Matthew Poole and continuators on Zechariah 4:2

2 And said unto me, What seest thou ? And I said, I have looked , and behold, a candlestick all of gold , with † a bowl h upon the top of it , and his seven lamps thereon, and ‖ seven pipes to the seven lamps , which are on the top thereof.

What dost thou discern, of that thou didst before half asleep, half awake see, but didst not observe.

Since awakened and rowzed; I have very diligently viewed, and observed, and I see.

By Gods appointment there was a candlestick to be made, as a Utensil and Ornament of the Temple, Exod. 25.31.

So was the candlestick to be for the Temple, all of pure Gold, Exod. 37.17,

On the highest part of the candlestick, on the top of the candlestick on the top of the shaft, or on the head of the candlestick.

One pipe to each Lamp, the mouth of which pipe joined to the Bowl or Basin, and received oyl from it; the other end of the pipe fastned to the lamp convey'd oyl into the Lamp.

So each of the seven Lamps had a pipe reaching from it to the Bowl or Basin.

These Lamps were so set as to stand somewhat higher than the Body of the candlestick.

Or Basin, or round, and large oyl cruet, capable of so much oyl, as would suffice to feed all the Lamps in the Candlestick.

Either so many, because the Temple candlestick had just so many, or because of some perfection supposed to be in this Septenary Number.