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

And when Gideon arrived, behold, a man was telling a dream to his fellow, saying, Behold, I dreamed a dream that I saw a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian and come unto the tents, and it smote them so that they fell and overturned them, and the tents fell.

Each one helped his neighbour; and each one said to his brother, Be of good courage.

And let

In the morning, therefore, ye shall come near according to your tribes, and it shall be that the tribe which the LORD takes shall come according to the families thereof, and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households, and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.

until we do this upon Gibeah that we cast lots against it;

And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

Therefore, Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Show who is without blemish. And Saul and Jonathan were taken, but the people went out free.

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

They part my garments among them and cast lots upon my vesture.

The lot is cast into the lap, but the judgment thereof is of the LORD.

And they crucified him and parted his garments, casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my raiment did they cast lots.

And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he divided their land to them by lot.

For

And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get up; why dost thou lie thus upon thy face?

Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD in that ye have built an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the LORD?

Then Saul said, Bring here all the chief of the people and know and see by whom this sin has been this day.

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; cause me to understand why thou dost contend with me.

And the

But if ye will not do so, behold, ye shall have sinned against the LORD, and be sure your sin will catch up with you.

and he caused his household to come near, man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.

Therefore, judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each one have praise of God.

General references

The lot is cast into the lap, but the judgment thereof is of the LORD.