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How Nave’s arranged it

• General scriptures concerningProverbs 16:33Proverbs 18:18Isaiah 34:17Joel 3:3
• The scapegoat chosen byLeviticus 16:8–10
• The land of Canaan divided among tribes byNumbers 26:55Joshua 15Joshua 18:10Joshua 19:51Joshua 211 Chronicles 6:611 Chronicles 6:65Ezekiel 45:1Ezekiel 47:22Ezekiel 48:29Micah 2:5Acts 13:19
• Saul chosen king by1 Samuel 10:201 Samuel 10:21
• Priests and Levites designated by, for sanctuary service1 Chronicles 24:5–311 Chronicles 26:13Nehemiah 10:34Luke 1:9
• Used after the captivityNehemiah 11:1
• An apostle chosen byActs 1:26
• Achan's guilt ascertained byJoshua 7:14–18
• Jonathan's1 Samuel 14:411 Samuel 14:42
• Jonah'sJonah 1:7
• Used to fix the time for the execution of condemned personsEsther 3:7Esther 9:24
• The garments of Jesus divided byPsalms 22:18Matthew 27:35Mark 15:24John 19:23John 19:24

The passages, in Bible order (36)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Leviticus 16:8–10

   After Aaron casts lots for the two goats, one for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat,

   ›Commentary on Leviticus 16:8–101 voice

   “May I offer, moreover, an interpretation of the two goats which were presented on "the great day of atonement"? Do they not also prefigure the two natures of Christ? They were of like size and very similar in appearance, owing to the Lord's identity of aspect. He is not to come in any other form. He had to be recognized by those by whom he was also wounded and pierced.

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2. Numbers 26:55

   Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.

   ›Commentary on Numbers 26:551 voice

   “These words seem to say something about the blessedness of Christ, by the fact that they decree rewards proper to each virtue, and the greatest rewards go to those who are endowed with sincere hearts. For, Scripture says, they will see God. The sort of …

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3. Joshua 7:14–18

   In the morning you must present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe that the LORD selects shall come forward clan by clan, and the clan that the LORD selects shall come forward family by family, and the family that the LORD selects shall come forward man by man.

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   “In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes,....

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4. Joshua 15:1

   Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:

   ›Commentary on Joshua 15:11 voice

   “Moreover, "from the boundaries of Edom" is the wilderness of Zin. We said a little before that the wilderness of Zin signified "temptations," and therefore it was necessary for us to pass through the desert of temptations to attain to the inheritance of the sons of Judah.

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5. Joshua 18:10

   And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.

   ›Commentary on Joshua 18:101 voice

   “And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord,.... For the seven tribes, as he had for the two tribes and a half at Gilgal; of the manner of casting lots; see Gill on Num 26:55, and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their division: the land that was divided into seven parts, he distributed to the seven tribes, as the lot came up for them, and then divided these several parts according to the families and households in each tribe.

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6. Joshua 19:51

   These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.

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   “These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun,....

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7. Joshua 21:1

   Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel

   ›Commentary on Joshua 21:11 voice

   “It was fitting that there be a drawing of lots even regarding the suburbs and cities so that perhaps the renowned division among the Levites might not seem perhaps indiscriminate and accidental. Therefore, the distribution by lot that took place among the sons of Israel was characterized by reason, by which someone was considered worthy of the first lot, and someone else the second, as we have already previously examined to the extent we were able.

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8. 1 Samuel 10:20

   Thus Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected.

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   “34. He made them all stand by tribes and families, so that he might consider them all, and having considered all, might choose the more suitable one. But since he himself had already known the king by the Lord's revelation, and had anointed him as ruler at His command, why is it that he is still sought out as one to be chosen through tribes and families? But the king had been found by the prophet alone. Therefore, the one already found is sought, so that he who had not been found by the people might be found by them.

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9. 1 Samuel 10:21

   Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.

   ›Commentary on 1 Samuel 10:212 voices

   “34. He made them all stand by tribes and families, so that he might consider them all, and having considered all, might choose the more suitable one. But since he himself had already known the king by the Lord's revelation, and had anointed him as ruler at His command, why is it that he is still sought out as one to be chosen through tribes and families? But the king had been found by the prophet alone. Therefore, the one already found is sought, so that he who had not been found by the people might be found by them.

   “And when he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families,....

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10. 1 Samuel 14:41

    So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim; but if the fault is with the men of Israel, respond with Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge.

    ›Commentary on 1 Samuel 14:411 voice

    “But what does it mean that Saul commands the people to separate themselves to one side, and the people ask the king to do what he commands, except that simple people do not know how to examine themselves, even when they are commanded to? Therefore he says: "Do what is good in your eyes." As if to say: You will be able to manage our affairs better, you who have received the light of the heart not only for yourself, but also for foreseeing our paths.

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11. 1 Samuel 14:42

    Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was selected.

    ›Commentary on 1 Samuel 14:421 voice

    “Those who cast lots often discover hidden things through conjectures drawn from visible things. Thus indeed Jonah is identified while fleeing (Jon. 1); thus Matthias the Apostle is found worthy of apostolic eminence (Acts 1). We therefore cast spiritual lots when, through the outward signs of works, we arrive at knowledge of hidden things. For the lot of each person is his own manner of life.

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12. 1 Chronicles 6:61

    To the rest of the Kohathites, ten cities were allotted from the half-tribe of Manasseh.

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13. 1 Chronicles 6:65

    They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

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14. 1 Chronicles 24:5–31

    Thus they were divided by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants.

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15. 1 Chronicles 26:13

    They cast lots for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.

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16. Nehemiah 10:34

    We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.

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