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Numbers 8:2 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Numbers 8:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 8 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.”
Numbers 8:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 8:2
The specific instruction that the seven lamps give light toward the front of the lampstand indicates purposeful illumination, not random scattering of light. God's truth is not chaotic but ordered, not diffused but focused. The lampstand's design, with branches extending from a central shaft, suggests that all truth radiates from a central source. Christ declared Himself the Light of the World, the central truth from which all other truth derives meaning. The Reformed emphasis on the centrality of Christ applies here—He is the trunk from which all branches of truth extend.
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Cross-References for Numbers 8:2
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“and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it.”
“as Yahweh commanded Moses.”
“sounds”
“The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.”
“and its snuffers”
“as to a lamp shining in a dark place”
“That was the true Light”
“and the seven golden lampstands. The seven stars are the angels{or”
“He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.”
“I saw seven golden lampstands.”