The Golden Lampstand

The Golden Candlestick was a lampstand with seven lit lamps which had wicks and

oil. The difference between this candlestick and normal candles is that candles are

self-consuming while the lamps burn by the continual supply of oil poured into them.

The Church is not merely to be a candle or give candlelight, but to be a lampstand

shedding forth Divine light by the continual supply of the Oil of the Holy Spirit.

The chief purpose of the candlestick was to give light in the Holy Place where there

was no

This speaks of the Church being the only light illuminated

by the oil of the Holy Spirit throughout this church age.

Like the Brazen Laver the Candlestick had no measurements. The thought here is

we cannot

the light of God which is to be revealed in the Church for

time and eternity, nor can we measure the power of the cleansing of the Water of the

Word.

The Candlestick represents both the Lord Jesus Christ as the Light of the World,

John 8:12; 9:5, and the New Testament Church both local and universal. Matthew

5:14-16; Revelation 1:12-20.

The Candlestick was made from One piece of beaten gold.

Gold speaks to us of Deity and Divine nature first seen in Jesus (The light of the

world and second in the Church. Matthew 5:14-15. The gold had to be beaten into

shape; it was not cast in a mold. The more gold is beaten the more it

This

speaks again of all the sufferings and bruising's of Jesus that in the end caused Him

to shine so bright in a dark world. The Church as well will go through the fiery trials,

testings and sufferings so that it will conform to the Divine pattern and shine like

pure gold.

To fashion such an intricate detailed object by this method, required not only the

work of a master craftsman, but the genius of God residing in them. Exodus 31:1-6.

One speaks of unity, oneness, one accord or one Church. Hebrews 2:11; John 17.

There is only one way of approach to God, one God, One Mediator between God

and man, one sacrifice for sins, one body and one church.

The Candlestick is a picture of the Bible.

Exodus 25:31-36. When the bowls the knops and the flowers on the shaft along with

the six branches are totalled, which just happens to be

_, we have a beautiful

picture of the books of the Bible. Further to this, if you take the shaft and the three

branches on one side all the parts total 39, the number of books in the Old

Testament. The remaining three branches with their parts total 27, the number of

books in the New Testament. The Bible is the only Divine light and Divine Word for

humanity. It is only His Word that can show us where we are and where we are

going. Psalm 119:105.

The purpose of the Candlestick was to give Light.

As seen the Candlestick is the only source of light in the Holy Place which speaks of

the church age. (See handout) Christ and His Church are the only light in this age.

Note how much the world is trying to extinguish that light through laws, values and

culture.

The Candlestick was to give light before the Lord. Leviticus 24:1-4 The Lord in one

sense was behind the veil yet as the Candlestick shone it was shining before the

Lord. We to are shinning before the Lord and the world by the

of God that

we do which brings God glory. Matthew 5:15-16.

The Candlestick was to give light upon itself. Numbers 8:2-3. Aaron positioned the

lamps to shine on itself as well as illuminating the Holy Place. In the same way it

takes the Holy Spirit to illuminate the 66 books of the Bible. John 14:26; 16:13-14.

The lamp represents divine illumination-revelation, witness, and righteous deeds

(compare Psalm 119:105; Proverbs 4:18). The μόδιος (basket) Matthew 5:15 stands

for anything that

that light: fear, compromise, self-preservation, or

societal pressure. The lampstand pictures the God-given platforms through which

believers are meant to shine. Workplaces, social media, local communities

(volunteering)

The Candlestick was Divinely lit.

Divine fire came from the Glory of God which consumed the sacrifices on the

Brazen Altar. Some of those coals where then taken to light the Candlestick and the

Golden Altar of incense. Leviticus 9:22-24.

This fire was to

go out. There was a

responsibility to provide the

oil to keep the lamps burning. Leviticus 24:2. This all speaks of how God lit the

Candlestick of the Church on the Day of Pentecost, but it is the responsibility of the

believer to receive a continual supply of Divine Oil, the Holy Spirit to keep the Lamp

burning before the Lord and the world.

The Trimming of the Lamps.

Each lamp had to be maintained by the High Priest

both morning and

evening as He ministered at the Golden Altar of Incense. This process involved

trimming the wicks and renewing the oil. He would cut away the burnt-out portions of

the wicks so that a clean light would shine.

Jesus our High Priest does this in our lives as He makes intercession for us.

Hebrews 7:25. Aaron used tools, snuff dishes and tongs to carry out this work.

Jesus uses instruments to trim and cleanse us that we would shine brighter for His

Glory. Hebrews 12:6; John 15:2.

The Church of this day is to be a light in the midst of a perverse generation. We

must yield ourselves to God so that our light shines brightly. Philippians 2:15-16.