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 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 |