He shall keep in order the lamps on the pure gold lamp stand before Yahweh continually.
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He shall keep in order the lamps on the pure gold lamp stand before Yahweh continually.
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He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.
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He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.
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- Exodus 31:8 the table and its vessels, the pure lamp stand with all its vessels, the altar of incense,
- Exodus 37:17-24 He made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it. There were six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lamp stand out of its one side, and three branches of the lamp stand out of its other side: three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower; so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand. In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers; and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it. Their buds and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole thing was one beaten work of pure gold. He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold. He made it of a talent of pure gold, with all its vessels.
- Exodus 39:37 the pure lamp stand, its lamps, even the lamps to be set in order, all its vessels, the oil for the light,
- Exodus 25:31-39 “You shall make a lamp stand of pure gold. The lamp stand shall be made of hammered work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it. There shall be six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lamp stand out of its one side, and three branches of the lamp stand out of its other side; three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand; and in the lamp stand four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers; and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the lamp stand. Their buds and their branches shall be of one piece with it, all of it one beaten work of pure gold. You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it. Its snuffers and its snuff dishes shall be of pure gold. It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these accessories.
- Numbers 3:31 Their duty shall be the ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister, the screen, and all its service.
- Numbers 4:9 “They shall take a blue cloth and cover the lamp stand of the light, its lamps, its snuffers, its snuff dishes, and all its oil vessels, with which they minister to it.
- 1 Kings 7:49 and the lamp stands, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold;
- 1 Chronicles 28:15 by weight also for the lamp stands of gold, and for its lamps, of gold, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps; and for the lamp stands of silver, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps, according to the use of every lamp stand;
- Jeremiah 52:19 The captain of the guard took away the cups, the fire pans, the basins, the pots, the lamp stands, the spoons, and the bowls; that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver.
- Zechariah 4:11-14 Then I asked him, “What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lamp stand and on the left side of it?” I asked him the second time, “What are these two olive branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that pour the golden oil out of themselves?” He answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.” Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”
- Hebrews 9:2 For a tabernacle was prepared. In the first part were the lamp stand, the table, and the show bread; which is called the Holy Place.
- Revelation 1:20–2:1 The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies. The seven lamp stands are seven assemblies. “To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: “He who holds the seven stars in his right hand, he who walks among the seven golden lamp stands says these things:
- Revelation 2:5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I am coming to you swiftly, and will move your lamp stand out of its place, unless you repent.
- Revelation 11:4 These are the two olive trees and the two lamp stands, standing before the Lord of the earth.
- Zechariah 4:2-3 He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I have seen, and behold, a lamp stand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on the top of it; and two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl, and the other on the left side of it.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 24:4 He shall order the lamps upon the…
Lev 24:4 He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.
Ver. 4. Upon the pure candlestick.] Pure, because daily purified by the priests: so must our consciences be from dead works by daily repentance.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain So called, partly because it was made of pure…
So called, partly because it was made of pure gold, partly because it was to be oft dressed and always kept clean.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain He shall order the lamps on the pure candlestick,....…
He shall order the lamps on the pure candlestick,.... So called, as Jarchi suggests, for these two reasons, partly because it was made of pure gold, and partly because it was to be kept pure and clean, and free from ashes, by the priest; see Exo 25:31,
before the Lord continually; which both respects the situation of the candlestick, and the work about it, which Aaron was to do continually before and in the presence of the Lord. Jarchi thinks this ordering respects the measure of oil for every night, which he says, according to the wise men, was half a log for every lamp, which was about a quarter of a pint of oil.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain The pure candlestick - So called, partly because it…
The pure candlestick - So called, partly because it was made of pure gold, partly because it was to be always kept clean.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Lev 24:4. The pure candlestick — So called, either…
Lev 24:4. The pure candlestick — So called, either because of its resplendent brightness, or because it was of pure gold; before the Lord — Because it was before the ark and mercy-seat, where God was peculiarly present.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain upon the pure candlestick--so called because of pure gold.…
upon the pure candlestick--so called because of pure gold. This was symbolical of the light which ministers are to diffuse through the Church.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 4. The v. ‘has somewhat the air of a…
4. The v. ‘has somewhat the air of a later addition to make the directions quite plain’ (Oxf. Hex.). For ‘continually’ the LXX. have ‘until the morning.’
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (4) The lamps upon the pure candlestick.—Though it would…
(4) The lamps upon the pure candlestick.—Though it would appear from Exo_25:31 that the candlestick was called pure because it was made entirely of pure gold, yet, according to the authorities during the second Temple, the order here is that “he shall arrange the lamps after having purified and made clean the candlestick, and removed all the cinders.”
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