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1 | What is "casting lots"? | John 19:24 | ferrisj | 8701 | ||
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2 | What is "casting lots"? | John 19:24 | userdoe213 | 8702 | ||
The following information concerning the word, "lot" (a pebble) is submitted from Peloubet's Bible Dictionary: "The custom of deciding doubful questions by lot is one of great extent and high antiquity. Among the Jews, lots were used with the expectation that God would so control them as to give a right direction to them. They were very often used by God's appointment. As to the mode of casting lots, we have no certain information. Probably several modes were practised. Very commonly among the Latins little counters of wood were put into a jar with so narrow a neck that only one could come out at a time. After the jar had been filled with water and the contents shaken, the lots were determined by the order in which the bits of wood, representing the several parties, came out with the water. In other cases they were put into a wide open jar, and the counters were drawn out by the hand. Sometimes again they were cast in the manner of dice. The soldiers who cast lots for Christ's garments (John 19:24) undoubtedly used these dice." Mike |
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