Jonah 1:7

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⁷And they said to another, “Come, ^[a]let us cast lots, so we may learn who is to blame for this disaster.” So they cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.

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Jonah 1:7 To these sailors, who undoubtedly believed in their own pagan gods, the casting of lots was a way to allow the gods to express themselves since only they could control how a lot fell. In this case, it is possible that God intervened to identify Jonah as the guilty party.

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