, they went home another way, because God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod.
After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up and flee to Egypt with the child and his mother," the angel said. "Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to try to kill the child."

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