| 单词 | casting lots |
| 例句 | A bit of context for this week’s column is that casting lots has always been part of human nature. The Big Winners in Fantasy Football, and the Rest of Us 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z That was the day when two goats were taken; by casting lots one was chosen for a sacrifice. Joel: A Boy of Galilee 2012-03-24T02:00:17.137Z In the foreground are three or four figures "casting lots," careless of the awful scene that is going on above them. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z I did not feel clear on this point until I thought of reading in the Bible something about casting lots. Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields 2012-01-07T03:00:15.907Z While they were casting lots to know who should go and explore the country, they saw great flocks of ants coming down to the beach, each of them as large as a foal. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z It is stated that the Roman soldiers who crucified Jesus divided his garments amongst them, casting lots to determine what part each should take. Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:34.690Z And they crucify Him, and part His garments among them, casting lots upon them, what each should take. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z A third means, much rarer and now abandoned, is that of casting lots. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z Have there ever been witch trials in the East, have there ever been ordeals, or casting lots "for God to decide"? The Hearts of Men 2011-07-19T02:00:20.477Z Footnote 40: In a storm at sea, he was, some time afterwards, by casting lots, condemned to death as a secret criminal. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z How the answer was given is not clear, though the probability is that it was obtained by casting lots. Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions 2010-12-20T17:12:31.233Z It is clear that the judgment of God is sometimes revealed to men by casting lots, as in the substitution of Matthias in the Acts of the Apostles. Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. That wands were used by Scythians and Germans in various methods of casting lots is certain; but that is not the same thing as the working of the twig. Custom and Myth New Edition "They are now casting lots, Ay, with that gesture quaint and cry uncouth, For the coat of One murdered an hour ago." The Bible Story And in many other places in the Bible we read about people casting lots. The Story of John Wesley Told to Boys and Girls I have; and when I leave you--let me be the first, Johannes, without casting lots--I go straight to Vesuvius. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 Just that you are hungry and have got nothing to eat,—you 're eternally casting lots who is to be devoured next! Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day The squabbling group, casting lots for Evelyn, had a swathe of dead men in its midst before snarls begun had been completed. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 And they crucified him, and parted his garments among them, casting lots upon them, what each should take. The Bible Story But she is beautiful, and the men are casting lots as to whose she shall be when the guard is gone south again to Don José Perez.” The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine In camp it proved a treasure, even the troopers, when they were idle, casting lots to get hold of it. The Mountain Divide And when they had crucified him they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy My soldiers meanwhile disputed as to the apportionment of his garments; I noted the rattling of dice in the brazen helmet wherein they were casting lots for his seamless robe. The Centurion's Story In every perplexity they imagined that, by casting lots or opening their Bibles at random, they could obtain a supernatural answer to their inquiries. Introduction to the Science of Sociology It was no longer a question of casting lots. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea But I left them in the very act of casting lots, that so each of them, obtaining his post by lot, might lead on his battalion to our gates. Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy The soldiers made sport of him by casting lots for his garments and by offering him drink and hailing him as “King of the Jews.” The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition "Yes, famishing with hunger and casting lots which shall die," added Plunger cheerfully, glaring at Hibbert, as though he contemplated him for a victim. The Hero of Garside School And they divided his garments, casting lots. 35And the people stood beholding. The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The common English version, corrected by the final committee of the American Bible Union. The politicians who had nailed mankind to the cross, were casting lots for the raiment which had survived the sacrifice. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel So we want no casting lots, for I’m going to get those kegs out of that serpent’s nest, if I die for it.” The Peril Finders History says, “And they crucified Him, and parted his garments casting lots.” The Wesleyan Methodist Pulpit in Malvern Sermons Preached at the Opening Services of the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, in 1866 The Babylonians, when about to wage war against another nation, were wont to determine which city should be attacked first by casting lots in a peculiar manner. Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk The question was as usual settled by casting lots, and it fell to Ambrose. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children There were now only ten of them left, with himself, continued Llewellyn, and he could see that Moody wanted him to be killed, it being all a pretence about casting lots. The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land While they had been casting lots for the robe, several bystanders had collected. The Coming of the King Then, first casting lots, they saw that the signs were good for doing so, and for exploring the land from that point and becoming lords of it. History of the Incas Mother Mitchel, with her usual wisdom, had avoided this difficulty by casting lots. Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know "They are casting lots," said the latter to Jack. Jack Haydon's Quest If, however, there be urgent necessity it is lawful to seek the divine judgment by casting lots, provided due reverence be observed. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province So they adopted this plan, the men casting lots; and it fell to Biarni to go in the boat, and half of the men with him, for it would not hold more. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. Jesus of Nazareth, A Biography, by John Mark AN imagination verging toward the figurative finds on entering the New York Stock-Exchange a strong suggestion of having penetrated a die with which Giants have been casting lots. Destiny Andrew is wonderfully conveyed to Mirmedonia, where he arrives at a time of famine, and he finds the people casting lots who shall be slain for the others’ food. Anglo-Saxon Literature For this sealing and marking was represented by casting lots upon the two goats, sacrificing God's lot on mount Sion, and sending the scape-goat into the wilderness loaden with the sins of the people. Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John These natives have a method of casting lots with the teeth of a crocodile or of a wild boar. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55 1582-1583 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century I refer to the practice of divining, or casting lots. Folk Lore Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland within This Century The wounds in His hands are spoken of by Zechariah; David enumerates the circumstances of the Passion, word for word: the pierced hands, the division of His raiment, casting lots for the robe. The Cathedral He is just now laughing heartily at a batch of the schoolmaster's scholars who are casting lots close at hand. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance This is especially worthy of remark, as it was the Samoan method of casting lots. Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before That wands were used by Scythians and Germans in various methods of casting lots is certain; but that is not the same thing as the working of the twig. Custom and Myth If cast adrift at sea, within a week the wolf stare of hunger would make him and his associates seriously consider casting lots as to who should be eaten. Socialism and American ideals It is not allowed you to make division by casting lots with arrows. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy The players should be divided into two parties by casting lots. Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs The militia, alone, was raised by force, and, in general, among the country people; the peasants furnished men for it by casting lots. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History When it came the boys' turn to cut, we were only allowed to cut one at a time by turns, even casting lots for first choice. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days He was about to decide to join by casting lots, when something providentially started his mind along another line of thinking. Around Old Bethany A Story of the Adventures of Robert and Mary Davis The matter of slaying the horse was determined by casting lots, neither being willing to perform that melancholy, but now absolutely necessary, act. Death Valley in '49 Long before evening they had an engineer from the next township at work upon it, and they were casting lots among the seventeen picked men who wanted to take it for its first flight. The War in the Air In the event of equality of votes, the returning officer shall at once decide the matter by casting lots. Proportional Representation A Study in Methods of Election And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. The Doré Gallery of Bible Illustrations, Volume 8 And again, "If they ask thee of wine and casting lots, say, 'In them are great sin and advantages to mankind, but the sin of them is greater than the advantage.'" The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV He says little about the act of fixing Jesus to the Cross, but enlarges what the other Evangelists tell as to the soldiers 'casting lots.' Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chaps. XV to XXI "I was casting lots in my own mind to see which of the company I should devour first." A Modern Instance And they crucified Him, and parted His garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet. Our Master Thoughts for Salvationists about Their Lord A messenger hurries in telling how he left the besiegers casting lots to decide which of the seven gates of Thebes each should attack. Authors of Greece So the 'parting' applies to one portion, and the 'casting lots' to another. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark The word al Meisar, which is there used, signifies a particular manner of casting lots by arrows, much practised by the pagan Arabs, and performed in the following manner. The Koran (Al-Qur'an) And they crucified Him, and parted His garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted My garments among them, and upon My vesture did they cast lots. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII Members for the City of London, and the other directors, meeting together, and looking much like shipwrecked men in a boat casting lots who should be thrown overboard. Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 On the consuls casting lots for the provinces, Etruria fell to Carvilius, to the great satisfaction of the soldiers, who could no longer bear the intensity of the cold in Samnium. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 And when they had crucified Him, they parted His garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark It is likewise unlawful for you to make division by casting lots with arrows. The Koran (Al-Qur'an) Then said they to each other, Come let's try, By casting lots, on whom the fault doth lie, In bringing all this evil now upon us. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 Some divide his raiment, casting lots for his raiment before his face; others mockingly hid him come down from the cross; and when he desires succor, they give him vinegar to drink. The Riches of Bunyan Selected from His Works The ministry really gave it as a reason against their casting lots for pardon, that it was below their dignity. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 And the greater part of us are for casting lots all round, and let every man, and every woman too, take their chance. Foul Play Yet the courtiers were so confident that Esther was about to suffer the death penalty, that the sons of Haman were already busy dividing her jewels among themselves, and casting lots for her royal purple. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 How the answer was given is not clear though the probability is that it was obtained by casting lots. Evolution of Theology: an Anthropological Study I want the dice and the box for casting lots. The Frozen Deep Luckiest of all was Israel Stickney in casting lots, so that in the end, when he passed, he was a veritable treasure trove of clothing. The Jacket (Star-Rover) But we agreed on three things: we must have food; we must decide the matter by casting lots; and we would cast the lots next morning if there were no wind. The Jacket (Star-Rover) |
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