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Chris_LaRock
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First of all, I just want to say that I really enjoy the book of Tobit. It’s an awesome story of faith, adventure, and Divine intervention. I especially enjoyed the incident with the fish trying to eat Tobias’ foot, and what Raphael did as a response.
Tob 6:1 And Tobias went forward, and the dog followed him, and he lodged the first night by the river of Tigris.
Tob 6:2 And he went out to wash his feet, and behold a monstrous fish came up to devour him.
Tob 6:3 And Tobias being afraid of him, cried out with a loud voice, saying: Sir, he cometh upon me.
Tob 6:4 And the angel said to him: Take him by the gill, and draw him to thee. And when he had done so, he drew him out upon the land, and he began to pant before his feet.
Tob 6:5 Then the angel said to him: Take out the entrails of this fish, and lay up his heart, and his gall, and his liver for thee: for these are necessary for useful medicines.
Tob 6:6 And when he had done so, he roasted the flesh thereof, and they took it with them in the way: the rest they salted as much as might serve them, till they came to Rages the city of the Medes.
The book of Wisdom is a good companion to Proverbs, and I’m going to cross reference passages from both books to passages that teach the same teachings. (To make studying specific topics easier)
I enjoyed Sirach also. It’s a bit lengthy, but filled with doctrinal gems of wisdom. The beginning is riviting right from the start:
Sir 1:1 All wisdom is from the Lord God, and hath been always with him, and is before all time.
The passage that comes to mind first is this one:
Sir 28:21 The stroke of a whip maketh a blue mark: but the stroke of the tongue will break the bones.
Sir 28:22 Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, but not so many as have perished by their own tongue.
Tob 6:1 And Tobias went forward, and the dog followed him, and he lodged the first night by the river of Tigris.
Tob 6:2 And he went out to wash his feet, and behold a monstrous fish came up to devour him.
Tob 6:3 And Tobias being afraid of him, cried out with a loud voice, saying: Sir, he cometh upon me.
Tob 6:4 And the angel said to him: Take him by the gill, and draw him to thee. And when he had done so, he drew him out upon the land, and he began to pant before his feet.
Tob 6:5 Then the angel said to him: Take out the entrails of this fish, and lay up his heart, and his gall, and his liver for thee: for these are necessary for useful medicines.
Tob 6:6 And when he had done so, he roasted the flesh thereof, and they took it with them in the way: the rest they salted as much as might serve them, till they came to Rages the city of the Medes.
The book of Wisdom is a good companion to Proverbs, and I’m going to cross reference passages from both books to passages that teach the same teachings. (To make studying specific topics easier)
I enjoyed Sirach also. It’s a bit lengthy, but filled with doctrinal gems of wisdom. The beginning is riviting right from the start:
Sir 1:1 All wisdom is from the Lord God, and hath been always with him, and is before all time.
The passage that comes to mind first is this one:
Sir 28:21 The stroke of a whip maketh a blue mark: but the stroke of the tongue will break the bones.
Sir 28:22 Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, but not so many as have perished by their own tongue.