1. Read over Deuteronomy 31 – 32. What connections can you draw between it and chapter 13 of Tobit?
2. In Raphael’s speech, he posits himself as a guide and protector, an instructor, a mediator, and a tester. Can you identify each of these responsibilities that God has given to him?
3. The word “joy” is repeated often in Tobit’s hymn. How many times can you find it used in verses 13:1-18?
4. As we finish this book, what are you taking away from it? What surprises did you hear in it? What helped your faith? What challenged your faith?
5. Do you think Tobit should be included in the canon of scripture (in other words, should it be a book in the bible) or does it belong somewhere else (supermarket tabloids, for instance?)
6. One of the contentions of commentators is that the book of Job doesn’t really answer the problem of evil but merely complicates things even more by making God the source of good and evil. Do you think Tobit does much to answer this criticism or does it simply add fuel to the fire?
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