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| MarkStaneart | Feb 3 2011, 05:48 AM Post #1 |
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And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same. (Exodus 25:31 KJV) And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side: (Exodus 25:32 KJV) Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick. (Exodus 25:33 KJV) And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers. (Exodus 25:34 KJV) And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick. (Exodus 25:35 KJV) Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold. (Exodus 25:36 KJV) And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it. (Exodus 25:37 KJV) The traditional Menorah is based off of an engraving found in Rome that depicts the Romans carrying off the Menorah from Jerusalem in conquest. What was meant to be show of dominance and oppression may have really been buffoonery. The Menorah depicted in earliest Rabbinical sketches show the branches of the Menorah as straight, forming an inverted triangular pattern, as opposed to the circular curved branches that the common representation. When the priest stands facing the shewbread, his shadow falls upon the table: a stark demonstration that all good things that we offer are obscured by our presence. However, when he faces the altar of incense where the prayers are ascended, there is no obscurity. The Menorah quickly came to symbolize the presence of Adonai. Unlike the Ark, which was utterly hidden behind the second veil, when the priest would daily enter into the Holy Place, any witness could see the light proceeding from the Holy Place. In this same mind, when Solomon built the Temple, the windows were slanted inward at the inner frame and larger on the outer frame so that the maximum mount of light would proceed out from the Holy Place, making the Temple on Mount Zion a beacon of light over Jerusalem throughout the night. Edited by MarkStaneart, Jun 9 2011, 08:58 AM.
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| MarkStaneart | Jun 10 2011, 05:08 AM Post #2 |
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