Exodus 37:17-24
Bezalel makes the pure gold lampstand and its utensils for the light of the Holy Place.
17 He made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it.
18 There were 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:
19 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.
20 In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
21 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 it.
22 Their buds and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole thing was one beaten work of pure gold.
23 He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.
24 He made it of a talent of pure gold, with all its vessels.
Bezalel makes the pure gold lampstand and its utensils for the light of the Holy Place.
To narrate the making of the pure gold lampstand, its base, shaft, branches, cups, buds, blossoms, lamps, wick trimmers, trays, and associated utensils according to the LORD’s earlier sanctuary instructions.
Exodus 37:17-24 follows the construction of the table and its vessels in Exodus 37:10-16 and precedes the making of the incense altar, anointing oil, and fragrant incense in Exodus 37:25-29. Within Exodus 35-40, the narrative is no longer only receiving instructions; it is recording faithful execution. The lampstand corresponds to the command in Exodus 25:31-40 and belongs among the Holy Place furnishings that order Israel's worship before the LORD.
After Bezalel makes the ark and the table, he makes the lampstand for the Holy Place. This corresponds to the earlier instructions in Exodus 25:31-40 and stands in sequence with the table and incense altar as furnishings of priestly service.
The Ark, Table, Lampstand, Incense Altar, Anointing Oil, and Incense Are Made
The sacred furnishings of the tabernacle are made according to the LORD’s command, displaying covenant presence, atonement, fellowship, light, prayerful mediation, and consecrated worship.