Thematic Bible
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Cord » Ancient uses of » In casting lots
"This is why there will not be left even a single person to settle boundary disputes in the LORD's community.
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Casting Lots » The land of canaan divided among tribes by
"This is why there will not be left even a single person to settle boundary disputes in the LORD's community.
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These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Nun's son Joshua, and the heads of the families of the Israeli tribes distributed by lot in the LORD's presence at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing the land.
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This is the land that you are to allocate by lottery to the tribes of Israel as their inheritance, and these are their respective divisions," declares the Lord GOD.
dividing it by lottery among yourselves and among the foreigners who live among you and bear children among you. You are to treat them like native-born Israelis. Among you they, too, are to be allotted an inheritance with the tribes of Israel.
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but the land is to be divided by lot, inheriting according to the names of their ancestor's tribe.
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Joshua threw lots in Shiloh in the LORD's presence and divided the land accordingly among the Israelis according to their divisions.
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Ten towns were allocated to the rest of the descendants of Kohath by lot out of the family of the tribe, that is, the half-tribe of Manasseh.
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allocating these towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
"When you divide the land for an inheritance, you are to present a Terumah to the LORD, a consecrated portion of the land 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide. Everything within this area is to be treated as holy.
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he destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan. Then God gave their land to the Israelis as an inheritance
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Micah » One of the minor prophets » The oppressions of the covetous
"Woe to those who are crafting iniquity, planning evil well into the night! When morning's light comes, they carry out their plans because they have the power to do so. They covet fields and seize them; they covet houses, and grab them, too. They harass the valiant man, along with his household, an individual and his estate. "Therefore this is what the LORD says, "I'm crafting evil against this family, from which you can't escape. You won't strut around arrogantly, because the times are evil.' read more.
"When this happens, someone will compose a proverb about you, lamenting sorrowfully, "We are completely ruined! He has given my people's heritage to others. How he has removed it from me, dividing up our fields!' "This is why there will not be left even a single person to settle boundary disputes in the LORD's community. To those who speak out, they will declare, "Don't prophesy to anyone!' so their shame won't go away. "It is said, house of Jacob, "The Spirit of the LORD is limited, if he acts this way, is he not?' "But my words benefit those who live righteously, do they not? Lately my people have acted like an enemy you strip travelers who thought they were as secure as those who return from war. You have evicted the wives of my people from their dream homes; you have removed my majesty from their children permanently. "Get up and go, because there's no rest for you here! Since everything is polluted, it can only cause destruction, even heavy destruction. Suppose a man who keeps company with a deceiving spirit prophesies like this: "Drink wine and strong drink!' Won't the people accept him as a prophet?"
"When this happens, someone will compose a proverb about you, lamenting sorrowfully, "We are completely ruined! He has given my people's heritage to others. How he has removed it from me, dividing up our fields!' "This is why there will not be left even a single person to settle boundary disputes in the LORD's community. To those who speak out, they will declare, "Don't prophesy to anyone!' so their shame won't go away. "It is said, house of Jacob, "The Spirit of the LORD is limited, if he acts this way, is he not?' "But my words benefit those who live righteously, do they not? Lately my people have acted like an enemy you strip travelers who thought they were as secure as those who return from war. You have evicted the wives of my people from their dream homes; you have removed my majesty from their children permanently. "Get up and go, because there's no rest for you here! Since everything is polluted, it can only cause destruction, even heavy destruction. Suppose a man who keeps company with a deceiving spirit prophesies like this: "Drink wine and strong drink!' Won't the people accept him as a prophet?"
Rope » Used in casting lots
"This is why there will not be left even a single person to settle boundary disputes in the LORD's community.
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