Job 1:5

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Job 1:5

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Summary

And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

Rose up

Genesis 22:3

Psalm 5:3

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Offered

Leviticus 1:3

According

1 Kings 18:31

Acts 21:26

It may be

2 Corinthians 11:2

Cursed

In their hearts

Thus

Job 27:10

Continually

Luke 1:75

Luke 18:7

Ephesians 6:18

Bible References

Rose up

Early the next morning Abraham saddled his donkey. He took two of his servants and his son Isaac with him. He had cut the wood for the burnt offering. Then he set out for the place that God had told him about.

In the morning, O Jehovah, You will hear my voice. In the morning I will address my prayer to you and be on the watch.

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, where you are going.

Offered

So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. You did not speak correctly about me, as my servant Job has.

Noah built an altar to Jehovah and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it.

Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat a meal with Moses' father-in-law before God.

Moses sent young men to burn sacrifices to Jehovah. They sacrificed some cattle as peace offerings.

If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, it should be a male without defect. He shall offer it at the doorway of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before Jehovah.

According

Elijah took twelve stones, the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom Jehovah said: Israel will be your name.

Then Paul took the men and became purified with them. They went into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them.

It may be

For I am zealous over you with a godly fervor (ardor) (zeal)! For I promised you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

Cursed

Now suppose you take away everything he has. He will curse you to your face!

His wife asked him: Are you still holding on to your principles? Curse God and die!

A man, whose mother was Shelomith (daughter of Dibri, from the tribe of Dan in Israel) and whose father was from Egypt, got into a quarrel with an Israelite in the camp.

Get two good-for-nothing persons to come before him and give witness that he has been cursing God and the king. Then take him out and have him stoned to death.

In their hearts

Jehovah saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become. Every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.

O Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart so that you may be saved. How long will your wicked thoughts lodge within you?

The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately corrupt. Who can understand it?

It is from the heart that evil thoughts come such as: fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

Repent of this wickedness, and pray to God, that the thought in your heart may be forgiven you.

Do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and make apparent the counsels of the hearts. Then each man's praise will come from God.

Thus

Will he find delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?

Continually

May we serve in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

Should God avenge his chosen that cry to him day and night, and yet he is longsuffering over them?

With prayer and supplication pray at all times in the Spirit. Watch with all perseverance and supplication for all the holy ones.