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Candles were unknown in Bible times; hence every KJV reference to a candle is incorrect and should be a lamp. In 2 Kings 4:10 the menôrāh prob. refers to a pottery lamp of a different style from the common nēr.
A hand-made ceramic oil lamp from the Holy Land in Old Testament times. The bowl was filled with olive oil. One end of a flax wick sat in the oil and the other, which hung out over the spout, was lit to provide minimal light in an ancient house.
From the Old Testament to the New Testament, the lamp serves as a powerful metaphor conveying profound truths about the role of believers, the illumination brought by God’s Word, and the ultimate light found in Jesus.
Lamp light has a very important role to play in Scripture. It is a metaphor, and a beautiful one I might add, that points to the presence of God in our lives. The first mention of a lamp occurred in the Book of Exodus. YHWH told Moses to build Him a sanctuary: Exodus 25:8-9. “Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them.
The lamp is indicated in the Hebrew Bible by the word נֵר, pronounced “ner” or “nyr” which means: lamp, light. Oil lamp. By “ner” (or “nyr”)/lamp predominantly a small pottery oil lamp is meant. Often, they were simple lamps, but sometimes they also were lamps with artful, graceful shapes.
Lamp. The lamps of the ancients, sometimes called "candles" in our Bible, were cups and vessels of many convenient and graceful shapes; and might be carried in the hand, or set upon a stand. See CANDLESTICK. The lamp was fed with vegetable oils, tallow, wax, etc., and was kept burning all night.
(Matthew 5: 14 -16) It would have struck the people living in biblical times as an absurd picture to put your lamp under your bushel basket. In the same way, Jesus says that His followers are the light of the world, and they must burn bright like a lamp that lightens the community around them.
The system and articles used to illuminate homes in biblical times. Lamps are mentioned often in the Bible but seldom described. Archaeological excavations have provided numerous examples of these lighting implements used in ancient times, dating from before Abraham to after Christ.
One of these symbols is the 'lamp.' It might seem like a simple or mundane object, but its symbolic usage in the Scriptures is deep and rich. To fully understand this symbol, we will explore its ancient historical background and Biblical context, and its implications for believers in Biblical times, and even in the present day.
1. That part of the golden candlestick belonging to the tabernacle which bore the light; also of each of the ten candlesticks placed by Solomon in the Temple before the Holy of Holies ( Ex 25:37; 1Ki 7:49; 2Ch 4:20; 2Ch 13:11; Zec 4:2 ). The lamps were lighted every evening, and cleansed every morning ( Ex 7:8; Reland, Ant. Hebr. 1:5:9, and 7:8).