Bible Cross References
the candlestick of
Exodus 25:31-39
31
"Make a lampstand of pure gold. Make its base and its shaft of hammered gold; its decorative flowers, including buds and petals, are to form one piece with it.
32
Six branches shall extend from its sides, three from each side.
33
Each of the six branches is to have three decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
34
The shaft of the lampstand is to have four decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
35
There is to be one bud below each of the three pairs of branches.
36
The buds, the branches, and the lampstand are to be a single piece of pure hammered gold.
37
Make seven lamps for the lampstand and set them up so that they shine toward the front.
38
Make its tongs and trays of pure gold.
39
Use seventy-five pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and all this equipment.
Exodus 40:24
He put the lampstand in the Tent, on the south side, opposite the table,
Exodus 40:25
and there in the LORD's presence he lit the lamps, just as the LORD had commanded.
Leviticus 24:4
Aaron shall take care of the lamps on the lampstand of pure gold and must see that they burn regularly in the LORD's presence.
1 Chronicles 28:15
for each lamp and lampstand,
2 Chronicles 13:11
Every morning and every evening they offer him incense and animal sacrifices burned whole. They present the offerings of bread on a table that is ritually clean, and every evening they light the lamps on the gold lampstand. We do what the LORD has commanded, but you have abandoned him.
Zechariah 4:2
"What do you see?" he asked. "A lampstand made of gold," I answered. "At the top is a bowl for the oil. On the lampstand are seven lamps, each one with places for seven wicks.
Zechariah 4:11
Then I asked him, "What do the two olive trees on either side of the lampstand mean?
Matthew 5:15
No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl; instead it is put on the lampstand, where it gives light for everyone in the house.
John 1:4-9
4
The Word was the source of life, and this life brought light to people.
5
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out.
6
God sent his messenger, a man named John,
7
who came to tell people about the light, so that all should hear the message and believe.
8
He himself was not the light; he came to tell about the light.
9
This was the real light---the light that comes into the world and shines on all people.
Philippians 2:15
so that you may be innocent and pure as God's perfect children, who live in a world of corrupt and sinful people. You must shine among them like stars lighting up the sky,
Hebrews 9:2
A tent was put up, the outer one, which was called the Holy Place. In it were the lampstand and the table with the bread offered to God.
Revelation 1:12-20
12
I turned around to see who was talking to me, and I saw seven gold lampstands,
13
and among them there was what looked like a human being, wearing a robe that reached to his feet, and a gold band around his chest.
14
His hair was white as wool, or as snow, and his eyes blazed like fire;
15
his feet shone like brass that has been refined and polished, and his voice sounded like a roaring waterfall.
16
He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword came out of his mouth. His face was as bright as the midday sun.
17
When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead man. He placed his right hand on me and said, "Don't be afraid! I am the first and the last.
18
I am the living one! I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. I have authority over death and the world of the dead.
19
Write, then, the things you see, both the things that are now and the things that will happen afterward.
20
Here is the secret meaning of the seven stars that you see in my right hand, and of the seven gold lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
Revelation 2:1-5
1
"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: "This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and who walks among the seven gold lampstands.
2
I know what you have done; I know how hard you have worked and how patient you have been. I know that you cannot tolerate evil people and that you have tested those who say they are apostles but are not, and have found out that they are liars.
3
You are patient, you have suffered for my sake, and you have not given up.
4
But this is what I have against you: you do not love me now as you did at first.
5
Think how far you have fallen! Turn from your sins and do what you did at first. If you don't turn from your sins, I will come to you and take your lampstand from its place.