38 Its wick trimmers and trays are to be of pure gold.
38 And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.
38 Its tongs and their trays shall be of pure gold.
38 Make the candle snuffers and trays out of pure gold.
38 And its wick-trimmers and their trays shall be of pure gold.
38 The lamp snuffers and trays must also be made of pure gold.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 25:38
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.