Numbers 4:9
And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:
Cross-references
In Numbers 4:12, the sanctuary utensils are also covered with blue cloth and badger skins, following the same pattern as the lampstand here.
In Numbers 4:8, the table of showbread is covered with scarlet cloth under badger skins — a different color and item, but the same covering procedure as the lampstand here.
In Numbers 4:16, Eleazar oversees the oil for the lampstand, linking the priestly responsibility to the item being covered here.
Exodus 25:31-39 provides the original design of the golden lampstand that is being covered for transport in Numbers 4:9, linking object description to handling.
Exodus 37:17-24 describes the construction of the lampstand by Bezalel, the same lampstand referred to in Numbers 4:9 for covering.
Exodus 25:38 describes the snuffers and trays for the lampstand, which are the very utensils mentioned in Numbers 4:9 for packing.
Leviticus 24:4 instructs on arranging lamps on the same lampstand, showing its regular use, while Numbers 4:9 deals with its transport.
In 1 Kings 7:49, Solomon's temple lampstands echo the design and function of the tabernacle lampstand described here.
Revelation 2:1 depicts Christ walking among golden lampstands, echoing the tabernacle lampstand from Numbers 4:9 as a symbol of the church.