Ezequiel 40:4

4 Y me habló aquel varón, diciendo: Hijo de hombre, mira con tus ojos, y oye con tus oídos, y pon tu corazón a todas las cosas que te muestro; porque para que yo te las mostrara eres traído aquí. Cuenta todo lo que ves a la Casa de Israel

Ezequiel 40:4 Meaning and 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 familiar way of speaking, both to express his philanthropy or good will to men, and to take off all terror from the mind of the prophet at his appearance; that he might more diligently attend to what he should see and hear, which he next advises him to: behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears;
look with both eyes, and hear with both ears; that is, look wistfully, and hear attentively; for if persons only have a glance or superficial view of anything or hear in a careless and indifferent manner, what they see and hear will make little impression upon them; nor will they retain, but soon forget it, and be incapable of relating it unto others: and set thy heart upon all that I shall show thee;
let thy mind be intent upon it; thoroughly consider it, and ponder it within thy heart; let it engross all thy thoughts and affections; so it will be imprinted upon thy mind, and be remembered by thee; for, unless a man's heart is taken with what he sees and hears, it will soon be gone from him; and besides, these were things of great moment and importance, which were about to be shown the prophet: as Moses had the pattern of the tabernacle shown him in the mount; and as David had the pattern of the temple given him by the Spirit and in writing, which were both typical of the church; and as John had a view of the New Jerusalem; so the prophet here is shown the form and order of the Gospel church in the latter day: for to the intent that I might show them unto thee art thou brought
hither;
this was the design of his being brought in a visionary way out of Chaldea into the land of Israel, that he might have a view of the fabric after described; and there it was highly proper that he should diligently view it, and listen attentively to everything that was said to him about it; and the rather, as he was to relate the whole to others, as follows: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel;
to the people of Israel then in captivity; and to the church of God in every age, to whom this prophecy should come, and by whom it should be read; that the people of God in all succeeding times might know what will be the state and condition of the church of Christ in the latter day; and how far they now come short of Gospel order and discipline; see ( Ezekiel 43:10 Ezekiel 43:11 ) . It becomes the ministers of the word faithfully to declare what has been shown them, whether respecting doctrine or practice, even all things, and keep back nothing that may be profitable and useful.

Ezequiel 40:4 In-Context

2 En visiones de Dios me llevó a la tierra de Israel, y me puso sobre un monte muy alto, sobre el cual había como edificio de una ciudad al mediodía

3 Y me llevó allí, y he aquí un varón, cuyo aspecto era como aspecto de bronce, y tenía un cordel de lino en su mano, y una caña de medir; y él estaba a la puerta

4 Y me habló aquel varón, diciendo: Hijo de hombre, mira con tus ojos, y oye con tus oídos, y pon tu corazón a todas las cosas que te muestro; porque para que yo te las mostrara eres traído aquí. Cuenta todo lo que ves a la Casa de Israel

5 Y he aquí, un muro fuera de la Casa; y la caña de medir que aquel varón tenía en la mano, era de seis codos, de a codo y palmo; y midió la anchura del edificio de una caña, y la altura, de otra caña

6 Después vino a la puerta que daba cara hacia el oriente, y subió por sus gradas, y midió él un poste de la puerta, de una caña en anchura, y el otro poste, de otra caña en ancho