Leviticus 24:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually. ”

Leviticus 24:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The oil for the lamps of the tabernacle and the meal for the showbread were to be offerings from the Congregation, like the meal for the Pentecostal loaves, Leviticus 23:17 . It appears that the r...
Leviticus 24:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 24. Four Additional Ordinances. Leviticus 24:1-4 . The Holy Lamp (P). Leviticus 24:2 f. is partially identical with Exodus 27:20 * a section which may not be in its right plac...
Leviticus 24:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

candlestick . light-holder as Leviticus 24:2 above, and Genesis 1:14 , &c. The word "pure" here. purified or ceremonially cleansed: i.e. not for common uses.
Leviticus 24:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.
Leviticus 24:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually. Upon the pure candlestick - so called because of pure gold. This was symbolical of the light which ministers are...
Leviticus 24:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Oil for the Lamps. The Shewbread. Laws on Blasphemy 1-4. Oil for the Lamps in the Tabernacle. On the construction of the Lampstand see Exodus 25:31-40 , and with the present passage cp. Exodus...
Leviticus 24:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The lamps upon the pure candlestick. — Though it would appear from Exodus 25:31 that the candlestick was called pure because it was made entirely of pure gold, yet, according to the authorities d...
Leviticus 24:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE ORDERING OF THE LIGHT IN THE HOLY PLACE Leviticus 24:1-4 "And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the ligh...
Leviticus 24:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Light and Bread and the Holy Name Leviticus 24:1-23 The words “Before the Lord” are twice repeated in the opening paragraph. The pure lamplight, emblematic of the influence of a religious life;...
Leviticus 24:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

As this chapter is read, it seems at first to be out of place or out of order. Yet undoubtedly it is not so. The fact that we may not be able clearly to see the connection does not warrant its omissi...
Leviticus 24:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Is not JESUS'S priesthood, as an unchanging, never-ceasing priesthood, here represented? And subordinate to him, are not the services of his ministers also intended to be set forth? While we pray tha...
Leviticus 24:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He shall order the lamps on the pure candlestick ,.... So called, as Jarchi suggests, for these two reasons, partly because it was made of pure gold, and partly because it was to be kept pure and cl...
Leviticus 24:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually. Ver. 4. Upon the pure candlestick. ] Pure, because daily purified by the priests: so must our consciences be from de...
Leviticus 24:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The pure candlestick So called, either because of its resplendent brightness, or because it was of pure gold; before the Lord Because it was before the ark and mercy-seat , where God was pecul...
Leviticus 24:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

CONTINUAL LIGHT (vv. 1-4) Here Moses is told to command the children of Israel that they bring pure olive oil for the seven lamps, never allowing the supply of oil to lapse, so that the lamps woul...
Leviticus 24:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Laws Concerning the Lamps. B. C. 1490. 1 And the L ORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Co...
Leviticus 24:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

So called, partly because it was made of pure gold, partly because it was to be oft dressed and always kept clean.
Leviticus 24:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Golden Lampstand ( Leviticus 24:2-4 ). Leviticus 24:2-4 “Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually....
Leviticus 24:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sanctuary Light; The Shewbread; Blasphemy Punished SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 24:1-4 .—Cause the lamps to burn continually. There is a Light whose radiance never dims, whose glow never pales—...
Leviticus 24:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 24:2 . Cause the lamps to burn continually. The heathens also had lamps in their temples. In France it is amusing to see a dim light glimmering through the church windows; and truly it i...
Leviticus 24:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Pure oil-olive beaten for the light. Directions for furnishing of the sanctuary Care is here taken, and orders given, for the decent furnishing of the candlestick and table in God’s house. I....
Leviticus 24:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION A connection between Leviticus 23:1-3 , and Le Leviticus 24:1-3 is found by Keil in the fact that the oil for the holy lamps and the shewbread were offerings of the people, a sacri...
Leviticus 24:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Of the Oil and the Showbread
Leviticus 24:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 28:15 ; 1 Kings 7:49 ; Exodus 25:31-39 ; Exodus 31:8 ; Exodus 37:17-24 ; Exodus 39:37 ; Hebrews 9:2 ; Jeremiah 52:19 ; Numbers 3:31 ; Numbers 4:9 ; Revelation 1:20 ; Revelati...
Leviticus 24:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The pure candlestick — So called, partly because it was made of pure gold, partly because it was to be always kept clean.

Leviticus 24:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Leviticus 24:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 24:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Leviticus 24:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Leviticus 24:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 24:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 24:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Leviticus 24:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Leviticus 24:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Leviticus 24:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 24:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Leviticus 24:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Leviticus 24:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Leviticus 24:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 24:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 24:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Leviticus 24:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Leviticus 24:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 24:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Leviticus 24:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 24:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Leviticus 24:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Leviticus 24:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Leviticus 24:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Leviticus 24:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes