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 wept aloud and tore their robes | They prayed silently | 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 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?
| Six hours | Seven days | One day | One hour |

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

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

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?
| Zophar the Naamathite | Eliphaz the Temanite | Bildad the Shuhite | Elihu the Buzite |

Job compares his friends' help to what unreliable natural phenomenon?
| A setting sun | A crumbling mountain | A dry stream | 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 wanted to respect his mourning | They saw how great his suffering was | They were unsure of what to say | They were observing a religious tradition |

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