6. Often I was quite alone in making the pilgrimage to Jerusalem, fulfilling the Law that binds all Israel perpetually. I would hurry to Jerusalem with the first yield of fruits and beasts, the tithe of cattle and the sheep's first shearings.
Tobias 1 describes the genealogy of Tobias and his loyalty to the Assyrian king. There are no specific themes in this chapter that may be related to other verses of the Bible. However, there is a mention of Sambalate, a Samaritan governor who is also mentioned in Nehemiah as an opponent of Nehemiah and the Jewish people. Therefore, the verses selected below address hostility between Jews and Samaritans and the importance of loyalty to God.
Ezra 4:1-3: "Now the opponents of Judah and Benjamin learned that the children of captivity built a temple to the Lord, God of Israel. Let them edify with us; for, as you seek your God, and we have offered sacrifices from the days of Esar-Hadom, king of Assyria, who made us come here. But Zerubbabel, Jesua and the other chiefs of houses Paternal of Israel said unto them, You have nothing to do with us in building the house of our God, but we will build it to the Lord, God of Israel, as King Cyrus commanded us, king of Persia. " This verse shows hostility between the Jews and the Samaritans during the reconstruction of the temple in Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 2:19-20: "Listening to him Sambalate, the Horonite, and Tobias the Ammonite Servant, this disliked them, with great disgust, that someone came to look for the good of the sons of Israel. And I went to them, and said and said -Ches: You see the evil in which we are, that Jerusalem is plagued, and that its doors have been burned; come, then, will build the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be reproired. " This verse mentions Sambalate, a Samaritan governor who is an opponent of Nehemiah and the Jewish people.
Psalm 33:12: "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, and the people to which he chose for his inheritance." This verse highlights the importance of loyalty to God.
Isaiah 44:21: "Remember these things, O Jacob, and you, Israel, because you are my servant: I graduated you, my servant you are, O Israel, I will not forget you." This verse emphasizes God's faithfulness to his chosen people.
Jeremiah 29:13, "You will seek me, and you will find me, when you seek me from all your heart." This verse shows the importance of God's sincere search and its purpose for our lives.
“Comunguemos com santo temor e com grande amor.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina
