Job 4:7-9 | TNotes | STEP | 4:7 Job probably counted his children among the innocent dead (1:5 ), and even Eliphaz must have known that innocent blood is sometimes shed (cp. Deut 19:10 ; Prov 6:17 ; Jer 7:6 ).

a4:7►

b1:5►

cDeut 19:10►

dProv 6:17►

eJer 7:6►

f4:8►

gProv 22:8►

hHos 8:7►

iRom 2:9-11►

jGal 6:7-8►

kMatt 13:39►

lLuke 13:4►

mJohn 9:1-3►

n4:9►

o1:19►

pIsa 40:7►

qHos 13:15►

‏ Job 4:7-9

4:7 ^a Job probably counted his children among the innocent dead (1:5 ^b), and even Eliphaz must have known that innocent blood is sometimes shed (cp. Deut 19:10 ^c; Prov 6:17 ^d; Jer 7:6 ^e).
4:8 ^f The harvest metaphor illustrates the scriptural principle that behavior merits judgment (Prov 22:8 ^g; Hos 8:7 ^h; Rom 2:9-11 ⁱ; Gal 6:7-8 ^j). The New Testament describes the final judgment as a harvest (Matt 13:39 ^k). Jesus rejected simplistic attempts to analyze people’s lives by this principle (Luke 13:4 ^l; John 9:1-3 ^m).
4:9 ⁿ They vanish in a blast of his anger: Eliphaz understood the wind of 1:19 ^o as divine judgment (cp. Isa 40:7 ^p; Hos 13:15 ^q).