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  • Tobit- The Beginning of Archangels

    Tobit- The Beginning of Archangels

    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…

  • Tobit- Will I Go To Hell If I Take My Own Life?

    Tobit- Will I Go To Hell If I Take My Own Life?

    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…

  • Tobit- Religious Self-Betterment vs. The Gospel

    Tobit- Religious Self-Betterment vs. The Gospel

    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…