Dictionary of Bible Themes An item of furniture used principally for putting food on. Sharing at the same table was a mark of fellowship and to eat at the table of rulers was deemed a great privilege. In the tabernacle and temple a special table held the bread of the Presence. Tables were also used for business transactions. 2 Kings 4:10Tables used for eating A table as household furniture Luke 7:36See also Reclining at table Matthew 26:7Luke 11:37 John 12:2 pp Mk 14:3 Psalms 23:5Isaiah 21:5 Tables set for meals See also Job 36:16Psalms 69:22; 78:19 Proverbs 9:2 Ezekiel 23:41 The people of Israel doubted God's ability to provide Luke 24:30See also Giving thanks for food at the table Matthew 26:26-271 Corinthians 11:23-24 pp Mk 14:22-23 pp Lk 22:17-19 Matthew 15:27Dogs eat scraps from the table See also Judges 1:7pp Mk 7:28 Luke 16:21Nehemiah 5:17-18 Eating at the table of rulers See also Rulers were required to entertain 1 Kings 4:27; 10:4-5Luke 22:29-30 pp 2Ch 9:3-4 See also A bestowal of authority Matthew 22:2-3Luke 14:15 Genesis 43:34 2 Samuel 9:11 A mark of honour and favour 1 Kings 2:7; 18:192 Kings 25:28-29 Luke 14:7 pp Jer 52:32-33 Jesus Christ criticises those who seek the most prestigious places at the table. 1 Corinthians 10:16-20Sharing at the same table was a mark of fellowship A sign of participation Daniel 1:5-81 Corinthians 10:21 Unacceptable table fellowship See also 1 Samuel 20:341 Kings 18:19 Isaiah 65:11 Jonathan refuses to eat with Saul Jeremiah 7:18Psalms 41:9 See also Betrayal of table fellowship 1 Samuel 20:29-31Daniel 11:27 Matthew 26:20-21 Saul wishes to kill David while inviting him to share his table pp Mk 14:18 pp Lk 22:21 Luke 22:27Serving at table See also Luke 12:37Acts 6:2 The first Christians recognised the importance of practical service by appointing deacons to "wait on tables". John 2:14-15Tables used in business See also Matthew 21:12pp Mk 11:15 Exodus 25:23-30Tables used in worship The table in the tabernacle See also Exodus 37:10-16; 26:35; 30:27The table was for the bread of the Presence: an offering of twelve loaves, one from each of the twelve tribes. Exodus 35:13The table was anointed for use Exodus 40:4pp Ex 39:36 Numbers 3:31; 4:7Hebrews 9:2 The Kohathites were responsible for the table: 2 Chronicles 4:8See also The tables in Solomon's temple 1 Kings 7:481 Chronicles 28:16 2 Chronicles 13:11; 29:18 pp 2Ch 4:19 Ezekiel 40:39-43; 41:22; 44:16The tables in Ezekiel's temple 1 Chronicles 9:31-32Nehemiah 10:33 Tables in worship after the exile Malachi 1:7,12See also Probably references to the altar, defiled by the people's substandard offerings: 4410 banquets4422 brier 4478 meat 6213 participation in sin 7302 altar 7459 tabernacle, in OT 7467 temple, Solomon's 7921 fellowship 7933 Lord's Supper 8342 servanthood 8445 hospitality |
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