Light and Life
Pastor Jason West
December 10, 2023
I. What Is the Golden Lampstand?
A. God’s Description
(Exodus 25:31-40; 37:17-24; Numbers 8:1-4)
1. Costly
2. The Arms Looked Like an
3. Inside the
(Exodus 26:35; 40:24-25)
4. A Priestly Duty
(Exodus 27:20-21; Leviticus 24:4; 2 Chronicles 13:11)
5. The
6. A Festival of Lights/Hanukkah
II. Why the Lampstand Is Significant?
A. It Represents Light From the
Zechariah 4:1-2 “And the angel who talked with me came again and woke me, like a man who is awakened out of his sleep. And he said to me, ‘What do you see?’ I said, ‘I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and seven lamps on it, with seven lips on each of the lamps that are on the top of it.’”
Zechariah 4:6 “Then he said to me, ‘This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.’”
Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Romans 8:14 “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.”
B. It Represents Light From the
(Jeremiah 1:11-12; Psalm 119:105)
C. It Represents Light That Needs
(Exodus 27:20-21)
III. How the Lampstand Points Us To Christ?
A. Christ Is the
(John 10:22-24, 37-38)
John 1:4-10 “In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.”
John 8:12 “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’”
John 12:46 “I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.”
B. Christ Shines in Us and Brings
(2 Corinthians 4:6)
C. Christ is Reversing the Curse From the
D. Christ Calls Us To Be Living
Matthew 5:14-16 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”
Ephesians 5:8-9 “… at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true)”
Philippians 2:15 “that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world”
1 Thessalonians 5:5 “For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.”
1 Corinthains 3:16 “Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?”
E. Christ Is the Only Light We Need
(Revelation 22:1-5)