This is my  8th  post at TTOT  –

and  today  is October 8th.  

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Eight  is for 

Timekeeping

Do you have a favorite time of the day?

Or maybe you like  the night best?

My personal favorite time is the Fourth Watch of the Night –  from 3 am to 6 am.

What is your favorite WATCH?

One method of timekeeping used in Israel was called a ‘watch.’

Watches were time periods in which guards were placed on duty.

Although days were initially divided into 6 equal watch periods (Judges 7:19), by the time of the New Testament days were divided into 8 equal parts (Matthew 14:25, Mark 6:48).

Night Watches

Photo  by  Dids  at Pexels.

First watch – Sunset to 9 p.m. Second watch – 9 p.m. to Midnight Third watch – Midnight to 3 a.m. Fourth watch – 3 a.m. to Sunrise

I am a Night Watcher – I am usually up for the Fourth Watch of the Night.

Day Watches

Morning Photo by    Warren Blake at Pexels.

First watch – Sunrise to 9 a.m. Second watch – 9 a.m. to Noon Third watch – Noon to 3 p.m. Fourth watch – 3 p.m. to Sunset