March 16, 2012 – Tobit 13 -14

It was interesting the description that Tobit uses for the Jerusalem to come. With it being built of emeralds and sapphires and lasting for all ages, it sounds a lot like the Jerusalem that is described in Revelations, the eternal Jerusalem to come. Tobit is not describing what is to be expected of a the earthly Jerusalem after the exile is over but the Jerusalem to come and the end of days that they are preparing for by keeping God’s commands. I thought it was interesting because you do see Tobit as a prophet, yet this is similar to prophetic language used in other books to describe what is to come.