Welcome to part two of Dr. Jan Martin, the book of Ezekiel.

Okay, so we've had some fun in chapter 18 and we've had this theme of the Lord being sad when people sin when they read the consequences of those sin.

He doesn't take pleasure in sin.

What's interesting is as you carry on with chapters 19 through about 32, you start seeing the Lord talking about the other nations that are around Jerusalem.

That question that we talked about the beginning, well, if these other nations are wicked, why are they not having consequences?

The Lord starts talking about Judah, of course, he starts with them again, but then he starts talking about Tyre and he starts talking about Egypt and some of the other nations around.

So, it doesn't happen to them that they're all going to reap consequences for their wickedness in the future.

But the interesting thing is that the Lord is not happy about any of this.

And so, I just love that we carry on that understanding that God doesn't want this for his kids and his children no matter what nation they belong to.

And then we get this incredible lamentation for Egypt in chapter 32, which you can see of, I just don't want this. This isn't what I want for the human family.

And then we hit chapter 33, which is such a fabulous chapter so we can just go right over there and jump in to that one.

That long bridge reminds me of Enek. Why are you weeping? Why does God weep?

It's poetry, isn't it Hank? And Shedforth, their tears is reigned upon the mountains. It's like, wow, that's...

Yeah, and Moses 7, Enek says to the Lord, how is it that thou can't weep seeing that thou art holy from all eternity to all eternity?

And he goes on and says, you've made all this. It's amazing. Why do you weep? In verse 32, the Lord said, and the Enek, behold these thy brethren, they are the workmanship of my known hands.

And I gave unto them their knowledge in the day I created them. And in the Garden of Eden gave I into man his agency.

And I gave them a commandment that they should love one another. They should choose me their father, but they're without affection and they hate their own blood.

And then he goes on later, wherefore should not the heavens weep seeing these shall suffer. Is that the message, Jan, of those chapters?

Yes, and I was just going to put one in 32 18 just to go along for what you said, look what he tells Ezekiel, son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt.

There's that theme of sorrowing and lamenting and crying over people's choices and what's happened. There is no pleasure for the Lord in this. This isn't what he wants for his people.

Well, what's fun about it is we just did that great stuff on the watchman in the tower back. And now we hit 33. And if you look at your chapter, heading, that's the very first word that appears, but the verse that starts it is verse six.

And we go back to this, if the watchman see the sword come and blow not the trumpet and the people may not warn if the sword come. And suddenly you're back to Ezekiel, you're the watchman on the tower. If you look at verse seven, I have set the watchman unto the house of Israel.

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