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Tobit 13 describes how God punishes and shows mercy, leading down to Hades and raising up, while Wisdom of Solomon 12 describes discipline as punishment followed by mercy. Both follow Deuteronomy and the Psalms, where judgment and mercy are connected.
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Tobit 13:2
Deuterocanon
1 And he said Blessed is God that lives for ever, and his kingdom, For he chastises, and shows mercy. 2 He leads down to Hades below the earth, And he brings up from the great destruction; And there is nothing that shall escape his hand. 3 Give thanks to him before the Gentiles, you children of Israel, For he has scattered you among them, 4 And there he has shown you his greatness; And extol him before all the living. Because he is our Lord, and he our God, and he our Father, Yes, he is God to all the ages:
Date: 225–175 BCE (based on scholarly estimates)
Wisdom of Solomon 12:22
Deuterocanon
20 For if on those who were enemies of your servants and deserving of death, you took vengeance with so great deliberation and indulgence, giving them times and opportunities when they might escape from their wickedness, 21 with how great care you judged your sons, to whose fathers you gave oaths and covenants of good promises! 22 Therefore while you chasten us, you scourge our enemies ten thousand times more, so that we may ponder your goodness when we judge, and when we are judged may look for mercy. 23 Therefore also the unrighteous that lived in a life of folly, you tormented through their own abominations. 24 For truly they went astray very far in the ways of error, taking as gods those animals which even among vile beasts were held in dishonor, deceived like foolish babes.
Date: 50 BCE – 50 CE (based on scholarly estimates)
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Notes and References
"... punishment and pardon is a frequent theme of Deuteronomy. Compare also Psalm 89:32–34; Wisdom of Solomon 12:22 ..."
Robert J. Littman, Tobit: The Book of Tobit in Codex Sinaiticus (Leiden: Brill, 2008), 149.
* The use of references are not endorsements of their contents. Please read the entirety of the provided reference(s) to understand the author's full intentions regarding the use of these texts.
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