what does the bible say about casting lots?
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Book of Proverbs 16:33: "The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from Yahweh and 18:18: The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart." Book of Leviticus 19:26 KJV "...
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Matt. 5 Verses 13 to 20 [13] Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. [14] Ye are the light of the world.
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Use your God-given abilities to reach those who don't know Him—and give Him the credit for your talents. Jesus gives us two commandments: to love the Lord and to love others as we love ourselves (Matthew 22:37–40). And when we steward our talents to honor Him and to bless others, we're doing just that.
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Proverbs 18:16 is a powerful statement that reveals the answer: "A man's gift makes room for him" (NKJV). What you were designed to be known for is your gift. God has put a gift or talent in every person that the world will make room for. It is this gift that will enable you to fulfill your vision.
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“Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.” The above passage from Job 38:3 is just one of several references in the Bible to “girding up one's loins” — a directive that may have made sense to an ancient audience but which eludes us today.
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They show when the passage is taken in context (Luke 22:36-38), Jesus is also aware of fulfilling prophecy and makes a surprising statement that two swords are "enough." He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.
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Parable of the Talents. The "Parable of the Talents", in Matthew 25:14–30 tells of a master who was leaving his house to travel, and, before leaving, entrusted his property to his servants.
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There are hundreds of versions of the Bible in the English language. The Bible has been translated into more than 2000 languages. So there are a lot.
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Cleromancy is a form of sortition, casting of lots, in which an outcome is determined by means that normally would be considered random, such as the rolling of dice, but are sometimes believed to reveal the will of God, or other supernatural entities.
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Likely though, Jesus was referring to a legion of angels compared to a Roman legion at that time which consisted of 6,000 soldiers. He mentioned 12 legions of angels so that would be 72,000 angels.
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In the Bible, Lot's wife is a figure first mentioned in Genesis 19. The Book of Genesis describes how she became a pillar of salt after she looked back at Sodom. She is not named in the Bible but is called "Ado" or "Edith" in some Jewish traditions.
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God, I offer myself to Thee – to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of Life. May I do Thy will always!
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Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. The World English Bible translates the passage as: You hypocrite!
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For to every one who has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. — Matthew 25:29, RSV. I tell you, that to every one who has will more be given; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
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The Bible says God created the world and the elements within it. Gold is depicted as an asset of value. “The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.” Gold and silver are products of God – they are not a creation of man.
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In Your Money Counts, author Howard Dayton notes that 16 of the 38 parables of Jesus discuss how to handle money or possessions. And while there are about 500 verses about prayer and about 500 about faith, over 2,000 verses deal with money and possessions!