New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Dreams

• Visions in sleep Job 33:15; Dan. 2:28
• Often but imaginary Job 20:8; Isa. 29:8
• Excess of business frequently leads to Eccl. 5:3
• God's will often revealed in Num. 12:6; Job 33:15
• False prophets
  • Pretended to Jer. 23:25-28, 29:8
  • Not to be regarded in Dt. 13:1-3; Jer. 27:9
  • Condemned for pretending to Jer. 23:32
• Vanity of trusting to natural Eccl. 5:7
• The ancients
  • Put great faith in Judg. 7:15
  • Often perplexed by Gen. 40:6, 41:8; Job 7:14; Dan. 2:1, 4:5
  • Anxious to have, explained Gen. 40:8; Dan. 2:3
  • Consulting magicians on Gen. 41:8; Dan. 2:2-4
• God the only interpreter of Gen. 40:8, 41:16; Dan. 2:27-30, 7:16
• Mentioned in scripture of
  • Abimelech Gen. 20:3-7
  • Jacob Gen. 28:12, 31:10
  • Laban Gen. 31:24
  • Joseph Gen. 37:5-9
  • Pharaoh's butler and baker Gen. 40:5-19
  • Pharaoh Gen. 41:1-7
  • Midianite Judg. 7:13-15
  • Solomon 1 Ki. 3:5-15
  • Nebuchadnezzar Dan. 2:1, 31, 4:5, 8
  • Daniel Dan. 7:1-28
  • Joseph Mt. 1:20, 21, 2:13, 19, 20
  • Wise men Mt. 2:11, 12
  • Pilate's wife Mt. 27:19
• Illustrative of
  • Prosperity of sinners Job 20:5-8; Ps. 73:19, 20
  • Impure imaginations Jude 1:8
  • Enemies of the church Isa. 29:7, 8