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shall depart. for / am very OLD. Tarry
not in Nineveh. for the day approach
eth when it shall be destroyed"
Why. father. how can that beg" ex.
claimed Tobias N wonder; has some
tidings come to thee of threatened
danger? Why, as / passed through
the city this morning the thought
came to me OF the security of the
great city, and / felt glad that we
dwelt here and not in some of the
unsheltered towns of the borderIapd
where life and property are in con
slant jeopardy"
Nay, my son, you misunderstood.
No tidings have come to me from
without, but here" and he drew from
the folds Of his garment a scroll. lis
the warning"
"Ah, the sacred scroll" exclaimed
Tobias, reverently, as he bent over
his fathers knee and listened while
the old man with trembling fingers
traced the words which his lips read
from the manuscript in his hand.
Go into Media. my son, for surely
| believe these things which Jonah
the prophet spake concerning Nine.
veh. that it shall be overthrown. But
peace shall prevail in Media
And what of our brethren who
dwell here?"
Take the message to them, that
they perish not" earnestly spoke
Tobit
Thus admonished Tobias went forth
among his brethren in the great city
OF Nineveh, but they laughed him tc
| scorn, saying:
This cannot be, for no greater city
hath been built than Nineveh."
Bat it is the word of the prophet
JONAH" urged Tobias, "and we know
that Gods word through his prophet
will be fulfilled even though apparent
safety is on every hand"
But his brethren would not heed his
words, but did with the greater inten-
sity make light of his warnings, de-
claring that it was time to flee when
danger threatened.
Disheartened and saddened Tobias
returned home and related all that
had taken place. saying, as he con-
tinued:
Father, know that thou hast long
been familiar with this prophecy of
Jonah, for 1T is thy favorite reading
Thou art certain that thou hast un.
derstood him aright?"
Yea, my son, and not only does
the prophet speak of the doom of this
great Gentle city, but also of the
returning greatness of our beloved Je.
rusalem."
Say on, father, for / am listening"
said Tobias in low voice, as his IA
Their paused and sat with a yearning,
far-away look in his eyes.
Il was thinking. son, how glorious
that day would be. l shall not see
1t. But if thou obey my voice and
find refuge in Media, it may come to
thee and again the PARKWAY, yearn.
ing look came into his eyes, for to the
devout Jew there was no greater long
ing than that of seeing Jerusalem re-
stored and the Jews again gathered
there.
NO" again spoke up the father,
1T will not be for me or thy mother,
but perhaps for thee Bury me de-
Gently, and thy mother with me here
in Nineveh. Then thou shalt not
tarry longer here, but shall go hence
into Media. And now, my son. show
thou myself kind and merciful. for
remember what aims doeth. | do re.
call the case of Aman and how he
did repay the kindness of Achiacharus
who brought him up with unkindly
deeds and withheld aims in the time
OF his need. But now both are depart
ed this life, and Achiacharus hath
gone to his reward and Aman to his
/ punishment. Let it not be SO with
thee. Let righteousness rule in thy
life, for 1t bringeth it's sure reward. /"
The days sped on and the aged To.
bias grew more and more feeble, until
at last one day like a tired child he
fell into that sleep which had it's
awakening upon the other side of
deaths vale. And the devoted Anna
was not long in following her husband
and joining him on the other side. Az
Tobias laid her away beside the re.
mains of his father, he remembered
the words of his father, ana prepared
! to depart from Nineveh.
LUZ SiS hc "ShI ne must go and
make one more appeal to his breth.
rem to go with him. Perhaps now
they would heed his warning. But
no. There were multtudes of ex.
cuses why they could not go and why
they did not want to go. They did not
believe the prophet really meant Just
/ what Tobias understood him to say.
anyway.
And Tobias could not explain to
them or prove to them that he was
right, but the memory of his de-
vout father and his implicit trust in
the word of God as given by Jonah
treasured his heart and he sold his
possessions and departed with his
wife and children to Ecbatane to
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