Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 24:4
He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.
4. The v. ‘has somewhat the air of a later addition to make the directions quite plain’ ( Oxf. Hex.). For ‘continually’ the LXX. have ‘until the morning.’
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
So called, partly because it was made of pure gold, partly because it was to be oft dressed and always kept clean.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
4. upon the pure candlesticksocalled because of pure gold. This was symbolical of the light whichministers are to diffuse through the Church.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
He shall order the lamps on the pure candlestick,…. So called, as Jarchi suggests, for these two reasons, partly because it was made of pure gold, and partly because it was to be kept pure and clean, and free from ashes, by the priest; see Ex 25:31;
before the Lord continually; which both respects the situation of the candlestick, and the work about it, which Aaron was to do continually before and in the presence of the Lord. Jarchi thinks this ordering respects the measure of oil for every night, which he says, according to the wise men, was half a log for every lamp, which was about a quarter of a pint of oil.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(4) The lamps upon the pure candlestick.Though it would appear from Exo. 25:31 that the candlestick was called pure because it was made entirely of pure gold, yet, according to the authorities during the second Temple, the order here is that he shall arrange the lamps after having purified and made clean the candlestick, and removed all the cinders.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Lev 24:4 He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.
Ver. 4. Upon the pure candlestick. ] Pure, because daily purified by the priests: so must our consciences be from dead works by daily repentance.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
candlestick = light-holder as Lev 24:2 above, and Gen 1:14, &c. The word “pure” here = purified or ceremonially cleansed: i.e. not for common uses.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
the pure: Exo 25:31-39, Exo 31:8, Exo 37:17-24, Exo 39:37, Num 3:31, Num 4:9, 1Ki 7:49, 1Ch 28:15, Jer 52:19, Zec 4:2, Zec 4:3, Zec 4:11-14, Heb 9:2, Rev 1:20, Rev 2:1, Rev 2:5, Rev 11:4
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lev 24:4. The pure candlestick So called, either because of its resplendent brightness, or because it was of pure gold; before the Lord Because it was before the ark and mercy-seat, where God was peculiarly present.