The Watchman of the Rebellious House

[Sung: Psalm 81]

[Note: We regret that there are some dropouts during this recording. However, we hope they do not detract from the quality of the message.]

What does it mean to be a watchman? Nowadays we have these fancy cameras and “security guards” who watch the monitors.

But in the old days they had watchmen. The watchman would stand on guard, looking out from his tower. If he saw an enemy coming, he would raise the alarm – blow the trumpet – wake everyone up. That was his job.

He may not be very good at fighting, or talking, or farming, or anything else – but as long as you have a good and faithful watchman, no one will be able to surprise you at night.

Ezekiel is called as a watchman. He is supposed to warn Israel about a sneak attack.

Who is going to attack?
The Babylonians? No.
The Egyptians? No.

God. God is going to attack his people. And so God posts Ezekiel as a watchman!

If God is going to attack his own people by night, why would he post a watchman to warn them?