Sandwiched between the chapters of the Feasts of the Lord and the Year of Jubilee (Leviticus 23 and 25), comes a chapter on keeping the Menorah continually lit. Many commentators think it’s a misplaced chapter. But it’s not. The Feasts of the Lord give us the timetable of Christ’s victories from the Cross (Passover), until His reign in righteousness (the Year of Jubilee). Between those events, we are to walk steadfastly, confidently, and joyfully, in the light of the Lord.
The pure gold Menorah symbolized Jesus as the Light of the World. It’s seven branches remind us that Jesus made seven claims, which only One who is God could make… “I am the Bread from Heaven… I am the Light of the World… I am the Door… I am the Good Shepherd… I am the Resurrection and the Life… I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life… I am the true Vine.” – (John 6:51, 8:12, 10:10, 10:11, 11:25, 14:6, 15:1).
As Believers, we “walk in the light,” possess “armor of light,” and our churches are called “Lampstands” to our communities. For only in Christ do we find hope that grows brighter and brighter despite a world growing darker and darker. Because Jesus lives, all who receive Him will belong to a future city where “there is no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God lightens it, and the Lamb is the Light of it. And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its Light.” – (Rev. 21:23,24).
Jesus will overthrow this present darkness with a judgment that will shake the world. Knowing this, the invitation still stands to those in the dark… “Come! let us walk in the light of the Lord.”
Maranatha!
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