Exodus 25:31-40
The Lord commands a pure-gold lampstand to give ordered light in His sanctuary according to the pattern shown to Moses.
31 “You shall make a lamp stand of pure gold. The lamp stand shall be made of hammered work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it.
32 There shall be six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lamp stand out of its one side, and three branches of the lamp stand out of its other side;
33 three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand;
34 and in the lamp stand four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
35 and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the lamp stand.
36 Their buds and their branches shall be of one piece with it, all of it one beaten work of pure gold.
37 You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it.
38 Its snuffers and its snuff dishes shall be of pure gold.
39 It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these accessories.
40 See that you make them after their pattern, which has been shown to you on the mountain.
The LORD commands a pure-gold lampstand to give ordered light in his sanctuary according to the pattern shown to Moses.
To give the LORD’s instructions for the golden lampstand, its lamps, utensils, ornamental form, and strict construction according to the revealed pattern shown to Moses on the mountain.
The lampstand instructions come after the ark and table instructions in the tabernacle furnishing sequence. Israel is still at Sinai, receiving from the LORD the revealed pattern for the sanctuary where he will dwell among them.
The Sanctuary Pattern: Offerings, Ark, Table, and Lampstand
The LORD commands Israel to build His sanctuary according to His revealed pattern so He may dwell among them, meet with them above the atonement cover, and order their worship by covenant testimony, continual provision, and holy light.