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	Nave's—NightNave's—Night Hawk

Night

The darkness first called—Ge 1:5

Caused by God—Ps 104:20

Belongs to God—Ps 74:16

The heavenly bodies designed to separate day from—Ge 1:14

The moon and stars designed to rule and give light by—Ge 1:16-18; Jer 31:35

Commenced at sunset—Ge 28:11

Continued until sunrise—Ps 104:22; Mt 28:1; Mr 16:2

REGULAR SUCCESSION OF

• Established by covenant
• —Ge 8:22; Jer 33:20
• Ordained for the glory of God
• —Ps 19:2

Originally divided into three watches—La 2:19; Jud 7:19; Ex 14:24

Divided into four watches by the Romans—Lu 12:38; Mt 14:25; Mr 13:35

FREQUENTLY

• Exceeding dark
• —Pr 7:9
• Cold and frosty
• —Ge 31:40; Jer 36:30
• Accompanied by heavy dew
• —Nu 11:9; Jud 6:38,40; Job 29:19; So 5:2

Unsuitable for labour—Joh 9:4

Unsuitable for travelling—Joh 11:10

Designed for rest—Ps 104:23

Wearisome to the afflicted—Job 7:3,4

Favourable to the purposes of the wicked—Ge 31:39; Job 24:14,15; Ob 1:5; 1Th 5:2

Wild beasts go forth in search of prey during—2Sa 21:10; Ps 104:21,22

THE JEWS

• Forbidden to keep the wages of servants during
• —Le 19:13
• Forbidden to allow malefactors to hang during
• —De 21:23
• In affliction spent, in sorrow and humiliation
• —Ps 6:6; 30:5; Joe 1:13
• In affliction spent, in prayer
• —Ps 22:2
• Often kept lamps burning during
• —Pr 31:18

Eastern shepherds watched over their flocks during—Ge 31:40; Lu 2:8

Eastern fishermen continued their employment during—Lu 5:5; Joh 21:3

GOD FREQUENTLY

• Revealed his will in
• —Ge 31:24; 46:2; Nu 22:30; Da 7:2
• Visited his people in
• —1Ki 3:5; Ps 17:3
• Executed his judgments in
• —Ex 12:12; 2Ki 19:35; Job 27:20; Da 5:30

ILLUSTRATIVE OF

• Spiritual darkness
• —Ro 13:12
• Seasons of severe calamities
• —Isa 21:12; Am 5:8
• Seasons of spiritual desertion
• —So 3:1
• Death
• —Joh 9:4