“The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing of it is from Jehovah.” (Proverbs 16:33) The Jews of ancient times knew that the Lord God had ways of making His Will known to them. They had their fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Israel) whom God spoke to and gave them the Law. They had their judges then kings and prophets who spoke on God’s behalf for the tribes. But in ordinary situations, they were not sure what was God’s Will, so they drew lots of different sorts

“And the three companies blew the ram's horns and broke the pitchers and held the torches in their left hands and the ram's horns in their right hands to blow. And they cried, A sword for Jehovah and for Gideon!” (Judges 7:20) Some background on this account: Israel was oppressed by the Midianites. (Judges 6:1) God sent an angel to Gideon whom He chose and anointed to be a mighty warrior to defeat the enemies of Israel. (Judges 6:11-27) Gideon gathered 32,000 men but the Lo

“And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their...