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I have heard what the prophets have said, who prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
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The Deception of Dreams
Commentators explain that false prophets claimed to have dreams from God because dreaming was a recognized, legitimate way God spoke to His people. This made their lies particularly insidious and hard for people to disprove. By repeating "I have dreamed," they tried to sound solemn and authoritative, lending weight to their man-made messages of false comfort.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In Deuteronomy 13:1, a dreamer of dreams is used in a negative sense, and for good reason. God communicating His will by dreams was someth…
19th Century
Anglican
I have dreamed ... —The words point to the form of the claim commonly made by the false prophets.
Dreams took their place a…
Baptist
Am I a God at hand, says the LORD, and not a God afar off? Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him?
says…
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16th Century
Protestant
Jeremiah returns again to those impostors who soothed the people with their flattery. Whenever Jeremiah and those like him, who faithfully performe…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name Or, "I hear what the prophets say" F7 …
People cannot be hidden from God's all-seeing eye. Will they never see what judgments they prepare for themselves?
Let them consider what a …
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, the prophet speaks of the other mode of deception: through dreams. Concerning this, there are three points.
He begins by pro…
