2 Chronicles 4:20 Meaning and Explanation
“Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;”
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Read Full Chapter →The lampstands and their lamps, of pure gold, are made to burn before the inner sanctuary as prescribed.
What Does 2 Chronicles 4:20 Mean?
The golden lampstands and their lamps were set to burn before the inner sanctuary, the most holy place, exactly as the appointed order required. Their flame was never to go dark.
A light kept always burning before the holiest place pictured the unceasing worship due to God and his abiding presence with his people. The pure gold and the steady flame together spoke of a devotion meant to endure. Before the Holy One, the lamp of faith is to be kept ever burning.
2 Chronicles 4:20 in the Original Language
debir (דְּבִיר), 'oracle' -- the innermost sanctuary, the most holy place where God's presence dwelt.
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What does 2 Chronicles 4:20 mean?
The lampstands and their lamps, of pure gold, are made to burn before the inner sanctuary as prescribed.