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Tobit is the story of a righteous, devout, and charitable man who—blind and miserable—sends his son, Tobiah, to collect on an old loan. To test his faith, an angel joins Tobiah on his journey, and in the end Tobiah returns with the money, a beautiful bride, and a miraculous cure for his father’s affliction. Tobit’s story touches us precisely because it tells the tale of simple, hardworking...

Lord, do not turn your face from me! This idiom can refer to either God’s indifference toward someone (Pss 13:1; 22:24; 27:9; 30:7, 44:24) or his anger (Deut 31:17–18; 32:20; Ps 88:14; Micah 3:4). If true character is what a person says and does when no one else is around, then Tobit shows himself to be a good and faithful man who is at his wits’ end. He makes no exalted claims for himself. Rather, he seeks only blessed relief from his emotional and psychological anguish. (His blindness and
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