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"We are getting into the book of Ezekiel this


evening, and I think it’s appropriate to start out


with an illustration. The term “watchman” is a


term that we don’t frequently use anymore. Years


ago there was what was termed a “night


watchman.” Everybody else was in bed sleeping;


this one person was supposed to see if anything


happened—fire breaks out or some vandalism


occurs.


Going back further than that, at the time Ezekiel


was written, generally towns were almost like a


little fort. There was a wall around these towns.


The fields that the people farmed were outside


the wall. When there was danger, people came


into the town inside the wall. The gates were


closed and they were in a fortified situation


where they were protected.


There was an important responsibility in these


areas, and this was the job of the watchman.


Normally, on any city wall, there was a high


tower at a strategic point along the wall and in


that tower was an individual whose job was to


watch. In the type of terrain that you have in


many areas in the Middle East, you could look


out quite a distance and you could observe


something out of the ordinary.


Particularly, you would see a dust cloud. A lone


horseman or one individual walking wouldn’t


make much dust (a horse would make a little


more than an individual walking), but a whole


gang of horses and chariots would really kick


up a lot of dust. You could see that quite a way


on the horizon. It took them time to get there.


The very fastest traveling was on horseback or in


a chariot pulled by a horse, so you had a little


time.


The watchman would observe and if it appeared


that danger was approaching, his responsibility


was to sound a blast of alarm. They sounded a


blast. Generally, the shofar (a ram’s horn) was


customarily used because it made a high shrill


sound that could be heard for a long distance. It


wasn’t long ago that bells were often used to


signal the time—a dinner bell, etc. This ram’s


horn carried a sound more like what we would


think of as a brass trumpet today. It was a very


important job because the survival of the


community could depend on the watchman doing..." Read More!!

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