2. the golden lampstand ~ Exodus 25:31-40 & Leviticus 24:1-4

3. ‘Come … walk with me through God’s house’
its structure …
‘make a lampstand of pure gold and hammer it out, base and shaft’
at today’s gold price ( ), it is worth approx. £1.1million

4. ‘Come … walk with me through God’s house’
its splendour …
‘flowerlike cups’ – purity
‘buds’ – productiveness
‘blossoms’ – power

5. ‘Come … walk with me through God’s house’
its shining …
the Light of the world
luminaries in the world
‘clear oil … so that the lamps may keep burning’
the wicks ‘must be tended continually’

6. ‘Come … walk with me through God’s house’
its supervision …
its size …
its significance … light of attraction and perception
its suggestiveness … the contrast between the OT/NT