Jonah 1:7

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Summary

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

When Gideon came, behold, a man was relating a dream to his friend. And he said, “Behold, I had a dream; a loaf of barley bread was 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.”

Each one helps his neighbor
And says to his brother, “Be strong!”

And let

In the morning then you shall come near by your tribes. And it shall be that the tribe which the Lord takes by lot shall come near by families, and the family which the Lord takes shall come near by households, and the household which the Lord takes shall come near man by man.

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

Thus Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot.

Therefore, Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel, “Give a perfect lot.” And Jonathan and Saul were taken, but the people escaped.

In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, Pur, that is the lot, was cast before Haman from day to day and from month to month, until the twelfth month, that is the month Adar.

They divide my garments among them,
And for my clothing they cast lots.

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

And when they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments among themselves by casting lots.

So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus), and Matthias.

When He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed their land as an inheritance—all of which took about four hundred and fifty years.

For

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

“Thus says the whole congregation of the Lord, ‘What is this unfaithful act which you have committed against the God of Israel, turning away from following the Lord this day, by building yourselves an altar, to rebel against the Lord this day?

Saul said, “Draw near here, all you chiefs of the people, and investigate and see how this sin has happened today.

“I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me;
Let me know why You contend with me.

And the

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

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

Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men’s hearts; and then each man’s praise will come to him from God.

General references

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