The Golden Lampstand

Exodus 25

³¹ _t "You shall also make a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand shall be of hammered work. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and flowers shall be of one piece. ³² "And six branches shall come out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side. ³³ _u "Three bowls shall be made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower - and so for the six branches that come out of the lampstand. ³⁴ _v "On the lampstand itself four bowls shall be made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower. ³⁵ "And there shall be a knob under the first two branches of the same, a knob under the second two branches of the same, and a knob under the third two branches of the same, according to the six branches that extend from the lampstand. ³⁶ "Their knobs and their branches shall be of one piece; all of it shall be one hammered piece of pure gold. ³⁷ "You shall make seven lamps for it, and _w they shall arrange its lamps so that they _x give light in front of it. ³⁸ "And its wick-trimmers and their trays shall be of pure gold. ³⁹ "It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these utensils. ⁴⁰ "And _y see to it that you make them according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.

1. Cross References
   Exodus 37:17 - 24
   He also made the lampstand of pure gold; of hammered work he made the lampstand. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and its flowers were of the same piece.
   1 Kings 7:49
   The lampstands of pure gold, five on the right side and five on the left in front of the inner sanctuary, with the flowers and the lamps and the wick-trimmers of gold.
   Zechariah 4:2
   And he said to me, "What do you see?" So I said, "I am looking, and there is a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top of it, and on the stand seven lamps with seven pipes to the seven lamps.
   Hebrews 9:2
   For a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, in which was the lampstand, the table, and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary.
   Revelation 1:12
   Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands.
   
2. Cross References
   Exodus 37:19
   There were three bowls made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower - and so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.
   
3. Cross References
   Exodus 37:20 - 22
   And on the lampstand itself were four bowls made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower.
   
4. Cross References
   Exodus 27:21
   In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the LORD. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.
   Exodus 30:8
   And when Aaron lights the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense on it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.
   Leviticus 24:3
   Outside the veil of the Testimony, in the tabernacle of meeting, Aaron shall be in charge of it from evening until morning before the LORD continually; it shall be a statute forever in your generations.
   Leviticus 24:4
   He shall be in charge of the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.
   2 Chronicles 13:11
   And they burn to the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense; they also set the showbread in order on the pure gold table, and the lampstand of gold with its lamps to burn every evening; for we keep the command of the LORD our God, but you have forsaken Him.
   
5. Cross References
   Numbers 8:2
   "Speak to Aaron, and say to him, 'When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.'"
   
6. Cross References
   Exodus 25:9
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   Exodus 26:30
   And you shall raise up the tabernacle according...
   Numbers 8:4
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   1 Chronicles 28:11
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   1 Chronicles 28:19
   "All this, " said David, "the LORD made me unde...
   Acts 7:44
   Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in th...
   Hebrews 8:5
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