34 And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.
34 And on the lampstand there are to be four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms.
34 And on the lampstand itself there shall be four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers,
34 On the main stem of the Lampstand, make four cups shaped like almonds, with calyx and petals,
34 On the lampstand itself four bowls shall be made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower.
34 Craft the center stem of the lampstand with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 25:34
Commentary on Exodus 25:31-40
(Read Exodus 25:31-40)
The candlestick represents the light of God's word and Spirit, in and through Christ Jesus, afforded in this dark world to his believing people, to direct their worship and obedience, and to afford them consolations. The church is still dark, as the tabernacle was, in comparison with what it will be in heaven; but the word of God is a light shining in a dark place, Matthew 28:20, is like this, Observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. Let us remember that we are the temples of the Holy Ghost, that we have the law of God in our hearts, that we are to live a life of communion with God, feast on his ordinances, and are the light of the world, if indeed we are followers of Christ. May the Lord help us to try ourselves by this view of religion, and to walk according thereto.