Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning continually. 3 Outside the curtain of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening till morning, continually. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. 4 The lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD must be tended continually.
Leviticus 24:2-4
2006-12-05 18:46:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
whats so hard?
Its a commandment for the Priest light the Menorah that existed in the Tabernacle and latter in the Temple.
2006-12-05 18:48:56 · answer #1 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a lasting ordinance found in any Catholic Church. It's red. It's called the sanctuary lamp. But you have to actually go inside to see it. Peering in through the stained glass from the outside doesn't make one know everything.
You cannot symbolize, analogize, spiritualize or allegorize an ordinance.
2006-12-06 02:58:15 · answer #2 · answered by Br. Dymphna S.F.O 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oil is indicative of the Holy Spirit.
Aaron, the high priest, is indicative of Jesus.
Jesus, our great high priest, continually tends to us, making intercession for us.
Jesus said of the Holy Spirit " He will abide with you forever"
The lampstand being kept lit continually by the high priest is a foreshadowing of the priestly ministry of Jesus, and the ongoing illumination of the Holy Spirit in the believer.
2006-12-06 02:59:44 · answer #3 · answered by revulayshun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lampstands are the light of God, as Christians Jesus said we are the Matthew 5:16... So we need to have that dedication to tending our light and continually. (the Temple is now us... 1 Cor)
Romans 12 and the definition of the temple...
Oil is a representation of the Holy Spirit (don't taint it)...
That is how I interpret that verse... Very important.
2006-12-06 02:52:28 · answer #4 · answered by Abbasangel 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the way in front of the lord must be tended because he is so good. Light might represent goodness. light banishes the darkness. gold is special. i guess it means, if you worship the lord, you must light his way and leave it that way. You must not move from your post. I think that might mean religion. God has told you to be a christian, you must stay there, and keep the lamp burning (your belief).
2006-12-06 02:51:13 · answer #5 · answered by Blue Fairy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best oil comes from the pressing..to me that signifies God's children going through trials..God makes the best come out in these situations.
Our light is to be continually burning for God..and we are to tend to our walk with God continually..and always be before the Lord... if we are to shine forth as He wants us to.
2006-12-06 02:53:17 · answer #6 · answered by Judah's voice 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the ot foreshadowing of this. in the nt:
Mat 28:18 And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in earth.
Mat 28:19 Going therefore, teach ye all nations: baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. And behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.
2006-12-06 04:45:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say the oil lamps is the Holy Spirit...If we dont tend to it, It goes out/away. We cannot honor Him without it.
Blessings
David
2006-12-06 02:49:52 · answer #8 · answered by David T 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It just means the lamps in the presence of the ark of the covenant should never go out.
2006-12-06 02:49:18 · answer #9 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know ... there is alot of weird stuff in the Old Testament that does not make any sense. It goes into great detail about the measurements of the tabernacle, etc... stuff that just goes on and on and you just don't know what the significance could possibly be.
2006-12-06 02:50:45 · answer #10 · answered by lesliejay63 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋