Bible Trivia Question

What was the purpose of Job's friends visiting him?


To sympathize with him and comfort him
To accuse him of wrongdoing
To bring him gifts
To offer sacrifices on his behalf

To sympathize with him and comfort him

Job 2:11 - Job’s friends visited him to sympathize with him and comfort him in his time of intense suffering, though their conversations would later take a different tone.

Similar Trivia Questions

How did Job's friends react when they first saw him after his afflictions?
| They prayed silently | They wept aloud and tore their robes | They immediately questioned him | They offered him food and drink |

Job compares his friends' failure to support him to the disappointment of which travellers?
| Those from Tema and Sheba | Those from Edom and Moab | Those from Haran and Nineveh | Those from Cush and Egypt |

When Job's friends arrived, for how long did they sit in silence?
| One day | One hour | Six hours | Seven days |

Why was Elihu angry with Job's three friends?
| They had been rude to Job | They had blamed Job for everything | They had found no answer for Job | They had not listened to Job |

Friends of Job - which is the odd one out?
| Zophar | Bildad | Eliphaz | Ahaziah |

Which of Job’s friends is the first mentioned in Job 2?
| Zophar the Naamathite | Bildad the Shuhite | Elihu the Buzite | Eliphaz the Temanite |

Who is the first of Job's friends to respond to his opening lament?
| Zophar the Naamathite | Bildad the Shuhite | Eliphaz the Temanite | Elihu the Buzite |

Job compares his friends' help to what unreliable natural phenomenon?
| A setting sun | A dry stream | A fleeting breeze | A crumbling mountain |

Job claims that his friends' advice has been as nourishing as what?
| Tasteless food | Honey | Rotten fruit | A bitter herb |

Why did Job’s friends sit with him in silence for seven days?
| They saw how great his suffering was | They wanted to respect his mourning | They were observing a religious tradition | They were unsure of what to say |

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