Lamps Are Placed on the Lampstand 2

2 "Speak to Aaron and say to him, 'When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.'"


Num 8:2
When you set up the . . . lamps—The priests lighted the middle lamp from the fire of the altar; and the rest one from another; signifying that all light and knowledge comes from Christ, who has the seven spirits of God, figured by the seven lamps of fire.

The area in front of the lampstand—On that part which is before the lampstand, Heb. the area in front of the
lampstand—That is, in that place towards which the lampstand looked, or where the lampstand stood in full view, that is, upon the north-side, where the table of shew-bread stood, as appears from hence, because the lampstand stood close to the boards of the sanctuary on the south-side, Exo 26:35. And thus the lights were on both sides of the sanctuary, which was necessary, because it was dark in itself, and had no window.

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Wesley, John. "Commentary on Numbers 8." "John Wesley's Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible." . 1765.