The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,
The verse names the table of the holy place with its utensils and the bread of the presence kept continually before the Lord on its north side. It belongs to the minute account of the wilderness tabernacle built exactly according to the pattern shown to Moses in the mount. Made as God's dwelling among Israel, that sanctuary and its furnishings were a divinely given object lesson of His way of salvation and of Christ's priestly work. With its two holy places it exactly copies the true heavenly sanctuary, and with all its rites it foreshadowed the Lamb of God until the typical service passed away at the sacrifice of Christ.
Setting and Furnishings
Exodus 39:36 stands in the very minute description in Exodus 25 to 40 of the sanctuary built in the days of Moses, which Moses was to make exactly according to the pattern shown him in the mount. That description falls in two parts, for Exodus 33 to 40 records the building and setting up of the sanctuary, work that immediately followed the sanctuary instructions in Exodus 25 to 31 given to Moses in the mount, which in turn followed in chronological order the events of Exodus 19 to 32. More particularly, the verse belongs to the last six chapters of Exodus, which relate the preparation and fitting of the tabernacle, which was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year from the Exodus.
The verse belongs to the account of the wilderness tabernacle erected by Israel at God's command, in which worship and service centered on the holy of holies, where God's law rested beneath the mercy seat. It lists the table, with all its vessels, and the shewbread, also called showbread and presence bread, among the furnishings made according to God's instructions. That table stood in the holy place, the first apartment or compartment of the tabernacle, on its north side, and held the shewbread, with the table of the presence bread and the shewbread placed in that first compartment. The table held bread that was kept continually before the Lord, and after the sanctuary was erected Moses placed the table in the holy place and set the bread in order upon it.
The full description of the sanctuary and its furnishings in Exodus 25 through the end of Exodus sets forth a building with upright board sides and rear set in silver sockets and held by bars through rings, roofed with curtains reaching the ground, closed at the east by linen hangings, and divided by a curtain into two apartments with the outer twice as large as the inner, where the two kinds of atoning service were performed. The detailed character of that account of the tabernacle's construction is consistent with the skill in working fine linen and gold known in the ancient world. The making of the table with all its vessels and the shewbread was part of carrying out the detailed sanctuary instructions given in Exodus 25 to 31, done just as God directed together with the ark and all its furniture and equipment and carried out explicitly. Upon that completed building and congregation wonderful blessing and glory came down.
The table, its vessels, and the shewbread thus appear as part of the finished tabernacle work that was completed and erected and then anointed with oil preparatory to the appointed priestly service. That service was carried forward from day to day by the priests throughout the year in the court and in the first apartment, with one year allotted to this ministration. It always closed on the tenth day of the seventh month with a special service.
Heavenly Pattern and Meaning
The table with all its vessels and the shewbread belongs to the sanctuary built as God's dwelling place among Israel so that He might dwell among them and reveal His love. That sanctuary and its rites were divinely patterned as an object lesson of God's plan of salvation, setting forth God's way and Christ's priestly work. Its furnishings and service, with the table of showbread standing in the holy place of the earthly sanctuary, served as a pattern of the heavenly sanctuary. The account stands within the law of Moses, which includes the ceremonial laws and the offerings and types that showed the substance of the new dispensation through the shadows of the old.
The completed tabernacle and its furnishings give evidence that the earthly sanctuary followed the pattern God showed Moses and had two holy places. Made according to the heavenly pattern, its two holy places represent corresponding holy places in the true heavenly sanctuary. Moses erected the tabernacle after inspecting the heavenly sanctuary shown to him during forty days on the mount, and it was a correct pattern or model of that heavenly building. The earthly tabernacle with its two holy places therefore exactly copies the heavenly tabernacle and proves the heavenly sanctuary itself has two holy places, for if the original had only one there would be perfect dissimilarity instead of likeness.
The table and all its vessels and the shewbread were part of the furnishings of the worldly sanctuary pitched in the wilderness after God brought Israel out of Egypt and commanded Moses on Mount Sinai to make Him a sanctuary that He might dwell among them, made exactly according to the directions given in the mount. That earthly sanctuary with its furniture and its priests served unto the shadow of heavenly things and was always typical of and foreshadowed the better temple, the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched and not man. All its rites and ceremonies were object lessons pointing to the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world, to the coming Messiah and His power to forgive sin, transform the character, and deliver from burdens. First pitched in the wilderness and afterward succeeded by the temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, it remained the center of true worship until the sacrifice of Christ at Calvary, when the veil of the temple was rent in twain and the typical and shadowy earthly sanctuary passed away entirely and forever.
The verse names the table of the holy place with its utensils and the bread of the presence kept continually before the Lord on its north side. It belongs to the minute account of the wilderness tabernacle built exactly according to the pattern shown to Moses in the mount. Made as God's dwelling among Israel, that sanctuary and its furnishings were a divinely given object lesson of His way of salvation and of Christ's priestly work. With its two holy places it exactly copies the true heavenly sanctuary, and with all its rites it foreshadowed the Lamb of God until the typical service passed away at the sacrifice of Christ.
Setting and Furnishings
Exodus 39:36 stands in the very minute description in Exodus 25 to 40 of the sanctuary built in the days of Moses, which Moses was to make exactly according to the pattern shown him in the mount. That description falls in two parts, for Exodus 33 to 40 records the building and setting up of the sanctuary, work that immediately followed the sanctuary instructions in Exodus 25 to 31 given to Moses in the mount, which in turn followed in chronological order the events of Exodus 19 to 32. More particularly, the verse belongs to the last six chapters of Exodus, which relate the preparation and fitting of the tabernacle, which was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year from the Exodus.
The verse belongs to the account of the wilderness tabernacle erected by Israel at God's command, in which worship and service centered on the holy of holies, where God's law rested beneath the mercy seat. It lists the table, with all its vessels, and the shewbread, also called showbread and presence bread, among the furnishings made according to God's instructions. That table stood in the holy place, the first apartment or compartment of the tabernacle, on its north side, and held the shewbread, with the table of the presence bread and the shewbread placed in that first compartment. The table held bread that was kept continually before the Lord, and after the sanctuary was erected Moses placed the table in the holy place and set the bread in order upon it.
The full description of the sanctuary and its furnishings in Exodus 25 through the end of Exodus sets forth a building with upright board sides and rear set in silver sockets and held by bars through rings, roofed with curtains reaching the ground, closed at the east by linen hangings, and divided by a curtain into two apartments with the outer twice as large as the inner, where the two kinds of atoning service were performed. The detailed character of that account of the tabernacle's construction is consistent with the skill in working fine linen and gold known in the ancient world. The making of the table with all its vessels and the shewbread was part of carrying out the detailed sanctuary instructions given in Exodus 25 to 31, done just as God directed together with the ark and all its furniture and equipment and carried out explicitly. Upon that completed building and congregation wonderful blessing and glory came down.
The table, its vessels, and the shewbread thus appear as part of the finished tabernacle work that was completed and erected and then anointed with oil preparatory to the appointed priestly service. That service was carried forward from day to day by the priests throughout the year in the court and in the first apartment, with one year allotted to this ministration. It always closed on the tenth day of the seventh month with a special service.
Heavenly Pattern and Meaning
The table with all its vessels and the shewbread belongs to the sanctuary built as God's dwelling place among Israel so that He might dwell among them and reveal His love. That sanctuary and its rites were divinely patterned as an object lesson of God's plan of salvation, setting forth God's way and Christ's priestly work. Its furnishings and service, with the table of showbread standing in the holy place of the earthly sanctuary, served as a pattern of the heavenly sanctuary. The account stands within the law of Moses, which includes the ceremonial laws and the offerings and types that showed the substance of the new dispensation through the shadows of the old.
The completed tabernacle and its furnishings give evidence that the earthly sanctuary followed the pattern God showed Moses and had two holy places. Made according to the heavenly pattern, its two holy places represent corresponding holy places in the true heavenly sanctuary. Moses erected the tabernacle after inspecting the heavenly sanctuary shown to him during forty days on the mount, and it was a correct pattern or model of that heavenly building. The earthly tabernacle with its two holy places therefore exactly copies the heavenly tabernacle and proves the heavenly sanctuary itself has two holy places, for if the original had only one there would be perfect dissimilarity instead of likeness.
The table and all its vessels and the shewbread were part of the furnishings of the worldly sanctuary pitched in the wilderness after God brought Israel out of Egypt and commanded Moses on Mount Sinai to make Him a sanctuary that He might dwell among them, made exactly according to the directions given in the mount. That earthly sanctuary with its furniture and its priests served unto the shadow of heavenly things and was always typical of and foreshadowed the better temple, the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched and not man. All its rites and ceremonies were object lessons pointing to the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world, to the coming Messiah and His power to forgive sin, transform the character, and deliver from burdens. First pitched in the wilderness and afterward succeeded by the temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, it remained the center of true worship until the sacrifice of Christ at Calvary, when the veil of the temple was rent in twain and the typical and shadowy earthly sanctuary passed away entirely and forever.