1. What can we learn from God's sovereignty as seen in His conversations with Satan in Job 2?

2. How does Job's response to his wife's advice reflect his understanding of God?

3. How would you have responded in Job's place when afflicted with such sufferings?

4. How does Job's response to his suffering challenge common thoughts on the 'prosperity gospel'?

5. In what ways can we relate Job's sufferings to the difficulties we experience in life?

6. How does Job's conversation with his wife reveal the importance of faith in marriage?

7. How can you apply Job's reaction to his wife's suggestion to curse God to your own life situations?

8. Job's friends spent a week with him in silence before saying anything. What does this tell us about the role of friends in times of suffering?

9. In what ways can we offer support to those who are suffering, based on the actions of Job's friends?

10. What does Job's affliction tell us about the problem of evil and suffering in the world?

11. How does the story of Job 2 resonate with the New Testament teaching of 'carrying your own cross'?

12. Job did not sin despite his affliction. How can we strive to remain faithful during our trials?

13. How do you reconcile the image of a loving God with the God who allowed Job to suffer in this way?

14. How does this chapter contribute to our understanding of the character of Satan?

15. How does Job's experience help us understand the nature of spiritual warfare?

16. In the face of suffering, how can we practically 'accept both good and adversity from God'?

17. How can the character of Job inspire us in our present-day living, especially in times of suffering?

18. In what ways does the story of Job challenge or affirm your understanding of God's character?

19. In your personal life, how can you foster the kind of faith that Job exhibited?

20. How does Job's story influence your understanding of human suffering and God's role in it?