![]() The book of Hebrews gives us some help on our quest, reminding us in chapter 8 that all the items God told Moses to make “serve as a copy and shadow of the heavenly things.” It might seem strange to our ears sometimes, but if we are willing to “seek diligently” as the two central words of the Torah say, then we can find some wonderful truths hidden in God’s law. Every tiny detail has been considered to perfection. ![]() When we see the instructions that God gives to Moses on how precisely to build the tabernacle, we are struck by the incredible amount of detail involved. On one branch are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a ring of outer leaves and petals likewise on the opposite branch three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a ring of outer leaves and petals and similarly for all six branches extending from the menorah… Make seven lamps for the menorah, and mount them so as to give light to the space in front of it.” (verses 31-37, Complete Jewish Bible) It is to have six branches extending from its sides, three branches of the menorah on one side of it and three on the other. It is to be made of hammered work its base, shaft, cups, ring of outer leaves and petals are to be of one piece with it. ![]() It first appears in Exodus chapter 25, as God instructs them how to make it: Perhaps the New Covenant has some answers? What is the meaning of the menorah? But historians don’t really know why this symbol rather than any other. For millennia, it was the symbol of the people of Israel, long before the Star of David. If you look at the ancient buildings and archaeological findings in Israel, you will notice that the symbol of the menorah appears time and time again.
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