Bible Trivia Question

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


To bring him gifts
To accuse him of wrongdoing
To sympathize with him and comfort him
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 immediately questioned him | They wept aloud and tore their robes | They offered him food and drink | They prayed silently |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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