Numbers 8:2

Numbers 8:2

Arrangement of the Lamps

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 “Speak to Aaron, and say to him, ‘When you ^aarrange the lamps, the seven ^blamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.’ ”

3 And Aaron did so; he arranged the lamps to face toward the front of the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses.

4 ^aNow this workmanship of the lampstand was hammered gold; from its shaft to its flowers it was ^bhammered work. ^cAccording to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.

Cleansing and Dedication of the Levites

5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

6 “Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them ceremonially.

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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When thou lightest the lamps - The priests lighted the middle lamp from the fire of the altar; and the rest one from another; signifying that all light and knowledge comes from Christ, who has the seven spirits of God, figured by the seven lamps of fire. Over against the candlestick - On that part which is before the candlestick, Heb. over against the face of the candlestick - That is, in that place towards which the candlestick looked, or where the candlestick stood in full view, that is, upon the north - side, where the table of shew - bread stood, as appears from hence, because the candlestick stood close to the boards of the sanctuary on the south - side, Exodus 26:35. And thus the lights were on both sides of the sanctuary, which was necessary, because it was dark in itself, and had no window.

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