SHEWBREAD

SHEWBREAD

  1. Twelve cakes of fine flour # Le 24:5
  2. Called hallowed bread # 1Sa 21:4
  3. Materials for, provided by the people # Le 24:8 Ne 10:32,33
  4. Prepared by Levites # 1Ch 9:32 23:29
  5. Placed in two rows on the table by the priests # Ex 25:30 40:23 Le 24:6
  6. TABLE OF 6a) Dimensions of

    # Ex 25:23

6b) Covered with gold # Ex 25:24 6c) Had an ornamental border # Ex 25:25 6d) Had staves of shittim wood covered with gold # Ex 25:28 6e) Had rings of gold in the corners for the staves # Ex 25:26,27 6f) Had dishes, spoons, covers, and bowls of gold # Ex 25:29 6g) Placed in the north side of the tabernacle # Ex 40:22 Heb 9:2 6h) Directions for removing # Nu 4:7 7) Pure frankincense placed on # Le 24:7 8) Was changed every Sabbath day # Le 24:8 9) After removal from the table given to the priests # Le 24:9 10) Not lawful for any but the priests to eat, except in extreme cases # 1Sa 21:4-6 Mt 12:4 11) ILLUSTRATIVE OF 11a) Christ as the bread of life # Joh 6:48 11b) The Church # 1Co 5:7 10:17