...paths.' ' For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.' ' The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.' ' How can a man then understand his own way?' If ye forsake the Lord, he will forsake you. But if f...

...powerful armies meet in the field, or two well-prepared fleets encounter each other on the mighty ocean, " the lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord." 2. To the concerns of persons or families. When we place a child out to be instructed either in learning...

...different interpretation of selection by lot, as the revelation of God's will. Proverbs 16:33 has it that 'the lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord'. From the Old Testament until the early modern age, divinatory, divisory and consultory lotteries were...

...notions of chance and divine will discussed in Chapter 1. Let us recall briefly the main argument. "The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord" was the biblical explanation of the casting of lots in Proverbs 16:33. This statement was the focus...

...as the Old Testament and were employed when important decisions were required. Proverbs 16:33 says: "The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD" (KJV) . It was supposed that God, who is sovereign, was behind the way the lot fell. There is often...

...should probably have hearkened to their entreaties. But I believe that in this, as in all other things, "The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord." I found among the Methodists some of the kindest of friends and the choicest of companions. We read...

...indirect, prevailed extensively. The religious estimate of them may be gathered from Prov. XVI., 33 : "The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord." Does modern Christianity teach this ? and do modernday Christians believe it? Practice Casting Lots...

...understanding shall keep you: to deliver you from the way of evil men, from the man that speaks froward things. The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. ON GOING TO FIND TAMAR THE DAUGHTER OF DAVID AND POSSIBLY SEARCHING AFTER OTHER TRUTHS Ponder the ways...

...mechanism, such as lots, might have been used to make lifeand-death decisions. According to Proverbs 16:33, "The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord," that is, divine will directed the fall of the lot. This was a notion rarely questioned. Another more...

...the choice of kings or the division of land. The basis for this use is reflected in Proverbs 16: 33: The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.' Now, in the seventeenth century, there were two general considerations that were appealed to in the...