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Text: Exodus 37: 17-24

MEDITATION

Exodus 37:17-24

17 He also made the lampstand of pure gold; of hammered work he made the lampstand. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and its flowers were of the same piece.
18 And six branches came out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side.
19 There were three bowls made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower—and so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.
20 And on the lampstand itself were four bowls made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower.
21 There was a knob under the first two branches of the same, a knob under the second two branches of the same, and a knob under the third two branches of the same, according to the six branches extending from it.
22 Their knobs and their branches were of one piece; all of it was one hammered piece of pure gold.
23 And he made its seven lamps, its wick-trimmers, and its trays of pure gold.
24 Of a talent of pure gold he made it, with all its utensils.

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. Bezalel was multi-talented

a. He was an expert in woodcraft.

i. He made the ark of the Testimony.

ii. He also made the Showbread Table.

b. He was also skilled in metal work.

i. The Lampstand was an intricate piece of work.

ii. It was made of pure gold.

2. The amount of gold used was “one talent”

a. This was a significant amount of gold.

b. A talent is probably estimated at 32-34kg.

3. The symbolic significance

a. It represented Light.

b. God was the Giver of light to His people.

c. The light that God gives will be even more deeply appreciated than the pure gold that was used to make the lampstand.

4. The design of Lampstand

a. This was stated in Exodus 25:31-40.

b. This was made by Bezalel and recorded in Exodus 37:17-24.

经文：出埃及记 37:17-24

沉思

《出埃及记 37:17-24》
17 他用精金做一个灯台，这灯台的座和干与杯、球、花，都是接连一块锤出来的。
18灯台两旁杈出六个枝子，这旁三个，那旁三个。
19 这旁每枝上有三个杯，形状像杏花，有球有花；那旁每枝上也有三个杯，形状像杏花，有球有花。从灯台杈出来的六个枝子都是如此。
20灯台上有四个杯，形状像杏花，有球有花。
21灯台每两个枝子以下有球，与枝子接连一块，灯台杈出的六个枝子都是如此。
22球和枝子是接连一块，都是一块精金锤出来的。
23用精金做灯台的七个灯盏，并灯台的蜡剪和蜡花盘。

24他用精金一他连得做灯台和灯台的一切器具。

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 比撒列精通工艺

a. 他精通木工

i. 他造了法柜

ii. 他也造了陈设饼的桌

b. 他也精通金属工

i. 灯台是非常精细的作品

ii. 它是以精金打造而成

2. 灯台用了“一他连得”的精金而造：

a. 这是大量的精金

b. “一他连得”大约是32-34公斤

3. 灯台的象征

a. 它象征光

b. 上帝将光给予祂的子民

c. 与打造灯台的精金相比，人们必须更珍惜上帝所给予的光

4. 灯台的设计

a. 设计的细节记载在《出埃及记 25:31-40》

b. 《出埃及记 37:17-24》记载着比撒列按照设计打造灯台的过程