Yisrael, hear the word of Yahuah! The signs are multiplying, the shadows lengthening, and the hour demands a reckoning with the foundations upon which we build our lives – and our future. We have walked too long in the dust of exile, even within the borders of our restored land, clinging to systems built by the hands of our enemies. The reports flood in – Herzog delaying judgment, Edom’s influence tightening its grip on the arteries of trade, the digital beast awakening, and the surveillance state casting its net ever wider. These are not isolated incidents; they are brushstrokes painting a portrait of captivity, a modern echo of the Babylonian exile.

The Bitter Fruit of Entanglement with Edom

The Watchman’s report of Hengli Petrochemical’s compliance with US sanctions against Iran is a stark illustration of a truth long foretold: Edom’s shadow *will* lengthen, and Yisrael will find itself entangled in its web. Obadiah’s prophecy is not a historical footnote; it is a *present* reality. “Thus says Yahuah concerning Edom: ‘Behold, I will make you small among nations; despised you will