days of feasting had run their course, that Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer 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 Job did regularly. —Job 1:1–5 JOB THE WISE MAN Some scholars see Job as a heathen who reaches the highest heights of righteousness that can be attained through natural revelation and human reason outside of the Law and the covenant