...slow to anger is better than the mighty ; and he that rakth his spirit than he that taketh a city. W X Y Z O | } \ ] ^ _ ` (Q) EXPOSITION. CHAP. XVI. translation. The Hebrew rum literally (Q) Miscellaneous proverht continued.—...

...20. when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken. Prov. xvi. 33. the lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah, xviii. 18. the lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. 1 Chron....

...whatsoever. Nothing can be more a matter of chance than a lot. Yet of this it is explicitly declared — "The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord." This, surely, is a most comfortable doctrine. \Vhat could be more gloomy, than to believe that our...

...numbered," Mat. x. 29, 30. Nor can he doubt that the providence of God disposes of the lot when he reads, " the lot is cast into the lap ; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord," Prov. xvi. 33. This being the case, it appears to be the natural conclusion, that the lot, whenever...

...called anti-scriptural; and ought to be viewed as a divine decision, according to the words of Solomon ' the lot is cast into the lap ; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.'* As God himself commanded the use of the lot to the Israelites,f as it was frequently resorted to during...

...devises in a man's heart : nevertheless, the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand. Prov. xix. 21. The lot is cast into the lap : but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Prov. xvi. S3. Even the king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water : and he turneth...

...gave forth their loti ; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was mmbercd with the eleven apoMet. «The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LOUD, Prov. xvi. 33. CHAP. II.— VER. 1. jol j8ai Tm> TÍ; nírmufñt, Ъг** ifln»Ti; ¡ And when...

...shot the arrow, but design in God who directed it ; and accordingly, Prov. xvi. 33. we are told, that the lot is cast into the lap: but the whole disposing thereof' is of the Lord. And so in the case of chance-medley, when a man accidentally kills another without any design or intention,...

...sought, to the knowledge and disposal of some invisible agent. This is the nature of a lot. Solomon says, "the lot is cast into the lap ; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord." But that divination consisted in making certain arbitrary signi, in imitation of the mode which God...

...nor yet riches to men of understand^ i , ' ** Gen. xxxix. 9. ing, nor yet favour to men of skill*." "The lot is cast into the lap ; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord f .' To this kind interference, thousands are indebted for numerous advantages, who would otherwise...