Bible Trivia Question

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


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

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 wept aloud and tore their robes | They prayed silently | They offered him food and drink | They immediately questioned him |

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

When Job's friends arrived, for how long did they sit in silence?
| One hour | One day | 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 not listened to Job | They had found no answer for 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?
| Eliphaz the Temanite | Elihu the Buzite | Zophar the Naamathite | Bildad the Shuhite |

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

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

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

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

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