Reading Questions 10

Required: Job chapters 1-15

1. What kind of person is Job?
2. What kinds of problems does Job experience in chapters 1-2? Why?
3. By chapter 3, what is Job’s attitude?
4. What is Eliphaz’s main advice for how to solve the problem (chs. 4-5)?
5. Is Job drawing on the futility theme in chapters 6-7? If so, how?
6. Why does Bildad think bad things are happening to Job? (ch. 8)
7. Does Job think Bildad is right? How can you tell? (ch. 9-10)
8. Is Zophar’s opinion the same as Eliphaz and/or Bildad’s, or different? (ch. 11)
9. How does Job feel about his friends’ advice? Who would he rather discuss the matter with, and why? (chs. 12-14)
10. How does Eliphaz react to Job’s desire to discuss the matter with this person? (ch. 15)