Seeing the Voice of God: What God Is Telling You through Dreams and Visions (16 page)

hyssop:
the need for cleansing (Exod. 12:22; Ps. 51:7
KJV
)

ice:
dangerous while driving; danger of losing one’s footing (Ps. 73:18; Jer. 23:12)

ice cream
:
enjoying the milk of God’s Word (
1
 
Pet
. 
2:2
)

ice water:
to receive refreshment where spiritually parched (Prov. 25:25)

iceberg:
an unforeseen, emerging danger (
Acts
 
19:40
;
27:9
)

ICU:
a need to be in a spiritual or emotional intensive care unit; see hospital

idols:
distractions from serving God (Jer. 10:8)

immunization:
a need for strength to resist spiritual infirmities (
1
 
Pet
. 
5:9
)

incense:
the sweet aroma of prayer (Ps. 141:2)

incest:
influence by a family member’s perversions (
Exod
. 
20:5–6
;
Gen
. 
19:31–36
)

income:
finances related to work (Luke 10:7)

Indians
:
a literal call to prayer for sins against Native Americans (
Isa
. 
10:2
;
Job
 
5:16
)

inheritance:
spiritual blessings from one generation to another (Prov. 13:22)

injury:
a spiritual or emotional wounding (Jer. 30:15)

insects:
see bugs

insurance:
the need for protection from loss (
Eccles
. 
7:12
)

interior designer:
getting your house in order spiritually/relationally (
1
 
Tim
. 
3:12
;
5:14
)

invitation:
a request from God to you (Isa. 55:1)

iron:
the strength of men; accountability promoting Christian growth (Prov. 27:17)

iron bars:
a symbol of arguments (Prov. 18:19)

island:
seclusion or seasonal isolation (
1
 
Sam
. 
19:2
;
Ps
. 
68:6
)

Israel:
a call to pray for Israel, or pray for the Jews to receive their Messiah (Ps. 122:6)

ivory:
luxury and lavishness (Amos 3:15)

jail
:
circumstantially imprisoned or a loss of freedoms (Gen. 39:20)

jail
keeper:
a spiritual oppressor (Matt. 18:34)

janitor:
a servant who cleans up others’ emotional messes (
Prov
. 
14:35
;
1
 
Chron
. 
9:22–26
)

jawbone:
superhuman strength (Judg. 15:15)

jaws:
whether on animal or machine, symbolizes entrapment (Ps. 141:9)

Jesus:
an invitation, i.e., toward salvation, healing, restoration (Rom. 10:9–10)

jewels:
rewards and favor, especially in a crown (Zech. 9:16)

journey/trip:
the path of life toward a destination (Luke 9:3)

joy (or someone
named Joy in a dream):
happiness in the Spirit (Gal. 5:22)

judge:
one who can decide your fate (James 4:12)

juggling:
overactivity, doing too many things at once

jugular vein
(being cut):
a threat to your life (Lev. 17:11)

junk
food:
an improper spiritual diet; a call to read God’s Word more (
Rom
. 
14:17
)

junkyard:
a place to discard worthless emotions; see garbage

jury:
those who pass judgment (James 5:9)

karate:
skilled and honed spiritual warfare (
2
 
Cor
. 
10:4
)

keg:
drunkenness and sin (
1
 
Pet
. 
4:3
)

kernel:
seemingly small or insignificant beginnings (Amos 9:9
NLT
)

keyhole:
needing the right key for a way in or out; see keys

keys
:
the unlocking of doors of opportunity or progress (Rev. 1:18)

kicking:
to be on the defensive in a struggle (Acts 26:14
NIV
)

kidnapped/kidnapper:
an evil spirit trying to steal, kill or destroy (
John
 
10:10
)

killer:
an evil spirit that seeks your life or success (
1
 
Cor
. 
15:55
)

kiln:
a place of waiting and gaining strength under heat (1 Pet. 4:12; Nah. 3:13–15)

king:
person in supreme authority; can represent Jesus (Dan. 2:37)

kiss/kissing:
intimacy (Song 1:1–2; Ps. 2:12)

kitchen:
working hard to spiritually nourish others (Luke 10:40)

kite
(flying on string):
earthly prayer tethered to unseen answers in heaven (
Ps
. 
123:1
)

KKK:
prejudice and racism (
Gal
. 
3:28–29
)

knees
:
symbolic of being on your knees in prayer (Eph. 3:14
NKJV
; Dan. 6:10
NKJV
)

knife:
weapon (Prov. 23:2); cut spiritual meat into bite-size pieces for teaching; see meat

knight:
a rescuer or deliverer, often representing Jesus (
Ps
. 
144:2
)

knocking:
something or someone trying to gain entrance, maybe Jesus (Rev. 3:20)

labor:
birthing something in life through intense strain (Jer. 6:24)

labyrinth/maze:
being lost, confused and trapped (
Luke
 
19:10
;
1
 
Cor
. 
14:33
NKJV
)

ladder:
occupational or spiritual promotion (Gen. 28:12)

lamb:
Christ (John 1:29); young children or baby Christians (John 21:15)

lamp/lanterns:
revelation and the Word of God (Ps. 119:105)

Las Vegas:
a seat of sin; “Sin City,” Sodom and Gomorrah (
Gen
. 
19:24–25
)

laughing:
the joy of the Lord (Prov. 17:22; Job 8:21; Neh. 8:10)

laundry:
airing sin—“dirty laundry” (
Rom
.
13:12
); secrets of the heart (1 Cor. 14:25)

lawn mowers:
stewardship or maintenance of one’s fields (
Isa
. 
61:5
;
Dan
. 
4:15
)

lava:
slow destruction and judgment (
Rev
. 
8:8
)

La-Z-Boy recliner:
sluggardness and laziness (
Eccles
. 
10:18
)

leaking:
loss; draining situations and problems (Nah. 2:8
NLT
)

leash:
restrictions or limitations (
1
 
Cor
. 
7:35
; Job 41:5
NIV
)

leaven:
hypocrisy or a Pharisee influence (Matt. 16:11)

left turn:
the opposite of a right turn is a “wrong” turn or decision in life (Eccles. 10:2)

leopard:
may represent a sudden, evil ambush (Hos. 13:7
NKJV
; Jer. 5:6
NKJV
)

leprosy
:
rejection or being outcast (Lev. 13:45)

letter:
if to you, regard the message; if to others, things you wanted to say (2 Cor. 10:9)

Leviathan:
a large, destructive force or spirit (Job 41:1)

library:
a desire for knowledge of God’s will (
Eccles
. 
12:12
)

licking dust:
enemies of God eventually lick the dust (Ps. 72:9)

lie detector test:
the presence of deceit or the need for truthfulness (
Col
. 
3:9
)

light
:
God’s first creation (Gen. 1:3); God’s Word (Ps. 27:1; Prov. 6:23)

lightbulb:
a bright or creative idea; revelation or wisdom (
Luke
 
2:32
NKJV
)

lighthouse:
hope when searching (
Job
 
17:15
NKJV
)

lightning:
revelation or supernatural power (Ezek. 1:14)

limp
-handed:
weak and without influence or power (Jer. 50:43
NASB
)

limping:
having wrestled with God and been humbled (Gen. 32:25)

lion:
Jesus—the Lion of the Tribe of Judah (Ps. 17:12); prowling enemy (1 Pet. 5:8)

lions’ den:
a very public and dangerous place of testing (Nahum 2:11)

lips:
unclean speech (Isa. 6:5); with honey is seduction (Prov. 5:3)

lipstick
:
decorative, rich lips and speech (1 Cor. 1:5)

liver:
a filter for the Body of Christ, namely discernment (
Ps
. 
119:125
NLT
)

livestock:
may mean dealing with live stocks in the stock market; plenty (Ps. 50:10)

lock:
a situation requiring a key of wisdom to gain entry (Matt. 16:19; Neh. 7:3
ISV
)

locker rooms:
coaching or preparing for an event in one’s life (
Eph
. 
6:15
NKJV
)

locusts:
devouring pestilence symbolizing a swarming evil army (Joel 2:25)

lottery:
sudden financial gain (
Prov
. 
13:11
;
Heb
. 
13:5
); blessing (
Phil
. 
4:19
)

love:
pure affection, the opposite of lust (1 Cor. 13)

luggage:
baggage from one’s past (
Matt
. 
11:28
); prepared to move on (
Luke
 
10:4
)

lukewarm water:
spiritual compromise, lethargy or passivity (Rev. 3:15)

lungs:
life and breath and praise (Gen. 2:7; Ps. 150:6)

lust:
lustful dreams are not from God; may reveal lust in your heart (1 John 2:16; Col. 3:5)

lying:
a liar in a dream is a lying spirit; notice if you lie in your dreams (Prov. 26:28)

maggot:
defeat and death (Isa. 14:11)

magic/magician:
witchcraft, divination, deceiving spirits and fraud (Acts 13:10)

magnifying glass:
intent examination (
2
 
Cor
. 
13:5
)

maid:
servanthood; someone who cleans up others’ messes in prayer; see janitor

mailbox:
prophetic ministry; where prophetic messages are delivered (
Mark
 
6:11
)

mailman:
a messenger or prophet (2 Kings 19:14)

makeup:
covering one’s flaws (2 Kings 9:30)

mall:
may mean “maladies” (since the root
mal
occurs in many illnesses) and may divulge that the dream is about your health (
Matt
. 
10:1
YLT
)

manger:
humble beginnings; the birth of Christ (Luke 2:7)

manna:
supernatural provision from an unknown source, “what is it?” (Exod. 16:35)

mansion:
a heavenly residence in eternity (Ps. 49:14–15)

mantle:
authority, office, position, ranking (1 Kings 19:19
NASB
)

manure:
filth where placed or seen; however, promotes growth (Ezek. 4:12)

map:
direction for one’s life or a literal location (Ezek. 5:2
NLT
)

marathon:
see race

marching:
a coming army (Joel 2:7); in unison or unity (Josh. 6:7)

marriage:
dreaming of marriage may mean working together (
3
 
John
 
1:8
NIV
; Heb. 13:4)

mascara:
anything to do with eyes suggests improving vision or creative perspective; see eyes