“And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.”
Overlay the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it. Pure gold throughout, with the gold molding that has appeared on the ark and the table. The consistency of the gold overlay across the ark, the table, and the incense altar makes all three pieces of the Holy Place's furniture visually unified. The worshipper in the Holy Place is surrounded by gold-covered furniture: the lampstand's hammered gold, the table's gold overlay, and the incense altar's gold overlay. The golden light of the lampstand reflects off the golden surfaces of the table and the incense altar, creating a space of radiant gold that communicates the worth of the presence within and before which all three pieces serve.
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