Nehemiah 10:34
And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law:
Cross-references
Nehemiah 13:31 later mentions the wood offering again — showing the ongoing fulfillment of this covenant commitment.
Leviticus 6:12 commands wood for the altar fire — this wood offering directly obeys that law.
Leviticus 6:13 commands the altar fire never go out — the wood offering here directly obeys that law.
1 Chronicles 24:5 describes dividing priests by lot for temple service — the same method used here to assign the wood offering.
Proverbs 18:18 explains that lots settle disputes — the principle underlying the lot-casting here for the wood offering.
Joshua 9:27 assigns Gibeonites as woodcutters for the altar — a prior provision of wood, now done by the people themselves.
1 Chronicles 24:7 lists the first priestly division by lot — another instance of casting lots for temple duties, like the wood offering here.
1 Chronicles 25:8 shows musicians casting lots for their duties — a parallel procedure for assigning temple service roles.
1 Chronicles 25:9 continues the lot-casting for musicians — reinforcing the common practice of using lots to organize temple service.