EASTERNWATCHMEN
Isaiah Chapter 21 Verse 11-12
The burden of Dumah. He calls to me out of
Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
It was the custom in the regions of the East in ancient times, to erect lofty
watchtowers, so high as to be above all surrounding buildings, and to place
watchmen on them, who should observe all that came within their view and report
accordingly. The design of this custom was to prevent the approach of an enemy
unforeseen. The watchman in his lofty tower observed in the distance the
gathering of armies and the mustering of hosts; he could see in the far-off
horizon the glistening of weapons and the waving of the banners of war; and
then he gave warning and the people prepared for the event. There is very
frequent allusion to this custom in the Scriptures; and it is in reference to
it, that the ministers of the Church of God are described as the Lord's "watchmen."
It is their duty to stand upon the walls and upon the watchtowers of the Church
that they may see the approaching danger, and to give warning, that the people
perish not (Isaiah 62:6; Ezekiel
33:2, etc.).
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