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 prayed silently | They offered him food and drink | They wept aloud and tore their robes | 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 Edom and Moab | Those from Tema and Sheba | Those from Cush and Egypt |
When Job's friends arrived, for how long did they sit in silence?
| One hour | Six hours | Seven days | One day |
Why was Elihu angry with Job's three friends?
| They had blamed Job for everything | They had found no answer for Job | They had been rude to Job | They had not listened to Job |
Friends of Job - which is the odd one out?
| Ahaziah | Bildad | Zophar | Eliphaz |
Which of Job’s friends is the first mentioned in Job 2?
| Elihu the Buzite | Eliphaz the Temanite | Zophar the Naamathite | Bildad the Shuhite |
Who is the first of Job's friends to respond to his opening lament?
| Elihu the Buzite | Bildad the Shuhite | Eliphaz the Temanite | Zophar the Naamathite |
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?
| Tasteless food | A bitter herb | Rotten fruit | Honey |
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 |