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.
How did Job's friends react when they first saw him after his afflictions?
| They offered him food and drink | They wept aloud and tore their robes | They prayed silently | They immediately questioned him |
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 Edom and Moab | Those from Cush and Egypt |
When Job's friends arrived, for how long did they sit in silence?
| Six hours | One hour | Seven days | One day |
Why was Elihu angry with Job's three friends?
| They had found no answer for Job | They had not listened to Job | They had been rude to Job | They had blamed Job for everything |
Friends of Job - which is the odd one out?
| Eliphaz | Bildad | Zophar | Ahaziah |
Which of Job’s friends is the first mentioned in Job 2?
| Bildad the Shuhite | Zophar the Naamathite | Elihu the Buzite | Eliphaz the Temanite |
Who is the first of Job's friends to respond to his opening lament?
| Bildad the Shuhite | Eliphaz the Temanite | Zophar the Naamathite | Elihu the Buzite |
Job compares his friends' help to what unreliable natural phenomenon?
| A crumbling mountain | A fleeting breeze | A dry stream | A setting sun |
Job claims that his friends' advice has been as nourishing as what?
| Honey | Rotten fruit | A bitter herb | Tasteless food |
Why did Job’s friends sit with him in silence for seven days?
| They wanted to respect his mourning | They were observing a religious tradition | They were unsure of what to say | They saw how great his suffering was |