Jonah 1:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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 arrived, there was a man telling his friend about a dream. He said, “Listen, I had a dream: a loaf of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp, struck a tent, and it fell. The loaf turned the tent upside down so that it collapsed.”

Each one helps the other,
and says to another, “Take courage!”

And let

In the morning you must present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the Lord selects is to come forward clan by clan. The clan the Lord selects is to come forward family by family. The family the Lord selects is to come forward man by man.

Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go against it by lot.

Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected.

So Saul said to the Lord, “God of Israel, give us the right decision.”

Jonathan and Saul were selected, and the troops were cleared of the charge.

In the first month, the month of Nisan, in King Ahasuerus’s twelfth year,

Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman for each day in each month, and it fell on the twelfth month, the month Adar.

They divided my garments among themselves,
and they cast lots for my clothing.

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

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After crucifying Him they divided His clothes by casting lots.

So they proposed two: Joseph, called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias.

then after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave their land to them as an inheritance.

For

The Lord then said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why are you on the ground?

“This is what the Lord’s entire community says: ‘What is this treachery you have committed today against the God of Israel by turning away from the Lord and building an altar for yourselves, so that you are in rebellion against the Lord today?

Saul said, “All you leaders of the troops, come here. Let us investigate how this sin has occurred today.

I will say to God:
“Do not declare me guilty!
Let me know why You prosecute me.

And the

But if you don’t do this, you will certainly sin against the Lord; be sure your sin will catch up with you.

He then had Zabdi’s family come forward man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.

Therefore don’t judge anything prematurely, before the Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.

General references

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

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