“There were three branches on either side of a central stem (i.e. It is particularly detailed in relation to the beautiful almond blossom we see in spring.Įxodus 25:33 (KJV) - “Three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a calyx and a blossom bud and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a calyx and a blossom bud - so for the six branches going out of the lampstand.” This is also indicated by the five copper sockets at the entrance to the holy, copper representing human nature, either just or justified.Ī description of the lampstand for the Tabernacle in Exodus 25:31-39 is directly from God to Moses. Perhaps specifying this direction for the lampstand indicates that the Church is still in the flesh while in the holy, holding forth the light of Truth. South is the direction of earth ( Ezekiel 47:1), as north is of heaven. The Golden lampstand or candlestick stood opposite the golden table, on the southern side of the “Holy” ( Exodus 40:24-25). Revelation 16:21 (NKJV) says “great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent.” We get a better picture of the crushing fierceness of God’s wrath when we realize these hailstones weighed about 35kg (75 pounds)!Īccording to the Jewish Midrash, the candlestick was the “height of an average man” (However, no measurements are given in Scripture as to its exact size, thus reflecting the thought that God’s light of Truth is immeasurable ( Ephesians 1:19). It “weighed a talent of gold, and it was set with precious stones “ ( 2 Samuel 12:30, NIV). The talent was first mentioned in the book of Exodus within the inventory of materials used for the construction of the tabernacle: “All the gold that was used for the work, in all the construction of the sanctuary, the gold from the offering, was twenty-nine talents”( Exodus 38:24, ESV).Īnother example of a talent weight we find in the golden crown placed on King David’s head. In the New Testament, a talent was a value of money or coin (e.g. In the Old Testament, a talent was a unit of measurement for weighing precious metals, usually gold and silver. The talent was an ancient unit of weight and value in Greece, Rome, and the Middle East and it was the heaviest or largest biblical unit of measurement for weight. As of 5th November 2018, one talent of pure gold is worth about $1.9 million AUS and $1.4 million US.
The seven lamps as well as its wick trimmers and trays and all its accessories were to also be made from pure gold and all the gold used in relation to the lampstand and its operation was to equal one talent of pure gold which is around 35 kg (75 pounds) ( Exodus 25:39). Perhaps the mention of “hammer”suggests the discipline that shapes the New Creature in Christ ( 2 Corinthians 5:17, Hebrews 12:4-12, Proverbs 3:11, 12, Psalm 119:75, Romans 8:18, Revelation 3:19). He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its shaft its cups, its bulbs and its flowers were of one piece with it”( Exodus 37:17, NASB). The lampstand and its seven branches were made of gold. As David wrote, “If God does not build this house, His workers have toiled in vain” ( Psalm 127:1).
For success, man must work with his talent while God sends a blessing from above. The lampstand (“Menorah” in Hebrew) was created by combined forces, the talent of the earthly craftsmen ( Exodus 31:2-11) together with Divine assistance. Let us be reminded that the 3 pieces of stationary furniture in the “Holy” were: a “lampstand” ( “candlestick” KJV), a “Table,” and an “Incense Altar,” and each represents something concerning the development of the saints during the Gospel age. It is the brilliant, majestical, golden lampstand that illuminated the Holy of the Tabernacle allowing Aaron - the Israelites’ first High Priest - to perform the services of sacrifice to God-Jehovah on behalf of his chosen people, in an attempt to fulfill the Mosaic Law and its regulations.
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