"Yet what they are building, if a fox goes up on it he will break down their stone wall" This statement by Tobias was meant to

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Christian Religious Studies - 2012 (Objective) Subject: Christian Religious Studies

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"Yet what they are building, if a fox goes up on it he will break down their stone wall" This statement by Tobias was meant to
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The statement by Tobias was meant to taunt and ridicule the Jews. Tobias was an enemy of the Jews who opposed the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. In this statement, he was expressing his contempt for the Jews' efforts to rebuild the walls by suggesting that their work was so poorly done that even a small and insignificant animal like a fox could easily destroy it. This was meant to discourage and belittle the Jews and make them feel like their efforts were pointless and insignificant.
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