Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.
The lampstand was solid gold, not hollow, and magnificently wrought with ornamental knops and flowers, but far more than decoration, it spoke truth. The tabernacle had no windows because that old covenant dwelt in darkness; the sun of righteousness had not yet risen. Yet God did not leave them in silence: His Word was their lamp, the prophets were branches spreading its light through the ages. We have the same light still, though the world remains a dark place without it.
AI summary
Commenting on Exodus 25:31-40
a talent of pure gold--in weight equivalent to 125 lbs. troy.
[Of] a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels. (k) This was the talent weight of the temple, and weighed 120 pounds.