Job 1:16-19 | TNotes | STEP | 1:16 The fire of God ... from heaven (20:26 ) might have been lightning (Lev 10:2 ; 1 Kgs 18:38 ; 2 Kgs 1:10-14 ), wildfire (Num 11:1-3 ), or volcanic activity (Gen 19:24 ).

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b20:26►

cLev 10:2►

d1 Kgs 18:38►

e2 Kgs 1:10-14►

fNum 11:1-3►

gGen 19:24►

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‏ Job 1:16-19

1:16 ^a The fire of God ... from heaven (20:26 ^b) might have been lightning (Lev 10:2 ^c; 1 Kgs 18:38 ^d; 2 Kgs 1:10-14 ^e), wildfire (Num 11:1-3 ^f), or volcanic activity (Gen 19:24 ^g).
1:19 ^h That the wind ... hit the house on all sides suggests that Job and his children were settled farmers living in houses rather than nomads living in tents.