4He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.
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And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,
The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,
And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same: …
These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)Care is here taken, and orders are given, for the decent furnishing of the candlestick and table in God’s house. I. The lamps must always be kept burning. The law for this we had before, Exod. 27:20 , 21 . It is here repeated, probably because it now began to be put in execution, when other things were settled. 1. The people were to provide oil (Lev. 24:2), and this, as every thing else that was t…
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