Description

During the time of Jesus, pilgrims who traveled by foot to Jerusalem brought oil lamps with them and lit them in the temple. They would also bring fillers to keep the lamp burning as long as they could; they hoped to bring the light from the temple home with them as a reminder of the holy place they had visited.

To this day, archaeological sites all over the Holy Land have yielded Herodian oil lamps, particularly in the Galilee around the lake of Kineret (lake Tiberias), the place where Jesus spent much of his adult life and north in the Golan.

Readers of the New Testament will know these lamps from one of Jesus’ most remarkable parables” The story of the ten virgins (Matthew 25:1-13). Five of these virgins kept their lamps burning. No doubt they kept their supply of oil close at hand. They were wise and ready. Five more began the night with their lamps lit, but did not keep a supply of oil nearby, so by the time the bridegroom arrived their lamps had gone out. They were not wise or ready.

The message of the parable is clear: be wise, always draw close to God and the Holy Spirit and in doing so, be ready. Jesus is coming soon. Have this reminder of this important message somewhere set up in your home.

Measurements of the filler: Length 5,5cm, width 5,5cm and height 11cm
Measurements of the lamp: Length 9cm, width 7cm and height 3cm