| Henry Addington Simcoe - 1837 - 304 Seiten
...SCRIPTURE REFLECTION. "A man's heart deviseth his way; but the Lord directeth his steps," Prov. xvi. 9. " The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord," Prov. xv. 33. WITH the preceding texts before our eyes it may well be questioned, whether the free will of... | |
| 1837 - 680 Seiten
...slow to anger i* better than the mighty ; nml he that ruleth his spirit, than In lhattakethacity. 33 he voice of charmers, charming never so wisely. 6 Break thetr teeth tlie LORD. CHAP. XVII. BETTER M a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a ho use full of sacrifices... | |
| Zondervan - 1984 - 940 Seiten
...slow to anger i'j better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. 33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof ij of the LORD. CHAPTER 17 BETTER IS a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices... | |
| Herbert Lockyer - 1988 - 324 Seiten
...heart, tongue, and ear of man, read 16:14; 20:12. As to all the affairs concerning our individual life, "The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord" (16:33). As our Redeemer He is mighty to save and keep (23:11). It is His glory to conceal His power... | |
| Jon Elster - 1989 - 248 Seiten
...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... | |
| Reuven Brenner, Gabrielle A. Brenner - 1990 - 302 Seiten
...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... | |
| Tyndale - 2014 - 406 Seiten
...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... | |
| B. A. Ramsbottom - 1994 - 364 Seiten
...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... | |
| E. W. Sprague - 1996 - 404 Seiten
...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... | |
| Stefan Heym - 1997 - 257 Seiten
...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... | |
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