Numbers 8:2

Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

Cross-references

Exodus 25:37 specifies making seven lamps for the lampstand, which Numbers 8:2 then instructs to be set up to light the front.

Exodus 37:23 records making the seven lamps, which Numbers 8:2 then instructs to be arranged for lighting.

Exodus 40:25 Prophetic fulfillment

Exodus 40:25 shows Moses setting up the lamps, fulfilling the command given in Numbers 8:2.

Revelation 1:12 depicts seven golden lampstands, directly alluding to the Tabernacle menorah and symbolizing the churches.

Revelation 1:20 explains the seven lampstands are the seven churches, revealing the menorah as a type of the church.

Revelation 2:1 describes Christ walking among the golden lampstands, applying the menorah imagery to Christ's presence in churches.

Leviticus 24:2 commands people to bring pure olive oil for the lamps; Numbers 8:2 instructs how to arrange those lamps—complementary.

Revelation 4:5 shows seven torches of fire before God's throne, paralleling the seven lamps but representing the seven spirits.

Psalm 119:130 extends the metaphor: God's words give light, imparting understanding—similar to the menorah's illumination.

Isaiah 8:20 Parallel

Isaiah 8:20 warns that disregard for God's law means no light—a parallel to the menorah's light representing divine guidance.

2 Peter 1:19 compares the prophetic word to a lamp shining in darkness, paralleling the menorah's function.

Matthew 5:14 calls believers the light of the world, paralleling the menorah's light but applied to Christian witness.

John 1:9 Parallel

John 1:9 presents Jesus as the true light that enlightens everyone, echoing the menorah's symbolic light.