Jonah 1:7

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Jonah 1:7

And they said to another, “Come, let us cast lots, so we may learn who is to blame for this disaster.” So they cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.

Proverbs 16:33

The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the Lord.

Numbers 32:23

But if you do not do this, behold, you will have sinned against the Lord; and be sure that your sin will find you out.

Joshua 7:10

So the Lord said to Joshua, “Get up! Why is it that you have fallen on your face?

Rise up! Consecrate the people and say, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: “There are things under the ban among you, O Israel. You cannot stand [victorious] before your enemies until you remove the things under the ban from among you.”

1 Samuel 10:20-21

And when Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot.

1 Samuel 14:41-42

Therefore, Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel, “Give a perfect lot [identifying the transgressor].” Then Saul and Jonathan were selected [by lot], but the other men went free.

Acts 1:23-26

And they put forward two men, Joseph, the one called Barsabbas (who was surnamed Justus), and Matthias.

Joshua 22:16-20

“This is what the entire congregation of the Lord says, ‘What is this disloyal and unfaithful act which you have committed against the God of Israel, so as to turn away from following the Lord this day, by building yourselves an altar, to rebel against the Lord this day?

Judges 7:13-14

When Gideon arrived, there was a man telling a dream to his friend. And he said, “Listen carefully, I had a dream: there was a loaf of barley bread tumbling into the camp of Midian, and it came to the tent and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down so that the tent lay flat.”

Judges 20:9-10

But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it,

1 Samuel 14:38-39

Then Saul said, “Come here, all you who are leaders of the people, and let us find out how this sin [causing God’s silence] happened today.

Esther 3:7

In the first month, the month of Nisan (Mar-Apr), in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, Haman cast Pur, that is, the lot, cast before him day after day [to find a lucky day to approach the king], month after month, until the twelfth month, the month of Adar (Feb-Mar).

Job 10:2

“I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me [and declare me guilty]!
Show me why You contend and argue and struggle with me.

Psalm 22:18

They divide my clothing among them
And cast lots for my garment.

Isaiah 41:6-7

They each help his neighbor
And say to his brother [as he fashions his idols], “Be of good courage!”

Matthew 27:35

And when they had crucified Him, they divided His clothes among them by casting lots.

Acts 13:19

When He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave their land [to our ancestors] as an inheritance—this took about four hundred and fifty years.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So do not go on passing judgment before the appointed time, but wait until the Lord comes, for He will both bring to light the [secret] things that are hidden in darkness and disclose the motives of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.

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Summary

Jonah 1:7

And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

Every

Judges 7:13

Isaiah 41:6

And let

For

And the

Numbers 32:23

Joshua 7:18

1 Corinthians 4:5

General references

Proverbs 16:33

Bible References

Every

They each help his neighbor
And say to his brother [as he fashions his idols], “Be of good courage!”

And let

In the morning you shall come forward by your tribes. And it shall be that the tribe which the Lord chooses by lot shall come forward by families, and the family which the Lord chooses shall come forward by [separate] households, and the household which the Lord chooses shall come forward man by man.

But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it,

And when Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot.

Therefore, Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel, “Give a perfect lot [identifying the transgressor].” Then Saul and Jonathan were selected [by lot], but the other men went free.

They divide my clothing among them
And cast lots for my garment.

The lot is cast into the lap,

But its every decision is from the Lord.

And when they had crucified Him, they divided His clothes among them by casting lots.

And they put forward two men, Joseph, the one called Barsabbas (who was surnamed Justus), and Matthias.

When He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave their land [to our ancestors] as an inheritance—this took about four hundred and fifty years.

For

So the Lord said to Joshua, “Get up! Why is it that you have fallen on your face?

Then Saul said, “Come here, all you who are leaders of the people, and let us find out how this sin [causing God’s silence] happened today.

“I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me [and declare me guilty]!
Show me why You contend and argue and struggle with me.

And the

But if you do not do this, behold, you will have sinned against the Lord; and be sure that your sin will find you out.

He brought his household forward man by man; and Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was chosen.

General references

The lot is cast into the lap,

But its every decision is from the Lord.