Alexander the Great’s Dreams
Dreams were once taken very seriously, with many people believing in their prophetic possibilities. Alexander the Great certainly believed in his dreams, and with good reason.
Pliny’s Natural History states that Alexander was able to save his friend Ptolemaus, who was dying of a poisoned wound, after dreaming of a dragon showing him the cure … a plant it was holding in its mouth! The dragon even told him where the plant was growing. Alexander accepted the dream as truth and found the plant were it was supposed to be. The plant cured his friend, and many other soldiers with similar afflictions.
But Wait … There’s more …
Alexander had already had a truly prophetic dream come true, due to someone else having a prophetic dream.
Jerusalem was about to be overrun by Alexander’s army when Jerusalem’s high priest was instructed, through a dream, to not resist Alexander, but instead greet him with honour and gratitude. The high priest prepared the city for celebration and bravely walked out the city, followed by his people, all dressed in their best clothing to welcome Alexander into their homes.
Alexander was thrilled – this episode was the real life version of this dream he describes, “When I was in Macedonia, dreaming about how I could become master of Asia, I saw a person in my dream dressed in distinctive robes and with a tall hat with a strange Asian word written on a golden plate. He was surrounded by people clothed in white. He urged me to cross over confidently and take dominion over all peoples.”
Alexander did indeed go and take dominion over all peoples. He never lost a battle in his entire life. Alexander also held a soft spot in his heart for the Jews who had made his dream prophesy a reality. When, in 332BC, Alexander founded the new capital city Alexandria, he said it would always be a place of refuge and protection for the Jews.
Alexander died aged 33. It is now believed that he was the victim of an assassin’s poison.
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