Shine a Light

Exodus 37:17-24

It's passages like these that give the Old Testament a bad name.  It really is beyond me why we need so much repetition here at the end of Exodus... but like it or not, we're getting it.  So, the lampstand and lamps are built.  We discussed plans for them here:  http://chiphall.blogspot.com/2007/11/hide-it-under-bushel-no-exodus-2531-40.html

My reaction to all of this gold is one of curiosity.  I kind of feel like Judas claimed to when the woman poured the ointment on Jesus' feet... it seems like 75 pounds of gold could feed lots of people and wouldn't that glorify God more than a golden lampstand?  Maybe it says a lot about how already took care of the poor, maybe it says a lot about the lack of material "necessity" in that culture, maybe it speaks to a greater equality in wealth-sharing, maybe it shows that at times God likes extravegance in His honor- but for whatever reason... 75 pounds of gold goes to create this lampstand.

Litle by little, God's plans for his "house" are coming together.