The Job 4 quiz introduces the great debate between human suffering, divine justice, and the assumptions we often make about sin and consequence.
Take this quiz to sharpen your biblical insight and explore related teachings such as
Daniel 1 Lessons, and
Prayerlessness Consequences.
Job 4 Quiz Questions and Answers
Question 1: Who was the first friend to respond to Job’s lament?
- A. Bildad the Shuhite
- B. Zophar the Naamathite
- C. Eliphaz the Temanite
- D. Elihu the Buzite
- E. Job’s wife
View Answer
Answer: C — Eliphaz is the first to speak and begins a theological argument based on his experience.
KJV Reference: Job 4:1 — “Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said…”
Question 2: What was job accused of not being able to do?
- A. Understand Scripture
- B. Offer sacrifices
- C. Hear the voice of God
- D. Take his own advice
- E. Stand before angels
View Answer
Answer: D — Eliphaz points out Job’s past encouragement of others but questions his own endurance now.
KJV Reference: Job 4:5 — “But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.”
Question 3: What did Eliphaz imply about the innocent and the upright?
- A. They are often afflicted
- B. They perish without cause
- C. They are always rewarded
- D. They never suffer
- E. They do not face judgment
View Answer
Answer: C — Eliphaz implied that the innocent and upright are preserved, hinting that Job must be guilty.
KJV Reference: Job 4:7 — “Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent?”
Question 4: According to Eliphaz, by what means are people destroyed?
- A. The judgment of kings
- B. Demonic influence
- C. The breath and blast of God’s anger
- D. The counsel of the wicked
- E. Their own foolishness
View Answer
Answer: C — He emphasizes divine judgment as the reason for their destruction.
KJV Reference: Job 4:9 — “By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.”
Question 5: What vision or spiritual experience does Eliphaz claim to have had?
- A. A fiery chariot from heaven
- B. A dream in the night
- C. A voice from the whirlwind
- D. A vision of angels ascending
- E. A trance during fasting
View Answer
Answer: B — He refers to a secret, night-time vision that filled him with fear.
KJV Reference: Job 4:13 — “In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men…”
Question 6: What emotion did Eliphaz say came upon him during his vision?
- A. Peace and stillness
- B. Awe and reverence
- C. Dread and trembling
- D. Joy and boldness
- E. Confusion and doubt
View Answer
Answer: C — Eliphaz describes fear that made his bones shake.
KJV Reference: Job 4:14 — “Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.”
Question 7: In Eliphaz’s vision, what passed before his face?
- A. A cloud of glory
- B. A burning lamp
- C. A silent spirit
- D. A blinding light
- E. A shadowy figure
View Answer
Answer: C — A spirit passed before his face, which brought dread but no clear form.
KJV Reference: Job 4:15 — “Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up.”
Question 8: What did Eliphaz hear the spirit say about man?
- A. He is more righteous than angels
- B. He shall surely perish
- C. Shall mortal man be more just than God?
- D. Man is but dust
- E. His days are numbered
View Answer
Answer: C — The spirit questions the justice of man in comparison to God’s perfection.
KJV Reference: Job 4:17 — “Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?”
Question 9: According to the spirit in Eliphaz’s vision, who does God not trust?
- A. The kings of the earth
- B. The prophets
- C. His saints and angels
- D. The wise men of old
- E. The priests and scribes
View Answer
Answer: C — Even God’s holy ones are not counted as completely trustworthy in His sight.
KJV Reference: Job 4:18 — “Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly.”
Question 10: How does Eliphaz describe man’s fragility in light of divine perfection?
- A. Man is like a fleeting shadow
- B. Man is crushed before the moth
- C. Man is as dust in the wind
- D. Man is lower than the beasts
- E. Man is forgotten in a moment
View Answer
Answer: B — He compares man’s vulnerability to something as delicate as a moth.
KJV Reference: Job 4:19 — “…how much less in them that dwell in houses of clay… they are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.”
Question 11: What metaphor does Eliphaz use for the human body?
- A. A vessel of gold
- B. A mist in the morning
- C. A house of clay
- D. A withering leaf
- E. A broken pot
View Answer
Answer: C — Eliphaz refers to men as those “that dwell in houses of clay.”
KJV Reference: Job 4:19 — “How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust…”
Question 12: According to Eliphaz, what is man’s foundation?
- A. Stone and wood
- B. Dust
- C. Only but Grass
- D. Fire and wind
- E. Clay and water
View Answer
Answer: B — He says man’s foundation is in the dust, emphasizing human frailty.
KJV Reference: Job 4:19 — “…whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?”
Question 13: How quickly does Eliphaz suggest humans can perish?
- A. In a moment of temptation
- B. Before the rising sun
- C. From morning to evening
- D. Over generations
- E. In the blink of an eye
View Answer
Answer: C — He emphasizes the brevity of life with this poetic phrase.
KJV Reference: Job 4:20 — “They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish forever without any regarding it.”
Question 14: What does Eliphaz suggest about how seriously man’s death is taken?
- A. It is mourned in heaven
- B. No one even notices
- C. Angels rejoice
- D. All creation groans
- E. The earth weeps
View Answer
Answer: B — He laments that man perishes “without any regarding it.”
KJV Reference: Job 4:20 — “…they perish for ever without any regarding it.”
Question 15: What final weakness does Eliphaz mention about human beings?
- A. Their lack of understanding
- B. Their dependence on others
- C. Their inability to resist evil
- D. Their misunderstanding their destruction
- E. Their blindness to truth
View Answer
Answer: D — Eliphaz concludes by pointing out that humans don’t even recognize their own decline.
KJV Reference: Job 4:21 — “Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.”
Question 16: What rhetorical question does Eliphaz ask regarding the innocent?
- A. Why are they afflicted?
- B. Who ever perished being innocent?
- C. Where are they when calamity comes?
- D. Are they spared from trials?
- E. Can they understand suffering?
View Answer
Answer: B — Eliphaz suggests suffering is a result of guilt, not innocence.
KJV Reference: Job 4:7 — “Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent?”
Question 17: What argument does Eliphaz make based on what he has “seen”?
- A. That dreams are powerful
- B. That the wicked always prosper
- C. That they that plow iniquity reap it
- D. That man is forgotten quickly
- E. That Job will soon recover
View Answer
Answer: C — Eliphaz appeals to experience: those who sow trouble will reap it.
KJV Reference: Job 4:8 — “Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.”
Question 18: What does Eliphaz say happens to the roaring of the lion?
- A. It grows louder
- B. It brings fear
- C. It is silenced
- D. It echoes into eternity
- E. It becomes praise
View Answer
Answer: C — Eliphaz uses the metaphor of lions to symbolize powerful men whose strength is broken.
KJV Reference: Job 4:10 — “The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.”
Question 19: How does Eliphaz suggest man dies, according to the final verses of Job 4?
- A. With honor and peace
- B. In despair and judgment
- C. Without wisdom
- D. In great revelation
- E. Surrounded by angels
View Answer
Answer: C — He claims that even the excellent in man fades, and he dies without wisdom.
KJV Reference: Job 4:21 — “They die, even without wisdom.”
Question 20: What theme does Job 4 primarily introduce in the book of Job?
- A. Restoration and healing
- B. The silence of God
- C. The theology of retribution
- D. The value of sacrifice
- E. Messianic prophecy
View Answer
Answer: C — Eliphaz presents the idea that suffering is always a result of sin, a belief challenged throughout the book.
KJV Reference: Job 4 (entire chapter) — Eliphaz repeatedly ties affliction to wrongdoing.
Job 4 challenges us to examine the assumptions we make about God’s justice. Eliphaz spoke with confidence, but not with full understanding. He saw suffering and concluded guilt, yet Scripture reminds us that God’s ways are higher than ours. This chapter is a mirror: Do we speak like Eliphaz when others suffer? Do we trust in our own logic more than God’s mercy? Let it remind you, truth without compassion is still error.
⬆ Back to Top
Affiliate Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. If you click and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission — at no extra cost to you. Thanks for your support!
b
Like this:
Like Loading...
