Job 1:5 | TNotes | STEP | 1:5 Ritual washing and changing garments were common ways for individuals to purify themselves before offering a sacrifice (Gen 35:2 ; Exod 19:10 , 14 ). • The common time for conscientious piety was early in the morning (see Gen 22:3 ; Ps 5:3 ; Mark 1:35 ). • cursed: The Hebrew term barak (literally blessed ) is used here as a euphemism for cursing (cp. Job 1:11 ; 2:5 , 9 ; 1 Kgs 21:10 , 13 ; Ps 10:3 ). Job was concerned that his children might have committed this capital crime (Lev 24:10-16 ; 1 Kgs 21:9-13 ; cp. Job 1:11 ; 2:5 , 9 ). Job understood that sinful attitudes in people’s hearts constitute sin (Jer 17:9-10 ; Mark 7:21-23 ).

1:5 ^a Ritual washing and changing garments were common ways for individuals to purify themselves before offering a sacrifice (Gen 35:2 ^b; Exod 19:10 ^c, 14 ^d).

• The common time for conscientious piety was early in the morning (see Gen 22:3 ^e; Ps 5:3 ^f; Mark 1:35 ^g).

• cursed: The Hebrew term barak (literally blessed) is used here as a euphemism for cursing (cp. Job 1:11 ^h; 2:5 ⁱ, 9 ^j; 1 Kgs 21:10 ^k, 13 ^l; Ps 10:3 ^m). Job was concerned that his children might have committed this capital crime (Lev 24:10-16 ⁿ; 1 Kgs 21:9-13 ^o; cp. Job 1:11 ^p; 2:5 ^q, 9 ^r). Job understood that sinful attitudes in people’s hearts constitute sin (Jer 17:9-10 ^s; Mark 7:21-23 ^t).