The Study Exodus 25:31-37 And you shall make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls… Look at the text as typical of Christ and His Church. I. PERFECTION OF LIGHT. He was "the true Light," etc. (John 1:9). He came to shed light on every important subject; to let us know — 1. What God is, "in the face of Jesus Christ." To let us know — 2. What man is — in his sin, his spiritual relations, his wants, his destiny, etc. To let us know — 3. The future — to bring to light life and immortality. II. PERFECTION OF UNION. Branches united to one stem, and both of same material. (The Study.) Parallel Verses KJV: And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same. |
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