He lit the lamps before Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
- BSB and set up the lamps before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
- NKJV and he lit the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
- NASB And he lighted the lamps before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
- NLT Then he lit the lamps in the Lord’s presence, just as the Lord had commanded him.
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Quick answer
Moses lit the lamps before Yahweh, as commanded. The continual light testified to God's abiding presence with His people.
Overview
Lighting the lamps before the Lord set in motion the perpetual illumination of the Holy Place. The light maintained before God's presence represented His unceasing watchfulness and the priestly service rendered to Him. It foreshadows Christ, who gives light to all, and the call for His people to bear that light faithfully.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Exod 25:37You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it.
- Exod 40:4You shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are on it. You shall bring in the lamp stand, and light its lamps.
- Rev 4:5Out of the throne proceed lightnings, sounds, and thunders. There were seven lamps of fire burning before his throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
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