The Story of Tobit

Tobit's Family and Captivity

• Tobit was from the tribe of Naphtali and married Anna, with whom he had a son named Tobias.
• The family lived happily until they were taken captive to Nineveh.
• Despite being captives in a foreign city, they continued to love and obey the Lord.

Tobit's Kindness and Blindness

• Tobit was favored by the King of Assyria and was given freedom to do as he wished.
• After the king's death, his son reigned in his place and did not love the sons of Israel.
• Tobit had a loving heart and used to console the people, bury the dead, and help the needy.
• One day, Tobit became blind after warm droppings from a swallow's nest fell on his eyes while he was sleeping.

Tobit's Advice to Tobias

• Tobit encouraged his son to fulfill the commandments of God and to take care of his mother.
• He told Tobias to remember to have God in his mind always.

Tobias' Journey

• Tobit remembered lending ten talents of silver to a man called Gabael in Rages and asked Tobias to retrieve it.
• Tobias didn't know the city or the man, but Tobit told him to find a faithful man to guide him.
• Tobias met a young man named Azariah, who knew Gabael and the way to the city.

Azariah's Guidance

• Azariah told Tobias to catch a fish and take out its heart, gall, and liver for medicine.
• He advised Tobias to marry Sarah, a relative of Raguel, and to spend the first three days of their marriage in prayer.

Tobias' Marriage and Journey

• Tobias and Azariah went to Raguel, and Tobias married Sarah.
• They spent the first three days in prayer, and God protected them from harm.
• Raguel gave Tobias half of his possessions and made a written agreement to give him the rest after his death.

The Return Home

• Tobias asked Azariah to take the handwritten note and go to Gabael, get the talents of silver, and invite him to the wedding celebration.
• Azariah revealed himself as the Angel Raphael, one of the seven who stand before the Lord.
• Raphael told Tobias to anoint his father's eyes with the fish's gall, and he would regain his sight.

The Happy Ending

• Tobias did as he was told, and his father received his sight again.
• They glorified the Lord and feasted for seven days.
• The story of Tobit and his family is a testament to the Lord's support and blessings during hardships.

This quiz tells the story of Tobit, a man from the tribe of Naphtali, and his family's experiences in captivity. Learn about Tobit's teachings to his son and their faith in God despite being in a foreign land.