Job 1:5

Job 1:5

And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

1.  “…and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all…”

a. Unger’s Bible Dictionary: In pre-Mosaic times the office of priest was occupied by the father of the family, or the head of a tribe for his own family or tribe. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob built altars, offered sacrifices, purified and consecrated themselves and their households (Genesis 12:7; 13:18; 26:25; 33:20; 35:1, 2). Melchizedek combined kingship and priesthood in his own person (Genesis 14:18). Jethro is not merely the spiritual, but also the civil head of Midian (Exodus 2:16; 3:1).

2.  “…for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.”

a. This is a fair assumption by Job because as the text later shows after the second onslaught by the devil upon Job, his wife suggested to him to curse God. This may have been a normal pattern for his wife, regardless, we as parents know the apples don’t fall far from the tree.

1). Job 2:9 Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.