The golden candlestick is a picture of Christ — Les says plainly that Christ is the candlestick.
Les teaches that the candlestick, like every article of the tabernacle, points to the finished work of Christ on the cross. It stood on the south side of the front sanctuary, was seven-tiered, and was made of beaten gold; its light revealed the inner beauty of the tabernacle, which Les compares to the believer's position in Christ.
Exodus 25:31 — This is the biblical record of God's instructions for the golden candlestick, which Les refers to when he says it was made of beaten gold.
The Bible records God's instructions for the golden candlestick in Exodus 25:31, specifying that it was to be made of pure gold, of beaten work. The shaft, branches, bowls, knops, and flowers were to be of the same piece. God also instructed that seven lamps be made for the candlestick so it could give light (Exodus 25:37).
Les Feldick teaches that the golden candlestick is one of the tabernacle furnishings that pictures Christ. He explicitly says, "He's the candlestick" (Clip 2). In his teaching, everything in the tabernacle — its materials, its fence, its altar, its furniture — is a picture of Christ and of the finished work of salvation, which he calls propitiation (Clips 1, 2, 4).
Les places the golden candlestick on the south side of the front sanctuary. He describes it as the seven-tiered candlestick, and in his layout it stood among the other furniture of the tabernacle.
Les notes that God gave instructions for the golden candlestick to be made all out of beaten gold (Clip 6). The Bible's record in Exodus 25:31 matches this detail: the candlestick was to be made of pure gold, of beaten work.
Les teaches that the candlestick is a picture of Christ. He says "He's the candlestick" (Clip 2). More broadly, he explains that every jot and tittle of the tabernacle, including the gold, silver, stones, sacrifices, priesthood, and furniture, speaks of the finished work of Christ on the cross — a work he calls propitiation (Clips 1, 4).
Les pictures the light from the candlestick reflecting off all the gold and the pure white linen with blue, purple, scarlet, and cherubim woven into it, making the sanctuary beautiful beyond description. He says this beauty was only visible from inside. He compares this to believers who come into the body of Christ and see a beauty and loveliness that the world knows nothing of (Clip 0). He also contrasts the outside, where Christ has no beauty, with the inside, where He is everything (Clip 7).
Inside Beauty Revealed by the Candlestick
Les describes the light from the seven-branched candlestick reflecting off the gold and embroidered linen, creating a beauty that only those inside the sanctuary could see — just as believers in Christ see a beauty the world doesn't know.
The Tabernacle as a Picture of Christ
Les says every jot and tittle of the tabernacle is a picture of Christ; the candlestick is included in that whole picture.
Christ Is the Candlestick
Les explicitly teaches that the candlestick, like every piece of tabernacle furniture, points to Christ and says "He's the candlestick."
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And that gate was comprised of a curtain, again, of fine linen, but not white. This curtain, since it is the gate, and remember, who is the gate? Who is the door to the sheepfold? All through Scripture, it's Christ. And so this linen of the gate, this curtain, is comprised of the four colors that are shown throughout the tabernacle that, again, all depict Christ.
Propitiation and the Tabernacle
Les explains that every aspect of the tabernacle, including the candlestick, is a picture of the work of propitiation that Christ accomplished.
Candlestick Location
Les places the seven-tiered candlestick on the south side of the front sanctuary, showing its place among the tabernacle furnishings.
Beaten Gold Construction
Les notes that God gave instructions for the golden candlestick to be made entirely of beaten gold.
Outside vs. Inside Beauty
Les contrasts the unattractive outside of the tabernacle with the beauty seen inside, connecting it to how believers come to see Christ as everything.
Exodus 25:31: And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers shall be of the same.
God's instructions specify the candlestick was pure gold, beaten work — the detail Les mentions.
Exodus 25:37: And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.
The seven lamps correspond to the seven-tiered candlestick Les describes.
Les places the golden candlestick on the south side of the front sanctuary. He describes it as the seven-tiered candlestick, standing with the other furnishings of the tabernacle.
According to Les Feldick, the golden candlestick represented Christ. He says plainly that Christ "is the candlestick," and that all the tabernacle furnishings are pictures of His finished work.
Les teaches that the candlestick's light reflected off the gold and embroidered linen, creating a beauty only visible inside the sanctuary. He compares this to the believer's experience in Christ — seeing a beauty the world doesn't see.
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