Hearing God's Voice in DreamsA–Z symbolsCoat of Many Colours in a dream
Biblical meaning from Hearing God's Voice in Dreams by Apostle Nicholas V. Mbanjwa
Also: Joseph's coat, Multi-coloured robe, Coat of many colors
What it means
Favour, love, and a mark of distinctiveness.
Being chosen and esteemed above others.
The coat was given by a father and hated by brothers. The same garment that declared favour provoked the persecution that followed it.
✦ When it is positive
- Favour
- Distinction given rather than earned
⚠ When it is a warning
- Favouritism and the division it causes
- A coat stripped away or stained with blood, representing favour attacked
How to tell the difference
Note who GIVES the coat and who RESENTS it. Favour in a dream often arrives together with the opposition it attracts, and the dream may be preparing the dreamer for both.
Scripture
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a tunic of many colors.
Genesis 37:3 (WEB)
When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him;
Genesis 37:23 (WEB)
31They took Joseph’s tunic, and killed a male goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood. 32They took the tunic of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, “We have found this. Examine it, now, and see if it is your son’s tunic or not.” 33He recognized it, and said, “It is my son’s tunic. An evil animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.”
Genesis 37:31-33 (WEB)