The LORD [YHVH] says to my Lord [Adonai]: 
"Sit at My right hand, till I make your enemies your footstool...
rule in the midst of your foes!"
Psalm 110:1-2

The almond branch has symbolized judgment ever since
the rebellion of certain Israelites in the wilderness, 
when G-d commanded Moses to cut twelve rods from an 
almond tree, and give them to the twelve heads of the tribes, 
and one to Aaron of the tribe of Levi. 
None of the cut off branches came back to life, budding,
blossoming, and bearing fruit; only the branch of Aaron
the high priest, did.
Numbers 17:2-10

The almond tree is the very first of the trees in Israel that 
    begins to blossom. It is the first to come back to life. 

According to tradition, it also was an almond tree which G-d 
showed Moses to throw into the bitter waters at Marah: 
the almond tree absorbed the water's bitterness while
"transferring" its own "sweetness" into the water. 
The tree "healed" the water and made it sweet.
Exodus 15:22-25

It also is said that the stick, which Elisha threw into the 
Jordan river at the place where an ax-head had fallen
into the water, had been cut off from an almond tree.

Elisha employed the same principle of "transfer" G-d 
had shown Moses: the almond stick absorbed the weight of 
the ax-head and "transferred" its own light weight onto 
the ax-head, which rose back up to the surface.
2 Kings 6:5-6

Likewise Yeshua bore our sins, sicknesses and diseases and,
taking our judgment upon Himself by dying upon a
tree, He set us free from the power of sin and death.
Our iniquity and unrighteousness were laid upon Him,
and His sinlessness and righteousness were transferred onto us, 
as a free gift, by the will and grace of G-d, and by our faith
in the atoning sacrifice of our Messiah-Redeemer-Savior.

As it is written, "G-d so loved the world that He gave His
only begotten Son that whosoever would believe in Him
should not perish but have eternal life."
John 3:16

1 John 4:8

As for the menorah, it is a symbol of Messiah - as well as of 
Israel - Who was coming into the world as "the true light 
that enlightens every human being" who will believe in Him.
In Him was eternal life, and the purpose of this life 
was to lighten men with the light of life, 
to shine into their souls. 
This Light of eternal life shines into man's spiritual darkness, 
and this darkness has not overcome it."
John 1:4, 9-13; Job 33:27-30

The Moon, whose "face" shines down upon us, is the faithful 
witness of this truth which G-d placed in the sky: 

Psalm 89:37

For the moon diminishes in glory until its light is eclipsed for
three days, seemingly swollowed up by the darkness of night.
But on the third day the moon reappears, announced 
with the sound of trumpets and proclaimed "head" 
of a new month - "rosh chodesh" - among Jews.
Eventually the moon is restored to its former glory and
its "face" shines once again down upon us.

Even so did Messiah Yeshua relinquish His glory He had
from G-d the Father until, cut off from the land of the
living, His life and light appeared to have been eclipsed and
swallowed up by the kingdom of darkness.
But on the third day He rose again from the dead
and is now fully restored to the glory He had at first.
The prince of darkness could not overcome the Son of G-d Who, 
as our high priestly Redeemer, forever blesses G-d's people
with the high priestly blessing.
John 17:5, 22; Numbers 6:23-26

And this is the judgment, that the Light has come into the
world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because
their deeds were evil.
John 3:19