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vv.6-10 have a sense of good news since the great oppressor Babylon, has fallen. For Judah this is great news
v. 11 Dumah - son of Ishmael, means "silence"
symbolic of the silence (dead silence) that remains in this place
v.13 Dedanites - an Arabian tribe
Tema - oasis on major trading route, important town especially in a desert
Again the big theme here is TRUST. In whom will you trust...
Babylon was built upon greed, pride and a hunger for power and eventually Babylon will fall - not gradually but suddenly.
The idea of the watchman is important. The Israelite watchman in vv. 6f receives his visions from God and so what he sees is clear and true compared to the watchman in v. 11f where there is "silence" or Dumah. Even from the highest of towers, they cannot see what is coming.
Share your answers for the following question:
How does what you see from a distance from a watchtower affect how you live your life? And how does this compare to a person who lives without a "watchtower" view?
Isaiah, Ezekiel - the great prophets were watchmen to speak of what they saw in the distance. May God open our eyes to see...
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