with the thirty silver pieces of blood money. Judas died by hanging himself, but at some point his body fell headlong and his intestines gushed out. Joseph Barsabbas and Matthias both met the qualifications for replacing Judas (vv. 21–22) and were put forward. The actual selection was left up to God, and the assembly prayed for God to make the choice. Drawing lots was a God-ordained method for allowing the Lord to choose in significant matters of divine choice and