Tongues and Interpretation?

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Well, yeah, if it came from the pastor. But if it came from a layman, giving an interpretation or a "word from the Lord", I guess you have to discern. And since everyone won't discern the same way, I guess you'd have to vote on whether this is really God's command or not. Or roll a die, BB?

Ya know, I had a nearly identical thought as I was reading this.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

Ya know, I had a nearly identical thought as I was reading this.

In the Old Testament they had the urim and thummim. The High Priest had a pouch in his breastplate and the urim and thummim were a black stone and a white stone. A question requiring a yes or no answer would be asked and the high priest would reach in and pull out a stone. The white stone meant yes and the black stone meant no.

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by Sam

In the Old Testament they had the urim and thummim. The High Priest had a pouch in his breastplate and the urim and thummim were a black stone and a white stone. A question requiring a yes or no answer would be asked and the high priest would reach in and pull out a stone. The white stone meant yes and the black stone meant no.

I wonder if they had the equivalent to today's Department of Weights and Measurements to make sure the white and black stone equaled each other in number?