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

Gideon arrived just as a soldier was talking to a friend about a dream. "Look!" he was saying. "I had a dream that went like this: A loaf of barley bread rolled into the Midianite encampment, came to a tent, and collided with it. The loaf of bread fell down, turned upside down, and the tent collapsed!"

Each helps his neighbor, saying to each other, "Be strong!'

And let

Tomorrow morning you are to come forward tribe by tribe. The tribe that the LORD selects is to come forward by tribes, the tribe that the LORD selects is to come forward by households, and the household that the LORD selects is to come forward one by one.

This is what we'll do to Gibeah: we're going to assemble an army by lottery.

Samuel brought forward all the tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.

Then Saul told the LORD God of Israel, "Judge us properly." Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the army was cleared.

In the twelfth year of the reign of King Ahasuerus, in the first month (the month Nisan), the (that is, the lot) was cast in Haman's presence to determine the best day and month to carry out his plot. The lot indicated the twelfth month, the month Adar.

They divide my clothing among themselves; they cast lots for my clothing!

The dice is cast into someone's lap, but the outcome is from the LORD.

After they had crucified him, they determined who would get his clothes by throwing dice for them.

So they nominated two men Joseph called Barsabbas, who also was called Justus, and Matthias.

he destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan. Then God gave their land to the Israelis as an inheritance

For

"Get up!" the LORD replied to Joshua. "Why have you fallen on your face?

"This is what the entire community of the LORD has to say: "What is this treacherous act by which you have acted deceitfully against the God of Israel by turning away from following the LORD today, and by building yourselves an altar today, so you can rebel against the LORD?

Saul said, "All you army officers are to come here to find out what constitutes this sin today.

I'll say to God, "Don't condemn me! Let me know why you are fighting me.

And the

"But if you won't do so, look out! You will be sinning against the LORD. Be certain of this, that your sin will catch up to you!

Next, he brought near his household one by one, and Carmi's son Achan, grandson of Zabdi and great-grandson of Zerah, was selected from the tribe of Judah.

Therefore, stop judging prematurely, before the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is now hidden in darkness and reveal the motives of our hearts. Then each person will receive his praise from God.

General references

The dice is cast into someone's lap, but the outcome is from the LORD.