Tobit
Old Testament · History · 8 chapter studies + Overview · 5 narrated · Total audio: 2 hrs 6 min
Read Tobit in canonical sequence.
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- Intro Tobit - Overview A Coptic Orthodox reading of Tobit: exile, mercy, wounded prayer, marriage, Raphael’s ministry, and the hope of Jerusalem.
- 1-2 Tobit 1-2 - Righteousness in Exile and the Blindness of the Just Tobit 1-2 shows covenant mercy in exile, the burial of the dead under threat, righteous suffering, and the need for healing inside the household.
- 3 Tobit 3 - Two Prayers Heard Before God Tobit and Sarah bring grief and shame before God, who hears both prayers and sends Raphael to heal them before either sees the answer.
- 4 Tobit 4 - A Father's Testament Tobit prepares his son for the road with counsel on remembrance of God, honor for parents, generosity, justice, chastity, and prayer.
- 5-6 Tobit 5-6 - The Hidden Guide and the Fish by the River Tobit 5-6 shows God sending Raphael as a hidden companion, releasing Tobias onto the road, and using the fish by the river as a material means of healing through obedient trust.
- 7-8 Tobit 7-8 - Marriage, Prayer, and the Defeat of the Destroyer Tobit 7-8 teaches that marriage begins before God in prayer and chastity, where Sarah's wounded household is healed and the destroyer is exposed by mercy rather than force.
- 9-10 Tobit 9-10 - Waiting, Anxiety, and Mercy Hidden in Delay Tobit 9-10 teaches that righteous households can suffer the trial of delay while God's hidden providence is already preserving the entrusted treasure, consoling anxious love, and...
- 11-12 Tobit 11-12 - Sight Restored and Raphael Revealed Tobit 11-12 shows sight restored, hidden mercy revealed, and Raphael turning the healed household away from fascination with the messenger toward praise of God.
- 13-14 Tobit 13-14 - The New Jerusalem, Nineveh's Fall, and Faithful Death Tobit 13-14 closes the book with healed sight becoming praise, Jerusalem seen by faith before visible restoration, Nineveh's fall, and a faithful death that hands hope to the next...