Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning. The oil for the lampstand requires pure, clear olive oil — pressed from fresh olives without impurities. The quality of the oil matters: impure oil produces impure light, and the light in the sanctuary must be as pure as the presence it represents. Leviticus 24:2–4 specifies that Aaron must keep the lamps burning before the Lord continually from evening to morning. The perpetual light in the sanctuary requires perpetual supply of pure oil. John 8:12 says Jesus is the light of the world — the lampstand that burns perpetually in the sanctuary is the type of the one who is the permanent, unfailing light.

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