Building a Biblical Theology
Tobit 3:16-17 “At that very moment,” at the conclusion of Sarah’s prayer and presumably also at the conclusion of Tobit’s prayer, both prayers were heard in the glorious presence of God. The picture this elicits is that both prayers are being spoken simultaneously and closing at the same time. In verse 8, God was not... Continue Reading →
Tobit 3:7-15 The scene of Tobit shifts to another location, Ecbatana in Media rather than Nineveh, and the voice shifts from first to third person. Sarah, like Tobit, is depicted as being righteous. Even though she is righteous, Sarah endures the burdens of an unrighteous person. She, like Tobit, pleads with God on the basis... Continue Reading →
Tobit 3:1-6 Unlike Job, who rebuked his wife for accusing God of being unjust, Tobit wept because of his wife’s words and because she seemed to be correct about God’s injustice. The story identifies Tobit as walking in the ways of truth and righteousness all the days of his life (1:3). Yet, he was now... Continue Reading →
Chapter 1 v. 10-22 Tobit continues to describe his own piety. According to the author’s quotation, here, Tobit kept the Jewish dietary laws and even buried his countrymen who were slain under Sennacherib. Here, we must remind ourselves that Tobit’s character is doing something that is dishonoring to God and something that Jesus exposed as... Continue Reading →
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