Watchmen | Torrey's Topical Textbook

Soldiers generally acted as Matthew 27:65,66
Citizens sometimes acted as Nehemiah 7:3
WERE STATIONED
- On watch towers 2 Kings 9:17; Isaiah 21:5
- On the walls of cities Isaiah 62:6
- In the streets of cities Psalm 127:1
- Around the temple in Jerusalem on special occasions 2 Kings 11:6
Paraded the streets at night to preserve order Song of Solomon 3:3; 5:7
IN TIME OF DANGER
- Increase in number Jeremiah 51:12
- Vigilant night and day Nehemiah 4:9; Isaiah 21:8
- Reported the approach of all strangers 2 Samuel 18:24-27; 2 Kings 9:18-20; Isaiah 21:6,7,9
- Sounded an alarm at the approach of enemies Ezekiel 33:2,3
Vigilance of, vain without God's protection Psalm 127:1
Were relieved by turns Nehemiah 7:3
Danger of sleeping on their posts, referred to Matthew 28:13,14
Neglecting to give warning punished with death Ezekiel 33:6
Often interrogated by passengers Isaiah 21:11
ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of ministers Isaiah 5:28; 62:6; Ezekiel 3:17; Hebrews 13:17
- (Blind,) of careless ministers Isaiah 56:10
- (Looking for the morning,) of anxious waiting for God Psalm 130:5,6

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