#cast lots

Luke 23:34 (NKJV) - Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”

31 They struck down the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. And the people were very faint. 32 The people pounced on the spoil and took sheep and oxen and calves and slaughtered them on the ground. And the people ate them with the blood. 33 Then they told Saul, “Behold, the people are sinning against the Lord by eating with the blood.” And he said, “You have dealt treacherously; roll a…

Old Testament Prophecy

Psalm 22:18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots for my vesture.

New Testament Fulfillment

John 19:23-24 (Also found in Matthew 27:35-36)

Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

They said therefore among…

Leviticus 16: The scapegoat is just one part of the ceremony on the Day of Atonement when the priest goes into the holy of holies to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year.

Aaron shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering. (vs 5)

Aaron shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the door…

Leviticus 16 – Day of Atonement 

Once a year on the day of atonement, the priest goes into the holy of holies and makes an atonement of the sins of the people of Israel. Releasing the scapegoat is part of this ceremony.

In Luke 1, Zacharias was in the holy of holies on the Day of Atonement when an angel appeared to him. The angel told him that his barren wife Elisabeth would conceive a child. This child would be John the…

Ten Fulfilled Prophecies in 24 Hours

By Hector M. Earle

Our heavenly father inspired His prophets to write about the future of his son hundreds of years before the events came to pass. 

The suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ was prophesied hundreds of years before it happened by men moved by the Holy Spirit to warn people of this divine and traumatic event that changed the world forever.

There are many prophecies in…