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MAKING DECISIONS BY LOT

October 30, 2019Uncategorized1 Chronicles, acts, apostles, bag, Bible, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, Canaan, casting, Christ, Christian, christian studies, christianity, coin, coin flipping, colored, colored stones, container, crucifixion, David, disputes, duties, event, flipping, gatekeeper, goats, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, ground, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus clothes, Joshua, Judas, jug, Levite, lot casting, lots, Matthew, Matthias, modern times, new testament, Old Testament, Proverbs, rolling, roman, sacrificial, sacrificial goats, scapegoat, stones, theologyabarkley8

This verse refers to the ancient custom of casting lots to settle disputes or make important decisions (read Josh 1:7). We might compare the practice to flipping a coin or drawing straws in modern times. Continue reading MAKING DECISIONS BY LOT →

BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (ANIMAL SKIN CONTAINERS)

April 11, 2019Uncategorizedage, animal, animal skin, Bible, bible customs and curiosities, bottles, channel, container, drink, goats, heavy drink, Jesus Christ, liquids, Matthew, neck, new age, skin, stripped, wine, young goatsabarkley8

In Bible times, many containers for liquids as water, olive oil, and wine made from the skins of animals, particularly young goats. After the head and feet were cut off, the skin was stripped in one piece from the animal’s body. These skin retained the shape of the animal, with the neck sometimes serving as the channel through which the container was filled and emptied. Continue reading BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (ANIMAL SKIN CONTAINERS) →

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