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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (LOTS)

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Objects of unknown shape and material used to determine the divine will. Often in the ancient Near East people, especially priests, made difficult and significant decisions by casting lots on the ground or drawing them from a receptacle. Several times Scripture mentions the practice. We do not know exactly what the lots look like. Nor do we know how they were interpreted. We do know that people of the OT and NT believe God (or gods in the case of non-Israelites or non-Christians) influenced the fall or outcome of the lots (Prov 16:33). Thus, casting lots was a way of determining God’s will. Continue reading DEFINITION OF THE DAY (LOTS) →

SIGNS AND SYMBOLS OF THE BIBLE (FEAST/BANQUET)

December 20, 2019Uncategorizedatonement, banquet, bible signs and symbols, Christian, Egypt, Feast, feasts of Israel, feasts of the Church, Hanukkah, Jerusalem, Jewish, latin, Lord's supper, new testament, Old Testament, Passover, Pentecost, Purim, Signs, signs and symbols, Symbols, theologians, theology, Trumpets, wedding, wedding banquet, Yom Kippurabarkley8

The word feast comes from the same Latin word that gives us festival. Today we think of a feast as primarily a very special meal. In the Bible feasts were more like festivals, and they commemorated great acts of God. Many of these festivals included a feast or banquet as a central part of the celebration. For a long time we have stopped using the term festival or Continue reading SIGNS AND SYMBOLS OF THE BIBLE (FEAST/BANQUET) →

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