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Shewbread

 

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 4:7

Pure 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
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