![]() Pans or Spoons (to sprinkle frankincense)īowls (vessels containing the frankincense)Įach of the 12 cakes represented one of the tribes of Israel. There were 4 vessels of pure gold on the table with the bread: It had a gold ring at each corner leg for the staves (wood overlaid with gold). The molding was the width of a hand (to secure the bread) It had a gold molding (crown) all around. It was 2 cubits long, 1 cubit wide and 1 1/2 cubits high. It was made of acacia wood overlaid with gold. This is the first mention of the word "table" (communion & fellowship) in the Bible. bread set out before the face or presence of God. This bread is sometimes referred to as being the 'shewbread' because its literal meaning is 'bread of the face', i.e. The historian Josephus indicates that the bread was unleavened. And it shall be for Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place for it is most holy to him from the offerings of the LORD made by fire, by a perpetual statute." Every Sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant. And you shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, an offering made by fire to the LORD. You shall set them in two rows, six in a row, on the pure gold table before the LORD. Two-tenths of an ephah shall be in each cake. Lev 24:5-9 "And you shall take fine flour and bake twelve cakes with it. They were placed there in two rows of six, each loaf representing one of the tribes of Israel (Lev. The purpose of the golden table was to hold 12 cakes of bread made of fine flour. And you shall set the showbread on the table before Me always." You shall make its dishes, its pans, its pitchers, and its bowls for pouring. And you shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them. The rings shall be close to the frame, as holders for the poles to bear the table. And you shall make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that are at its four legs. You shall make for it a frame of a handbreadth all around, and you shall make a gold molding for the frame all around. And you shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a molding of gold all around. The table had four legs, and two gold plated poles were inserted through golden rings attached to the legs for transporting.Įxod 25:23-30 "You shall also make a table of acacia wood two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height. Around the table was a border of gold and then a little further in, on the table top, an additional border which would hold the contents in place. Its size was 2 cubits (3 feet) in length by one cubit (1 1/2 feet) in breadth and a height of 1 1/2 cubits (2 1/4 feet). It was made of acacia wood overlaid with pure gold. ![]() ![]() The priest had at his right hand the table of shewbread or also referred to as the table of the presence. Now we will pass through the door of the tabernacle and enter the holy place. ![]() The Arch of Titus confirms the fulfillment of Jesus’ prophecy about the city of Jerusalem being captured and its inhabitants taken captive.- Lu 21:24.It was also called the Table of the Presence. At the time, such public rituals were authorized by the Roman emperor or his family. ( 2Co 2:14 Col 2:15) Those who received Paul’s letters were no doubt familiar with Roman triumphal processions. These reliefs exemplify the illustrations that the apostle Paul used in two of his letters. The relief on the other side of the passage (2) shows the victorious Titus standing in a chariot drawn by four horses. Clearly seen among the spoils are the seven-branched lampstand and the table of showbread, on which rest the sacred trumpets. On one side (1), Roman soldiers are shown carrying sacred furniture from Jerusalem’s temple. ![]() Titus’ triumphal procession is represented in bas-relief sculptures carved on each side of the passage through the arch and originally painted in vibrant colors. Two years later, Titus died unexpectedly, and shortly thereafter, this arch was built in his honor. Titus succeeded Vespasian as emperor in 79 C.E. In June 71 C.E., Titus and his father, Emperor Vespasian, celebrated this victory in the capital of the Roman Empire. The arch was built to commemorate the victory by Roman General Titus over Jerusalem and Judea in 70 C.E. The photo on the left shows the triumphal arch located at the Forum in Rome, Italy. ![]()
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