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NASB | John 19:24 So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be"; this was to fulfill the Scripture: "THEY DIVIDED MY OUTER GARMENTS AMONG THEM, AND FOR MY CLOTHING THEY CAST LOTS." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 19:24 So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it will be." This was to fulfill the Scripture, "THEY DIVIDED MY OUTER CLOTHING AMONG THEM, AND FOR MY CLOTHING THEY CAST LOTS." [Ps 22:18] |
Bible Question: What is "casting lots"? |
Bible Answer: "The casting of lots was founded on the belief that God would so direct the results as to indicate His will (Proverbs 16:33). It was employed: (1) In crises in national history and in individual lives. Most scholars consider that the phrase 'enquire of God' refers to the use of Urim and Thummim, which seems to have been of the nature of drawing lots. This occurs in the arrangements for the conquest of Canaan (Judges 1:1), campaign against the Benjamites (Judg. 20:27), in David's uncertainty after the death of Saul (2 Sam. 2:1), and in war (2 Sam. 5:19,23). The Phoenicians cast lots to discover the cause of the tempest (Jonah 1:7). -(2) In criminal investigation. It was employed to discover the wrongdoer in the cases of Achan (Joshua 7:14) and Jonathan (1 Sam. 14:41,42). -(3) In ritual. Lots were cast in reference to the scapegoat (Lev. 16:8). Two goats were brought, and lots were cast; one goat was offered as a sin-offering, and the other was sent away into the wilderness. -(4) In dividing the land of Canaan (Num. 26:55, 33:54, 34:13; Joshua 21:4,6,8). -(5) In selecting men for special duties: the election of Saul (1 Sam. 10:20), the choice of the men to attack Gibeah (Judg. 20:9), the division of duties among the priests (1 Chr. 24:5)" Source: Hasting's Dictionary of the Bible (1909, 1994 Hendrickson) |
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