John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 40:4
And the man said unto me, Son of man ,.... The glorious and illustrious Person before described, who appeared in a human form, spoke to the prophet, calling him "the Son of man", a title often bestowed upon him in this prophecy; and here used to put him in mind of his original and decent, and of his meanness and unworthiness; thereby teaching him humility, which is necessary in order to receive instruction, and learn the knowledge of divine things: and also he might use this free and... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 40:1-4
Here is, 1. The date of this vision. It was in the twenty-fifth year of Ezekiel's captivity (Ezek. 40:1), which some compute to be the thirty-third year of the first captivity, and is here said to be the fourteenth year after the city was smitten. See how seasonably the clearest and fullest prospects of their deliverance were given, when they were in the depth of their distress, and an assurance of the return of the morning when they were in the midnight of their captivity: ?Then the hand of... read more