Exodus 25: 31-40: “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. 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: 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. And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers. 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. Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold. And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it. And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold. Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels. And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.”
While the Lord is the source of light and doesn’t need light Himself the High Priest would need to see what he was doing when He went into the most holy place so the Lord, kindly, allowed him to have light when he went into to worship the Lord. This was no ordinary candlestick but had seven lights as the Lord rested on the seventh day because the work of creation was complete and perfect. The seven lights were spread out to give the High Priest the best possible view of what he was doing and to make sure that he didn’t trip over anything that might be in the way. Even though this place was the most holy place for all Israel the Lord was also generous and kind, making it welcoming and pleasant for the man who had to use it as well. The Lord always works in this way: He is kind. He understands our weaknesses and failings and always works to make things easier and more comfortable for us. Of course, this statement then begs the questions, “Why do good people suffer?” The Lord always works to bring His people to their knees so that they can fully appreciate all the good things that He has done for us. (see Deut 8: 16, “Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;”)
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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