Job 4:12-16 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Job 4:12-16: 4:12-16 Eliphaz posed as a prophet, implying that God spoke to him in secret (Num 12:6 ); later God did speak to him, but not to affirm his counsel (Job 42:7 ).

Summary for Job 4:12-16: 4:12-16 ^a Eliphaz posed as a prophet, implying that God spoke to him in secret (Num 12:6 ^b); later God did speak to him, but not to affirm his counsel (Job 42:7 ^c).
4:13 ^d Eliphaz probably referred to the God-induced sleep associated with prophetic vision (33:15 ^e; Gen 15:12 ^f; Num 12:6 ^g; Isa 29:10 ^h).
4:14 ⁱ Fear is common in God’s presence (Gen 15:12 ^j; Dan 8:17-18 ^k; 10:8-10 ^l), but God tells his people not to be afraid (Gen 15:1 ^m; 26:24 ⁿ; Isa 40:9 ^o; 44:8 ^p).

• Eliphaz’s bones trembled like those of a prophet with terrible news to deliver (Jer 23:9 ^q; Hab 3:16 ^r).
4:15 ^s A spirit (or wind) swept past my face: Wind is a physical display of God’s powerful presence (38:1 ^t; Nah 1:3 ^u; Acts 2:2 ^v; cp. 1 Kgs 19:11 ^w).