Bible Trivia Question

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


To offer sacrifices on his behalf
To accuse him of wrongdoing
To sympathize with him and comfort him
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 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 Edom and Moab | Those from Cush and Egypt | Those from Tema and Sheba |

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 not listened to Job | They had been rude to Job | They had blamed Job for everything | They had found no answer for Job |

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

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

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

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

Job claims that his friends' advice has been as nourishing as what?
| Honey | Rotten fruit | Tasteless food | 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 unsure of what to say | They were observing a religious tradition |

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