Wednesday, June 11, 2008

SESSION TWO Questions for Reflection Tobit 1:3-3:6

1. Tobit gets in trouble for burying the dead, the just man is punished by an unjust law. Have you ever felt persecuted for doing what is right?
2. When Tobit is blind, he refuses to accept the charity he receives from others. Having been a person that used to be charitable, he finds it difficult then to accept other’s assistance. Have you ever found it difficult to accept assistance from others? How did you overcome that stubbornness?
3. Tobit tithed according to the law of his people which was quite diverse in nature. What are some places you feel obliged to support and what places do you wish you could support if you had the money?
4. The Prologue to the book mentions several people by name that connect Tobit to his listeners. They are a list of names that would have helped the people know a little more about him through his relatives. Which relatives do you have that you feel had great impact on your as a person? Which ones do you wish had more of an impact on you?

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