the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar of incense, the tableThe Hebrew word for "table" is "שֻׁלְחָן" (shulchan), which refers to the table of showbread in the Tabernacle. This table held the bread of the Presence, symbolizing God's provision and fellowship with His people. Historically, the table was made of acacia wood and overlaid with pure gold, signifying purity and divine presence. In a spiritual sense, the table represents God's sustenance and the importance of spiritual nourishment through His Word. and all its utensils
The phrase "and all its utensils" refers to the various implements used in the service of the table, such as dishes, pans, bowls, and pitchers. These items were also made of gold, emphasizing the sacredness of the service to God. The Hebrew word for "utensils" is "כֵּלִים" (kelim), which can also mean vessels or instruments. This highlights the idea that every tool and action in worship is significant and should be dedicated to God's glory. the lampstand
The "lampstand," or "מְנוֹרָה" (menorah) in Hebrew, was a seven-branched candelabrum made of pure gold. It provided light in the Holy Place of the Tabernacle, symbolizing God's guidance and the light of His truth. The menorah is a powerful symbol of spiritual illumination and the presence of God among His people. It reminds believers of Jesus Christ, who declared Himself the "light of the world" (John 8:12). and its utensils
Similar to the table, the lampstand had its own set of utensils, including wick trimmers and trays, all crafted from gold. These utensils were essential for maintaining the lampstand's light, symbolizing the continual need for spiritual vigilance and the maintenance of one's faith. The meticulous care of these items reflects the believer's responsibility to nurture their spiritual life and witness. and the altar of incense
The "altar of incense," or "מִזְבַּח הַקְּטֹרֶת" (mizbeach haqtoret) in Hebrew, was a small altar placed before the veil in the Tabernacle. It was used to burn incense, which represented the prayers of the people ascending to God. The altar of incense signifies the importance of prayer and intercession in the believer's life. Historically, the incense was a specific blend, symbolizing the unique and pleasing aroma of sincere worship and communication with God. This altar points to the intercessory work of Christ, who mediates on behalf of believers before the Father. Persons / Places / Events 1. The TableThis refers to the Table of Showbread, which was located in the Holy Place of the Tabernacle. It held the bread of the Presence, symbolizing God's provision and fellowship with His people. 2. The LampstandAlso known as the Menorah, this was a seven-branched lampstand made of pure gold, providing light in the Holy Place. It symbolizes the light of God and His guidance. 3. The Altar of IncenseThis altar was used for burning incense, representing the prayers of the people ascending to God. It was placed before the veil that separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. 4. The TabernacleThe portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites, where these sacred objects were housed. 5. MosesThe leader of the Israelites who received the instructions for the construction and consecration of the Tabernacle and its furnishings. Teaching Points Symbolism of the FurnishingsEach item in the Tabernacle had a specific purpose and symbolic meaning, pointing to deeper spiritual truths about God's relationship with His people. God's Provision and PresenceThe Table of Showbread reminds us of God's continual provision and desire for fellowship with us. Light of the WorldThe Lampstand symbolizes God's guidance and presence, reminding us that Jesus is the light of the world. Prayer as IncenseThe Altar of Incense teaches us about the importance of prayer and how it is a pleasing aroma to God. Holiness and ConsecrationThe anointing of these items signifies the need for holiness and dedication in our worship and service to God. Bible Study Questions 1. How do the furnishings of the Tabernacle reflect God's character and His relationship with His people? 2. In what ways can we ensure that our lives are like the lampstand, shining God's light in the world? 3. How does the concept of the Table of Showbread challenge us to trust in God's provision in our daily lives? 4. What can we learn from the Altar of Incense about the role and power of prayer in our spiritual journey? 5. How do the instructions for the Tabernacle and its furnishings in Exodus 30 connect to the New Testament understanding of Jesus as our High Priest? Connections to Other Scriptures Leviticus 24Discusses the maintenance of the lampstand and the bread of the Presence, emphasizing the continual nature of God's provision and light. Hebrews 9Reflects on the Tabernacle and its furnishings as a foreshadowing of Christ's work and the heavenly sanctuary. Revelation 8Describes the prayers of the saints as incense before God, connecting to the altar of incense. People Aaron, Israelites, MosesPlaces Mount SinaiTopics Accessories, Altar, Articles, Burning, Candlestick, Incense, Lampstand, Lamp-stand, Lights, Perfume, Spices, Support, Table, Thereof, Utensils, VesselsDictionary of Bible Themes Exodus 30:27 5373 lamp and lampstand
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7386 incense Exodus 30:22-28 4486 myrrh Exodus 30:22-29 5183 smell Exodus 30:22-33 4492 olive
7304 anointing Exodus 30:23-33 4488 oil Exodus 30:25-29 7328 ceremonies Exodus 30:25-30 8270 holiness, set apart Library The Altar of Incense
'Thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon.' --EXODUS xxx. 1. Ceremonies are embodied thoughts. Religious ceremonies are moulded by, and seek to express, the worshipper's conception of his God, and his own relation to Him; his aspirations and his need. Of late years scholars have been busy studying the religions of the more backward races, and explaining rude and repulsive rites by pointing to the often profound and sometimes beautiful ideas underlying them. When that process is applied to Australian …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy ScriptureRansom for Souls --I.
Then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul.' --EXODUS xxx. 12. This remarkable provision had a religious intention. Connect it with the tax-money which Peter found in the fish's mouth. I. Its meaning. Try to realise an Israelite's thoughts at the census. 'I am enrolled among the people and army of God: am I worthy? What am I, to serve so holy a God?' The payment was meant-- (a) To excite the sense of sin. This should be present in all approach to God, in all service; accompanying the …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Ransom for Souls --ii.
'The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel....'--EXODUS xxx. 15. This tax was exacted on numbering the people. It was a very small amount, about fifteen pence, so it was clearly symbolical in its significance. Notice-- I. The broad principle of equality of all souls in the sight of God. Contrast the reign of caste and class in heathendom with the democracy of Judaism and of Christianity. II. The universal sinfulness. Payment of the tax was a confession that …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture "Whereby we Cry, Abba, Father. "
Rom. viii. 15.--"Whereby we cry, Abba, Father." As there is a light of grace in bestowing such incomparably high dignities and excellent gifts on poor sinners, such as, to make them the sons of God who were the children of the devil, and heirs of a kingdom who were heirs of wrath; so there is a depth of wisdom in the Lord's allowance and manner of dispensing his love and grace in this life. For though the love be wonderful, that we should be called the sons of God; yet, as that apostle speaks, …
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Jesus Pays the Tribute Money.
(Capernaum, Autumn, a.d. 29) ^A Matt. XVII. 24-27. ^a 24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the half-shekel? [The law of Moses required from every male of twenty years and upward the payment of a tax of half a shekel for the support of the temple (Ex. xxx. 12-16; II. Chron. xxiv. 5, 6). This tax was collected annually. We are told that a dispute existed between the Pharisees and Sadducees as to whether the payment …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel How a Private Man must Begin the Morning with Piety.
As soon as ever thou awakest in the morning, keep the door of thy heart fast shut, that no earthly thought may enter, before that God come in first; and let him, before all others, have the first place there. So all evil thoughts either will not dare to come in, or shall the easier be kept out; and the heart will more savour of piety and godliness all the day after; but if thy heart be not, at thy first waking, filled with some meditations of God and his word, and dressed, like the lamp in the tabernacle …
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety The Copies of Things in the Heavens
'And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2. On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. 3. And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail. 4. And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof. 5. And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Jesus Attends the First Passover of his Ministry.
(Jerusalem, April 9, a.d. 27.) Subdivision A. Jesus Cleanses the Temple. ^D John II. 13-25. ^d 13 And the passover of the Jews was at hand [We get our information as to the length of our Lord's ministry from John's Gospel. He groups his narrative around six Jewish festivals: 1, He here mentions the first passover; 2, another feast, which we take to have been also a passover (v. 1); 3, another passover (vi. 4); 4, the feast of tabernacles (vii. 2); 5, dedication (x. 22); 6, passover (xi. 55). This …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel Annunciation to Zacharias of the Birth of John the Baptist.
(at Jerusalem. Probably b.c. 6.) ^C Luke I. 5-25. ^c 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa [a Jewish proselyte, an Idumæan or Edomite by birth, founder of the Herodian family, king of Judæa from b.c. 40 to a.d. 4, made such by the Roman Senate on the recommendation of Mark Antony and Octavius Cæsar], a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course [David divided the priests into twenty-four bodies or courses, each course serving in rotation one week in the temple …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel The Last Events in Galilee - the Tribute-Money, the Dispute by the Way, the Forbidding of Him who could not Follow with the Disciples, and The
Now that the Lord's retreat in the utmost borders of the land, at Cæsarea Philippi, was known to the Scribes, and that He was again surrounded and followed by the multitude, there could be no further object in His retirement. Indeed, the time was coming that He should meet that for which He had been, and was still, preparing the minds of His disciples - His Decease at Jerusalem. Accordingly, we find Him once more with His disciples in Galilee - not to abide there, [3743] nor to traverse it …
Alfred Edersheim—The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Epistle xxviii. To Augustine, Bishop of the Angli .
To Augustine, Bishop of the Angli [136] . Gregory to Augustine, &c. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will (Luke ii. 14); because a grain of wheat, falling into the earth, has died, that it might not reign in heaven alone; even He by whose death we live, by whose weakness we are made strong, by whose suffering we are rescued from suffering, through whose love we seek in Britain for brethren whom we knew not, by whose gift we find those whom without knowing them we sought. …
Saint Gregory the Great—the Epistles of Saint Gregory the Great Prayer
But I give myself unto prayer.' Psa 109: 4. I shall not here expatiate upon prayer, as it will be considered more fully in the Lord's prayer. It is one thing to pray, and another thing to be given to prayer: he who prays frequently, is said to be given to prayer; as he who often distributes alms, is said to be given to charity. Prayer is a glorious ordinance, it is the soul's trading with heaven. God comes down to us by his Spirit, and we go up to him by prayer. What is prayer? It is an offering …
Thomas Watson—The Ten Commandments Exodus
The book of Exodus--so named in the Greek version from the march of Israel out of Egypt--opens upon a scene of oppression very different from the prosperity and triumph in which Genesis had closed. Israel is being cruelly crushed by the new dynasty which has arisen in Egypt (i.) and the story of the book is the story of her redemption. Ultimately it is Israel's God that is her redeemer, but He operates largely by human means; and the first step is the preparation of a deliverer, Moses, whose parentage, …
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