Jonah 1:7
And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
Cross-reference
Numbers 32:23 declares sin will find you out—exactly what happens to Jonah as the lot identifies him.
Joshua 7:14-18 uses the same lot-casting process to identify Achan as the guilty party, mirroring the sailors' method to find Jonah.
Joshua 7:18 recounts the lot falling on Achan—a direct parallel to the lot falling on Jonah to reveal guilt.
1 Samuel 14:41 likewise casts lots to expose a hidden sin (Jonathan's) — directly parallel to Jonah's lot revealing the guilty party.
1 Samuel 14:42 continues the same lot-casting, confirming Jonathan as the transgressor — identical pattern to Jonah's outcome.
Proverbs 16:33 explains that the lot's outcome is from the Lord — the theological principle behind Jonah's lot revealing God's will.
Acts 1:23-26 casts lots to choose Matthias as apostle — same practice of letting lots reveal God's chosen person, as in Jonah.
In Acts 1:26, the apostles cast lots to choose Matthias, mirroring this OT practice of seeking divine guidance through lots.
Leviticus 16:8 uses lots to select goats for atonement—same method, but for ritual allocation rather than identifying guilt.