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