Ezekiel 40:3 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 40:3

The appearance of brass - Brightly shining.A line of flax - For measuring the ground plan.A measuring reed - For the walls (compare Jeremiah 31:38-39). To measure implied a separation for sacred purposes. The measurements are:(1) exact, to show that the promise is certain;(2) equal, to denote harmony;(3) vast, to mark majesty and grandeur. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 40:3-5

Ezekiel 40:3-5. Behold, there was a man The same no doubt that appeared to the prophet, Ezekiel 1:20, (where see the note,) whose name is the Branch, and who builds the temple of the Lord, Zechariah 6:12-13; whose appearance was like the appearance of brass Bright and sparkling, Revelation 1:15. With a line of flax in his hand The use of the line was to measure the land of Israel, and of the reed to take the dimensions of the buildings in and about the temple; as also to set out... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 40:1-47

Click image for full-size version40:1-48:35 THE NEW AGEIn this the final section of his book, Ezekiel adds to the picture he has already given of Israel’s restoration to the land and the golden age that will follow. He has already dealt at length with the return to the land; now he deals with matters relating to the people’s way of life within the land. In particular he deals with the temple and the city.Although the blessings outlined by Ezekiel were intended for restored Israel, the nation... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 40:3

behold, Figure of speech Asteriamos . App-6 . man. Hebrew tsh. App-14 . reed. See App-51 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 40:3

Ezekiel 40:3. A man, &c.— That is, an angel deputed from God to give him the dimensions of the temple. See chap. Eze 1:7 and Ezekiel 43:6. The Hebrew cubit was equal to about eighteen inches of our measure. The reader will best understand this description, by referring to Calmet's plan of it in his Dictionary of the Bible. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 40:3

3. man—The Old Testament manifestations of heavenly beings as men prepared men's minds for the coming incarnation. brass—resplendent. line—used for longer measurements (Zechariah 2:1). reed—used in measuring houses (Revelation 21:15). It marked the straightness of the walls. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 40:1-4

1. The setting of the vision of the return of God’s glory 40:1-4 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 40:3

Ezekiel also saw a man who appeared to be made out of bronze standing in the main gateway to this temple structure. Bronze in Scripture often represents what is strong (cf. 1 Kings 4:13; Job 40:18). The man had in his hand a length of flax (linen cord) and a rod (reed) used to measure things. He would use the rod to measure shorter distances and the cord to measure longer ones. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 40:1-20

The New TempleEzekiel, transported in vision to Palestine, is set down on the N. side of the Temple mountain, and sees the Temple buildings extending to the S. like a city. A supernatural figure, like those in Ezekiel 9, appears, and measures the various parts of the Temple in Ezekiel’s presence (Ezekiel 40:1-4).(a) The Outer Court and its Gateways (Ezekiel 40:5-27)The Outer Eastern Gateway (Ezekiel 40:5-16), Fig. 3, E. For the following details see Fig. 1. The outer boundary of the Temple was... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 40:1-35

§ 2. The Ordinances of the New Israel (Ezekiel 40-48)This concluding section of the book is dated in the twenty-fifth year of Ezekiel’s captivity, i.e. the fourteenth year after the fall of Jerusalem (572 b.c.). It is therefore thirteen years later than the previous section (Ezekiel 33-39), and, with the exception of Ezekiel 29:17-21, forms the latest part of the book. It is in the form of a vision, which is the counterpart of that in Ezekiel 8-11. There God forsook the old Temple which had... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 40:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 40:3-5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 40:1-47

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 40:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 40:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 40:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 40:1-4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 40:3

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 40:1-20

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 40:1-35

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