“Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.”
Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning continually. The community's responsibility for supplying the lampstand oil extends the corporate character of the sanctuary's worship: the perpetual light that burns before the Lord is sustained by the community's ongoing provision of the pure olive oil. The command to the Israelites communicates that the lampstand's perpetual burning is not only the priests' responsibility but the community's — the people provide what the priests tend.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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