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His sons would regularly arrange feasts, each one in his own house on his assigned day, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. When the days of the feast were complete, Job would send for them and consecrate[a] them. Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them. Job would say, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed[b] God in their hearts.” Job did this regularly.

Job’s First Test

There came a day when the sons of God[c] came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan[d] also came into their midst.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 1:5 Or seek forgiveness for
  2. Job 1:5 The Hebrew text reads blessed, a euphemism for cursed. See also Job 1:11; 2:5,9.
  3. Job 1:6 The term sons of God often refers to believers. Here it refers to angels.
  4. Job 1:6 The Hebrew word satan is a common noun that means adversary or accuser. In the book of Job this title still is written as a common noun with the article, the satan, that is, the Accuser. In later books, as it becomes established as a proper name for the leader of the evil angels, the article is dropped and it is simply Satan.

His sons used to hold feasts(A) in their homes on their birthdays, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would make arrangements for them to be purified.(B) Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering(C) for each of them, thinking, “Perhaps my children have sinned(D) and cursed God(E) in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular custom.

One day the angels[a](F) came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan[b](G) also came with them.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 1:6 Hebrew the sons of God
  2. Job 1:6 Hebrew satan means adversary.