The Book of Tobit | What Really Happened?

What happens when faith leads not to reward—but to suffering? In this video, we explore one of the Bible’s most dramatic and forgotten stories: The Book of Tobit.

Buried in the Deuterocanonical scriptures and missing from most Protestant Bibles, Tobit’s story is packed with emotional depth, supernatural encounters, and divine intervention. From secret burials under the threat of Tragedy and conflict, to a woman tormented by a demon, this ancient narrative explores the power of prayer, the pain of suffering, and the beauty of redemption.

You’ll meet Tobit—a righteous man who loses his sight while burying the deceased. And Sarah—a woman haunted by a demon who has watched seven of her husbands pass away. Just when all hope seems lost, God sends the archangel Raphael to heal, protect, and restore.

00:00 The Forgotten Book of Tobit
00:14 Demons and Divine Intervention
00:42 Why Tobit Is Missing from Protestant Bibles
01:06 Hope for the Oppressed in Ancient Times
01:19 Tobit’s Faith in the Face of Exile
02:01 Secret Burials and a Sudden Blindness
03:13 Sarah's Tragic Marriages and Demonic Curse
03:45 Two Prayers for the end, One Divine Answer
04:06 Archangel Raphael Joins the Journey
04:32 Tobias Catches a Supernatural Fish
04:48 Sarah’s Demon Exorcised by Fish Smoke
05:23 Miraculous Healing of Tobit’s Blindness
05:41 Angel Reveals His Identity and Mission
06:00 God’s Hidden Hand in Human Suffering
06:20 A Message of Redemption for Today
06:34 God Is Still Healing and Helping

📜 Book of Tobit Historical Inconsistencies
1. Chronological Errors: Tobit claims to have witnessed events spanning several centuries—specifically, being deported by the Assyrians in 722 BCE and living until the fall of Nineveh in 612 BCE. This would make Tobit over 150 years old, which many scholars view as historically implausible (Fitzmyer): https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=GKcFCgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR5

2. Incorrect Rulers: The text names “Shalmaneser” as the king who took Tobit into captivity, but it mixes up names and reigns of Assyrian kings, such as Sennacherib and Esarhaddon. These anachronisms indicate a retrospective construction rather than contemporary historical recording
(Hicks-Keeton): https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/sblpress/jbl/article-abstract/132/1/97/180342

3. Geographical Confusion: The narrative mentions journeys that would be geographically improbable or logistically difficult for the time period, such as the long and repetitive travel between Ecbatana and Nineveh in unrealistic timeframes (Harris): https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/477152

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Whether you’re interested in biblical mysteries, apocryphal texts, or spiritual stories of faith and deliverance, this deep dive into The Book of Tobit will leave you with a renewed sense of wonder about how God works behind the scenes—even in the darkest moments.

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