 And the question we've been asking as we turn to each of these holy furnishings is what symbolic significance they had for the people of God. And we've also begun to talk about how you determine the symbolic significance. One way is by seeing if the New Testament has anything specific to say, in this case about the lampstand, and the other is to take note of how it's used in its original context and to see what else the Old Testament has to say about this kind of lamp and about light.