Jam 5:4 | TNotes | STEP | 5:4 These rich people (5:1 ) were exploitive landowners. Like those in 2:6 who oppressed and dragged Christians into court, they were exploiting the day laborers whose work was to harvest their fields . • cries ... have reached the ears of the Lord : God hears the prayers of the oppressed (see Deut 24:14-15 ). Even while the laborers are still suffering, the Lord has heard (see Exod 3:7 ). • the Lord of Heaven’s Armies (1 Sam 17:45 ; Ps 103:20-21 ; Rom 9:29 ): This title emphasizes God’s power to act when the oppressed cannot.

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‏ James 5:4

5:4 ^a These rich people (5:1 ^b) were exploitive landowners. Like those in 2:6 ^c who oppressed and dragged Christians into court, they were exploiting the day laborers whose work was to harvest their fields.

• cries ... have reached the ears of the Lord: God hears the prayers of the oppressed (see Deut 24:14-15 ^d). Even while the laborers are still suffering, the Lord has heard (see Exod 3:7 ^e).

• the Lord of Heaven’s Armies (1 Sam 17:45 ^f; Ps 103:20-21 ^g; Rom 9:29 ^h): This title emphasizes God’s power to act when the oppressed cannot.