26And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
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And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped. …
And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-26)The sin of Judas was not only his shame and ruin, but it made a vacancy in the college of the apostles. They were ordained twelve, with an eye to the twelve tribes of Israel , descended from the twelve patriarchs; they were the twelve stars that make up the church’s crown (Rev. 12:1), and for them twelve thrones were designated, Matt. 19:28. Now being twelve when they were learners, if they were b…
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