Menorah

The Menorah
is a symbol of light and truth that has a connection to Jesus Christ in several ways:
- The menorah as a shadow of the Messiah. The menorah was a symbol of the coming Messiah and the believers who would be his chosen witnesses to the world. 
- ⁠Jesus as the light of the world .  Jesus said, "I am the light of the world". He also taught  that people are called to be the light of the world. John 8:12, Matthew 5:14
- ⁠The menorah and the seven lampstands. In , the Apostle John saw a vision of seven lampstands, representing the seven churches, with Jesus standing among them as the head of his church. 
Revelation 1:19-20
* The menorah and purity 
The menorah was made of solid gold and held pure olive oil, which is a symbol of purity and the Holy Spirit. 

* The menorah and covenants 
The menorah represents making and keeping covenants, which can light a person's path through life. 

The word menorah means "lamp" in Hebrew. The ancient menorah had seven branches, one for each day of Creation.

THE GDENT LAMPSTAND

““You shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand shall be made of hammered work: its base, its stem, its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it. And there shall be six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it; three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on one branch, and three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on the other branch—so for the six branches going out of the lampstand. And on the lampstand itself there shall be four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers, and a calyx of one piece with it under each pair of the six branches going out from the lampstand. Their calyxes and their branches shall be of one piece with it, the whole of it a single piece of hammered work of pure gold. You shall make seven lamps for it. And the lamps shall be set up so as to give light on the space in front of it. Its tongs and their trays shall be of pure gold. It shall be made, with all these utensils, out of a talent of pure gold. And see that you make them after the pattern for them, which is being shown you on the mountain.”
‭‭Exodus‬ ‭25‬:‭31‬-‭40‬ ‭ESV‬‬