During Hannukah 2024, King of Saints Tabernacle will unveil the first full-size biblically and archaeologically accurate model of the Menorah that Moses commanded to be built and housed with the Ark of the Covenant.
The Menorah is the seven-branched lampstand that illuminated the Tabernacle and later the Temples in Jerusalem.
This model is faithful to the description of the Menorah found in Exodus 25:31-37 and to how it is depicted in the best archaeological evidence.
“My father created a full-size model of the Ark of the Covenant. It is beautiful, and based on archaeological evidence, but it is a speculative recreation. With the Menorah, it is different. We have a depiction of the Golden Temple Menorah in bas-relief on the Arch of Titus in Rome.”
The Arch of Titus depicts Roman Soldiers parading the Menorah though the streets of Rome during their celebrations of their conquering of Jerusalem and destruction of the Temple of God in 70 A.D.
While the Temple Institute in Jerusalem has created a large model of the Menorah, it disregards the Biblical and archaeological evidence for its appearance.
In 2019, 11 German Christians created a replica of the Temple Menorah and gifted it to the state of Israel. While it is coated in gold, and looks very impressive, the creators decided to create their model of the Menorah based on the Arch of Titus depiction but with certain details omitted and they created it with two of the branches broken off.
The Phillip Anthony Missick Menorah is a full-size replica with all the details from the depiction on the Arch of Titus of the Menorah re-created.
“My father created all the pieces for the Menorah, but died of COVID in 2021 before he could assemble them. After my father died, I decided that I needed to complete this project for him. I could not have finished the Menorah without help from Christian Seiss, Jeanne Bennett, and Victor Patterson.”
The original components were made out of plaster and clay and extremely fragile.
“After giving it a lot of thought, I decided to create the Menorah through 3D printing, and I went with ‘isolids’ 3D printing in Spring. It has been a difficult project to complete, but through persistence, me being doggedly relentless, and with the help of the aforementioned friends and members of our congregation, we have finally completed it.”
•Hanukkah 2024 Services at King of Saints
Dec. 21 11 a.m.: “Introducing the Hanukkah Story” by Associate Pastor Joseph Logue
Dec. 28 11 a.m.: Hanukkah Celebration and the Unveiling of the Phillip Anthony Missick Memorial Menorah with Dr. Stephen A Missick
King of Saints Tabernacle 2228 FM 1725 Cleveland, Texas, 77328
