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Shewbread
Twelve cakes of fine flour - Le 24:5
Called hallowed bread - 1Sa 21:4
Materials for, provided by the people - Le 24:8; Ne 10:32,33
Prepared by Levites - 1Ch 9:32; 23:29
Placed in two rows on the table by the priests - Ex 25:30; 40:23; Le 24:6
TABLE OF
- Dimensions of
- Ex 25:23- Covered with gold
- Ex 25:24- Had an ornamental border
- Ex 25:25- Had staves of shittim wood covered with gold
- Ex 25:28- Had rings of gold in the corners for the staves
- Ex 25:26,27- Had dishes, spoons, covers, and bowls of gold
- Ex 25:29- Placed in the north side of the tabernacle
- Ex 40:22; Heb 9:2- Directions for removing
- Nu 4:7Pure frankincense placed on - Le 24:7
Was changed every Sabbath day - Le 24:8
After removal from the table given to the priests - Le 24:9
Not lawful for any but the priests to eat, except in extreme cases - 1Sa 21:4-6; Mt 12:4
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- Christ as the bread of life
- Joh 6:48- The Church
- 1Co 5:7; 10:17 Next Topic (Shields)