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Inside the Temple we also find a remarkable item that reveals further the divine numbers one, three,
and seven. This is the Golden Candlestick.

Moses was given a commandment by Yahweh to form the candlestick of a single piece of “beaten
gold.” Thus the body of the candlestick was formed all of one piece. The body of the candlestick is
representative of the Son of God. His body was also beaten, yet He was pure and holy like refined
gold. The candlestick was fashioned into seven individual branching candles. The candlestick did not
hold wax candles as we think of them today. Rather, it burned the pure, beaten oil derived from the
crushed flesh of the olive. The olive oil was poured into the hollow candlestick and each branch was
lit. The oil represents the Holy Spirit. Oil is used to signify anointing throughout the Bible, and John
refers to the Holy Spirit as the “anointing” (I John 2: 20, 27). The flames represent the seven spirits
of Yahweh.

In the candlestick we clearly see the numbers one, three, and seven. We may say truly that there is
only one candlestick. Yet the one candlestick has three distinct parts. It has the body of gold. It has
the holy oil. It also has the flame (for our God is a consuming fire). In the book of Revelations we see
that Christ is walking among the seven candlesticks representing the seven churches of Asia Minor.
It is fitting that the candlestick should serve both as a symbol of God, as well as the people of God.
Yahweh has determined that His people should be conformed to His image and likeness.

I will give but one more example of how Yahweh has used these three numbers in the Scriptures. The
feasts of Yahweh are three in number. They are the Feast of Passover, the Feast of Pentecost, and the
Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot). Just like these other examples, these three feasts are further divisible
into seven, for both Passover and Tabernacles are three part events.

Passover
Feast of Passover
Feast of Unleavened Bread
Feast of Firstfruits