Acts 1:24-26 (CBS – Christian Standard Bible - Tony Evans Study Bible – Footnotes) Casting lots is a practice comparable to throwing dice. According to Proverbs, “The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord” (Proverbs 16:33). Interestingly, though, after the coming of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2, the apostles never again made a decision by this method. Instead, they depended on the Holy Spirit through prayer. Bible Study Tools Is Casting Lots the Same as Modern Gambling? It might be easy to conclude that casting lots is similar to modern day gambling, but it is not. The only similarity to modern day gambling is the random nature of the activity. The major difference, as you can see, is that the ancient practice of casting lots was used to attempt to seek divine direction in a particular matter. This is not the motivation of gambling, which is to win money. The only divine direction sought in gambling is the prayer to pick the right numbers or ge
The Book of ACTS Chapter 1 Verses 1-11 Questions 1. What instructions did Jesus give his disciples before he was taken into heaven? 2. Who did Jesus give instructions through before he was taken to heaven? 3. What did the two men dressed in white tell the apostles while they were watching Jesus being taken into heaven?