Job Bible quiz · 10 questions
How well do you know Job?
Pick an answer, then see the verse that settles it.
In which land did Job live?
Uz · Haran · Ur
Answer
Uz. Job 1:1: “In the land of Uz there lived a man named Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and kept away from evil.” Read it
How many children did Job have at the start?
Seven sons and three daughters · Twelve sons · Three sons and seven daughters
Answer
Seven sons and three daughters. Job 1:2: “Seven sons and three daughters were born to him.” Read it
After losing everything, what did Job say?
“I will speak no more of God” · “Let Yahweh’s name be blessed” · “Yahweh has forgotten me”
Answer
“Let Yahweh’s name be blessed”. Job 1:21: “He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked I will go back there. Yahweh has given, and Yahweh has taken; let Yahweh’s name be blessed.”” Read it
Who told Job to curse God and die?
Satan · Eliphaz · His wife
Answer
His wife. Job 2:9: “His wife said to him, “Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God and die!”” Read it
How many friends came to comfort Job?
Two · Seven · Three
Answer
Three. Job 2:11: “When Job’s three friends heard about all this trouble that had come on him, they came, each from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They had arranged to meet together to come and show him sympathy and comfort him.” Read it
How long did his friends sit with him without saying a word?
Seven days and seven nights · Three days · Forty days
Answer
Seven days and seven nights. Job 2:13: “Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, and no one said a word to him, because they saw that his suffering was very great.” Read it
Job said, “I know that my ___ lives.” What is the missing word?
Helper · Redeemer · Shepherd
Answer
Redeemer. Job 19:25: “But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end he will stand up on the dust.” Read it
Who was the young man who spoke after Job’s three friends fell silent?
Bildad · Elihu · Zophar
Answer
Elihu. Job 32:2: “Then Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, burned with anger. He was angry with Job because he justified himself rather than God.” Read it
From where did Yahweh answer Job?
In a dream · Out of the whirlwind · From a burning bush
Answer
Out of the whirlwind. Job 38:1: “Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind…” Read it
At the end, how much did Yahweh give Job compared with before?
Half as much · The same as before · Twice as much
Answer
Twice as much. Job 42:10: “Yahweh restored Job’s fortunes when he prayed for his friends, and Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before.” Read it
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- From the book of Job itself. Every answer shows the verse that settles it, quoted from the Lumin Translation, with a link to read it in the chapter.
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