Neh 10:34 | KingComments | STEP | To know the will of God often the lot is cast, that is to say, in the time of the Old Testament. The last time we read about throwing lot is at the beginning of Acts ( ). It happens 1. when dividing the land among the tribes ( ; ); 2. to discover a guilty one ( ; ; ); 3. to appoint the first king, Saul ( ); 4. to resolve disputes ( ); 5. in the division of various Levite orders ( ; ); 6. appointing who would dwell in Jerusalem ( ) and 7. to appoint Judas Iscariot’s substitute ( ). Occasionally there is the casting of the lot, without learning the will of God. We see that the lot is cast superstitiously by Haman in order to know the time that would be most suitable for exterminating the Jews ( ). The soldiers cast lots for the clothing of the Lord Jesus ( ; ; ; ). After the Holy Spirit has come to earth, there is no more casting the lot in order to learn the will of God. The New Testament believer is not guided by the lot, but by the Word of God and the Spirit of God. Nowhere do we find a special commandment from God for “the supply of wood”. Yet what happens here is according to God’s thoughts, for without wood there can be no sacrifice. It is an important supply, so important, that Nehemiah mentions this supply again at the end of his book ( ). When hearts are set on God and His interests, they also think about what is not explicitly mentioned in God’s Word, but what is important for the service in God’s house. Wood grows out of the earth and is a picture of man as born on earth. If every believer offers something so that the sacrifice becomes possible, it means that he himself comes into God’s house. After all, if the believers do not come, no sacrifices will be made. The wood is brought to the families at the appointed times. In turn, a family makes sure that the necessary wood is present at the right time, so that the sacrifices can be made. The church has its regular meetings. There the whole family of God comes together to make offerings at the Table of the Lord in accordance with God’s Word and God’s desire. The wood burns. In it we can see that what we ourselves are disappears. It is about the sacrifice. What ascends is the aroma of the sacrifice, that is what the church offers to God of the Lord Jesus.

‏ Nehemiah 10:34

Supply of Wood for the House of God

To know the will of God often the lot is cast, that is to say, in the time of the Old Testament. The last time we read about throwing lot is at the beginning of Acts (Acts 1:26). It happens

1. when dividing the land among the tribes (Num 26:55; Jos 14:2 ; Jos 18:10);

2. to discover a guilty one (Jos 7:14; 1Sam 14:42; Jona 1:7);

3. to appoint the first king, Saul (1Sam 10:19-21);

4. to resolve disputes (Pro 18:18);

5. in the division of various Levite orders (1Chr 24:5 ; 1Chr 25:8 ; 1Chr 26:13; Lk 1:9);

6. appointing who would dwell in Jerusalem (Neh 11:1) and

7. to appoint Judas Iscariot’s substitute (Acts 1:26).

Occasionally there is the casting of the lot, without learning the will of God. We see that the lot is cast superstitiously by Haman in order to know the time that would be most suitable for exterminating the Jews (Est 3:7 ; Est 9:24). The soldiers cast lots for the clothing of the Lord Jesus (Mt 27:35; Mk 15:24; Lk 23:34; Jn 19:24).

After the Holy Spirit has come to earth, there is no more casting the lot in order to learn the will of God. The New Testament believer is not guided by the lot, but by the Word of God and the Spirit of God.

Nowhere do we find a special commandment from God for “the supply of wood”. Yet what happens here is according to God’s thoughts, for without wood there can be no sacrifice. It is an important supply, so important, that Nehemiah mentions this supply again at the end of his book (Neh 13:31). When hearts are set on God and His interests, they also think about what is not explicitly mentioned in God’s Word, but what is important for the service in God’s house.

Wood grows out of the earth and is a picture of man as born on earth. If every believer offers something so that the sacrifice becomes possible, it means that he himself comes into God’s house. After all, if the believers do not come, no sacrifices will be made.

The wood is brought to the families at the appointed times. In turn, a family makes sure that the necessary wood is present at the right time, so that the sacrifices can be made. The church has its regular meetings. There the whole family of God comes together to make offerings at the Table of the Lord in accordance with God’s Word and God’s desire. The wood burns. In it we can see that what we ourselves are disappears. It is about the sacrifice. What ascends is the aroma of the sacrifice, that is what the church offers to God of the Lord Jesus.