Isaiah 62 talks about placing watchmen on the wall who will not keep silent day or night. These are not just fences — in ancient cities, these were massive fortifications. The walls of Jericho were so wide people lived inside them — Rahab, for example.
They had watchtowers. Sentinels would stand on them to see afar. That was their post. Like Habakkuk said, “I will stand on my watch and see what the Lord will say to me.” Without a watchman on the wall, a city is blind. There is no early warning system. No eyes beyond the gate.
You don’t wait until the enemy is breaching the perimeter before you act. That’s why watchtowers were built out in the wilderness, far from the city — so the scouts could see enemy advancement long before the city was in range.
Think of telecom masts — not as high, but far enough for surveillance. One tower spotted movement, another signaled. A rider would gallop to headquarters. Or a signal relay — a succession of towers — would pass it on. The city’s defense depended on this chain of communication.
Full communiqué: https://youtu.be/gsz3Vc8BaMA?si=q4qcIw0jNfFAITLO
[Published on 09/06/2025]
