The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread,
Parallel translations
- WEB the table with its poles and all its vessels, and the show bread;
- BSB the table with its poles, all its utensils, and the Bread of the Presence;
- NKJV the table and its poles, all its utensils, and the showbread;
- NASB the table and its poles, and all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence;
- NLT the table, its carrying poles, and all its utensils; the Bread of the Presence;
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Quick answer
The table, its poles and vessels, and the showbread are to be made.
Overview
The table held the bread of the Presence, a continual offering before God symbolizing fellowship and provision. This bread testified that God sustains His people and welcomes them at His table. It anticipates Christ, the true bread of life, who feeds His people and shares table fellowship with them (John 6:35).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Exod 25:23–30Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
- Lev 24:5–6And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.
- Exod 37:10–16And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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