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Saturday, 11 February 2012

Day 7: Tobit chapter 7

The story advances a little further as Tobias meets Sarah’s parents, finds out they’re related, and prepare to enjoy a meal together. Like Isaac getting Rebecca his kinswoman as a wife, Tobias is keen to hook up with Sarah. He asks Raphael to get on with the matchmaking.
Although initially reluctant, Sarah’s parents soon decide that this is all too nice not to work, and that it must be God’s doing. Sarah is presumably thinking “Here we go again,” but her mother tells her everything will be fine.
Tobias has got the bit between his teeth. He wants to get married right here, right now, and to get into bed with Sarah this very night. Is everyone being very faithful, or very naive? Or am I not supposed to ask such questions of a homespun little story such as this?

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