He
cried like a lion:
"Lord,
I stand continually on the watchtower
in the daytime, and every night I stay at my
post.
Isaiah
21:8
Stone remnants from
the ancient tower. (Israel Antiquities Authority)
The
God of my rock; in him will I trust:
he
is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower,
and
my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
2
Samuel 22:3
Genesis
31:49 and Mizpah, for he said,
"Yahweh watch between me and you,
when we are absent one from
another.
WATCHTOWER FROM TIME
OF KING HEZEKIAH UNCOVERED
A watchtower believed to date from the time of King
Chezekiah in the Bais Rishon was recently uncovered during archeological
excavations by IDF soldiers, together with the Israel Antiquities Authority at
a paratrooper’s base in the south of the country.
The tower, whose dimensions in antiquity are estimated to
have been 15 feet x 10.5 feet, was erected at a high geographic site, and as
such, was an observation point to the
Chevron Mountains, the Judean plain and the Ashkelon vicinity. It was built
of especially large stones, some 8 tons in weight, and its height today reaches
around 6 feet.
According to Sa’ar Ganor and Valdik Lifshitz, excavation
directors on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, “the strategic
location of the tower served as a lookout and warning point against the
Philistine enemy, one of whose cities was Ashkelon.”
“In that period, the Kingdom of Judah built a range of
towers and fortresses as points of communication, warning and signaling, to
transmit messages and field intelligence. This tower is one of the observation
points connecting the large cities in the area, located in the Beit Mirsim
(Mirsham), Tel Eton and Tel Lachish sites. In ancient times, to transmit
messages, beacons of smoke were lit during the day and beacons of fire at
night.”
June 19, 2019 - http://thejewishlink.com/watchtower-from-bais-rishon-uncovered/
mitspeh: watchtower,
lookout Hebrew: מִצְפֶּה
tsaphah: to look out
or about, spy, keep watch Hebrew: צָפָה
ari: a lion Hebrew: אֲרִי
yomam: daytime, by day
Hebrew: יוֹמָם
mishmereth: a guard,
watch, charge, function, post Hebrew: מִשְׁמֶרֶת
Ashqelon: a city of
the Philistines Hebrew: אַשְׁקְלוֹן
ASH'KELON,
or Askelon, on the seacoast, 30 ms. below
Joppa. It has many ruins and, it is said, 37 wells of sweet water. The
little village of Jura is outside of the ruins. King Herod the Great was born
here.
WATCHTOWER FROM TIME OF KING HEZEKIAH
Soldiers at a
paratrooper base in Southern Israel have uncovered a Biblical-era
watchtower. The watchtower, which dates back to the 8th century
B.C., was revealed during recent excavations by Israel Defense Forces
troops working under the direction of the Israel Antiquities Authority.
The tower, which is thought to have once been about 16.5 feet high and 11.5 feet wide, would have commanded a view that included the Hebron Mountains, the Judean plain and the area around modern-day Ashkelon.
The tower, which is thought to have once been about 16.5 feet high and 11.5 feet wide, would have commanded a view that included the Hebron Mountains, the Judean plain and the area around modern-day Ashkelon.
The bible itself
mentions the use of beacons (or "pillars") to
communicate between military forces
The use of these early
warning beacons is mentioned in the Bible.
“Blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a signal-fire in Beth Haccerem; for disaster appears out of the north, and great destruction.”
(Jeremiah 6:1, Judges 20:38, 40).
“Blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a signal-fire in Beth Haccerem; for disaster appears out of the north, and great destruction.”
(Jeremiah 6:1, Judges 20:38, 40).
https://youtu.be/v-DSMWLBtec (description)
2 Kings 18:8 - He
smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced
city.
mitspeh: watchtower, lookout - https://biblehub.com/hebrew/4707.htm
2 Chronicles 20:24 - Isaiah 21:8
And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:(KJV)
And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:(KJV)
Isaiah 21:11-12 - Oracles about Edom
and Arabia
11 The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.
11 The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.
Dumah (Arabic: دومة; Hebrew: דּוּמָה Dūmāh; Aramaic for "silence") was
the sixth son of Ishmael, the son of biblical Abraham and Hagar.
Blessed are those servants,
whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching:
verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself,
and make them to sit down to meat,
and will come forth and serve them.
and will come forth and serve them.
Luke 12:37
Previous discoveries in
the Ashkelon area:
Engravings of a
Seven-Branched Menorah and a Cross were Discovered by Hikers in an Ancient
Water Cistern in the Judean Shephelah
The menorah engraved on the wall of the cave has a base with three
feet, and it evidently portrays the menorah that stood in the Temple during the
Second Temple period. A cross was engraved near the menorah. Another engraving
was found on the side of the cave which seems to resemble a type of key that is
characteristic of antiquity, as well as other engravings that were noted, some
of which have not yet been identified. Alongside the cistern is a columbarium
with dozens of niches that were used to raise doves in antiquity. During the
Second Temple period doves were used as part of the sacrificial rites in the
Temple.
According
to Sa'ar Ganor, the District Archaeologist of Ashkelon in the Israel
Antiquities Authority,
Over
the weekend, during the Hanukkah holiday and the last days of 2016, Israel
Caving Club members Mickey Barkal, Sefi Givoni and Ido Meroz were exploring
caves in the Judean Shephelah when they noticed what appeared to be ancient
carvings. They notified the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), who confirmed
that the markings were indeed ancient in an IAA press release. Carved on the
chalk wall of a water cistern were a seven-branched menorah with a three-legged
base—representing the Temple menorah from the Second Temple period—as well as a
cross, a Christian symbol. Near the menorah and cross were additional
engravings that are still being identified.
https://jewishbusinessnews.com/2017/01/03/surprise-engravings-menorah-and-a-cross-from-second-temple-period-discovered-during-hanukkah-and-christmas-holidays/
- Published Jan 3rd, 2017
Engravings
of a Seven-Branched Menorah - https://youtu.be/tYTaBqiS96M
And what I say unto you I say unto all,
Watch.
Mark 13:37
Habakkuk 2:1
I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower,
and will watch
to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
Are the events that are unfolding in the Middle
East foretold in the book of Habakkuk?
This is a
long video as I set out to be thorough and methodical in presenting not only
the relevant biblical information; but also the info regarding current events
in the Middle East.
Habakkuk 1:1 - This is the oracle that Habakkuk the prophet
received in a vision:
2How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out
to You, “Violence!”
but You do not save? (NKJV)
Habakkuk 1:1 – Hebrew: massa':
burden, a load, lifting, bearing, tribute
Habakkuk 1:6 – Chaldeans – Ur - Abraham
The Chaldeans are mentioned multiple times in
the Bible in both contexts. For example,
Genesis 11:28
speaks of Abraham’s father Terah, who was from “Ur of the Chaldeans,” the specific tribe or
people known as the Chaldeans. We know from verses such as Genesis 11:31 and Genesis 15:7 that God called Abraham, a Chaldean, out of Ur of the
Chaldeans so that Abraham would follow God to the land that God had promised to
him and his descendants.
[These notes are from watching this video. ~Tammy]
Abraham
is stated to have originally come from "Ur of the Chaldees" (Ur Kaśdim).
The king of Chaldea was also called the king
of Bit Yakin, just as the kings of Babylonia and Assyria were regularly styled
simply king of Babylon or Assur, the capital city in each case. In the same
way, what is now known as the Persian Gulf was sometimes called "the Sea
of Bit Yakin", and sometimes "the Sea of the Land of Chaldea".
"Chaldea" came to be used in a wider
sense, of Mesopotamia in general, following the ascendancy of the Chaldeans
during 608–557 BCE. This is especially the case in the Hebrew Bible, which was substantially composed during this
period (roughly corresponding to the period of Babylonian captivity). The Book of Jeremiah makes frequent reference to the Chaldeans (KJV Chaldees
following LXX Χαλδαίοι; in Biblical Hebrew as Kasdîy(mâh) כַּשְׂדִּימָה "Kassites").
Habbakuk 1:6 calls them "that bitter and hasty
nation" (הַגֹּוי הַמַּר וְהַנִּמְהָר).
Jeremiah 27:1-11
Jeremiah 38:17-18
Hebrews 10:37-38 - For yet a little while, and he that shall come will
come, and will not tarry.
38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul
shall have no pleasure in him.
Numbers 11:11 – massa / burden [seeing
a lot of 1's]
Isaiah 13:1 – massa - This is an oracle concerning Babylon that Isaiah
son of Amoz received:
Jeremiah 23:33 – massa – oracle / burden of God
massa': burden, a load, lifting,
bearing, tribute - https://biblehub.com/hebrew/4853.htm
massa: utterance, oracle / nasa
- https://biblehub.com/str/hebrew/4853b.htm
nasa or nasah: to lift, carry,
take - https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5375.htm
(Genesis 4:13)
Ezekiel 33 - The Watchman and His Message
Hosanna!
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