Tobit Chapter 14

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1 Et consummati sunt sermones Tobiæ. Et postquam illuminatus est Tobias, vixit annis quadragintaduobus, et vidit filios nepotum suorum.

2 Completis itaque annis centum duobus, sepultus est honorifice in Ninive.

3 Quinquaginta namque et sex annorum lumen oculorum amisit, sexagenarius vero recepit.

4 Reliquum vero vitæ suæ in gaudio fuit, et cum bono profectu timoris Dei perrexit in pace.

5 In hora autem mortis suæ vocavit ad se Tobiam filium suum, et septem iuvenes filios eius nepotes suos, dixitque eis:

6 Prope erit interitus Ninive: non enim excidit verbum Domini: et fratres nostri, qui dispersi sunt a terra Israel, revertentur ad eam.

7 Omnis autem deserta terra eius replebitur, et domus Dei, quæ in ea incensa est, iterum reædificabitur: ibique revertentur omnes timentes Deum,

8 et relinquent gentes idola sua, et venient in Ierusalem, et inhabitabunt in ea,

9 et gaudebunt in ea omnes reges terræ, adorantes regem Israel.

10 Audite ergo filii mei patrem vestrum: Servite Domino in veritate, et inquirite ut faciatis quæ placita sunt illi:

11 et filiis vestris mandate ut faciant iustitias et eleemosynas, ut sint memores Dei, et benedicant eum in omni tempore in veritate, et in tota virtute sua.

12 Nunc ergo filii audite me, et nolite manere hic: sed quacumque die sepelieritis matrem vestram circa me in uno sepulchro, ex eo dirigite gressus vestros ut exeatis hinc:

13 video enim quia iniquitas eius finem dabit ei.

14 Factum est autem post obitum matris suæ, Tobias abscessit ex Ninive cum uxore sua, et filiis, et filiorum filiis, et reversus est ad soceros suos.

15 invenitque eos incolumes in senectute bona: et curam eorum gessit, et ipse clausit oculos eorum: et omnem hereditatem domus Raguelis ipse percepit: viditque quintam generationem, filios filiorum suorum.

16 Et completis annis nonagintanovem in timore Domini, cum gaudio sepelierunt eum.

17 Omnis autem cognatio eius, et omnis generatio eius in bona vita, et in sancta conversatione permansit, ita ut accepti essent tam Deo, quam hominibus, et cunctis habitantibus in terra.

Explanations by Age Level

Explain Like I'm 5

A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!

Explain Like I'm 10

Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.

Explain Like I'm 15

Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).