Hiob 33:15

15 Im Traume, im Nachtgesicht, wenn tiefer Schlaf die Menschen befällt, im Schlummer auf dem Lager:

Hiob 33:15 Meaning and Commentary

Job 33:15

In a dream, in a vision of the night
That is, God speaks to men in this way, and which in those times was his most usual way; see ( Job 4:12 Job 4:13 ) ; sometimes he spake to a prophet, a person in public office, and made known his mind and will in this manner to him, that he might deliver it to others, ( Numbers 12:6 ) ; and sometimes directly and immediately to persons themselves, as he did to Abimelech and Laban, ( Genesis 20:3 ) ( 31:24 ) ;

when deep sleep lieth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
the former denotes a fast, heavy, and sound sleep, when the senses are all locked up, and there is not the least attention to any outward object; the latter a slight sleep, when a man is between sleeping and waking; and now at such a time, when he was laid on his bed in the night season, it was usual for God to come to him in a visionary way, and impress things on his mind; when it was called off front worldly and earthly thoughts and cares, and was calm and serene, and so fit to receive what intimations and instructions might be given this way; see ( Psalms 4:4 ) . Job had his dreams and night visions, though he seems not to have had any benefit by them, or to have understood them, but was scared and terrified with them, ( Job 7:14 ) ; to which Elihu may have some respect.

Hiob 33:15 In-Context

13 Warum hast du wider ihn gehadert? Denn über all sein Tun gibt er keine Antwort.

14 Doch in einer Weise redet Gott und in zweien, ohne daß man es beachtet.

15 Im Traume, im Nachtgesicht, wenn tiefer Schlaf die Menschen befällt, im Schlummer auf dem Lager:

16 dann öffnet er das Ohr der Menschen und besiegelt die Unterweisung, die er ihnen gibt,

17 um den Menschen von seinem Tun abzuwenden, und auf daß er Übermut vor dem Manne verberge;