The Lord can speak to us in a vision:
And [the Lord] said, “Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream.”
The following is a listing of when the Lord spoke through a vision:
- Abraham receives a prophecy that he would have a child (Isaac) and that his offspring would be as numerous as the stars Genesis 15:1
- Jacob has a night vision (likely a dream) of traveling to Egypt Genesis 46:2
- Balaam sees two visions of the Almighty: Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:16
- Samuel receives a prophetic judgement against Eli: 1 Samuel 3:15
- Nathan receives a prophecy in a vision that David’s throne will be established forever: 2 Samuel 7:17, 1 Chronicles 17:15
- Visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam, unfortunately recorded in a lost document: 2 Chronicles 9:29
- Visions of Isaiah the prophet as recorded in the Book of Kings: 2 Chronicles 32:32