Exodus 37:10–16 (ESV) —
10 He also made the table of acacia wood. Two cubits was its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. 11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold around it. 12 And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide, and made a molding of gold around the rim. 13 He cast for it four rings of gold and fastened the rings to the four corners at its four legs. 14 Close to the frame were the rings, as holders for the poles to carry the table. 15 He made the poles of acacia wood to carry the table, and overlaid them with gold. 16 And he made the vessels of pure gold that were to be on the table, its plates and dishes for incense, and its bowls and flagons with which to pour drink offerings.
NOTE: I guess I always thought the table of shewbread was just a table for the bread, and possibly plates for the bread. But apparently, there are drink offering in bowls and flagons, and dishes with incense. Maybe the real picture is that of a meal, not just bread, to depict the need for spiritual food and spiritual drink. Communion has the bread and the cup of wine. It makes sense that the table of shewbread would look more like communion or even Passover than just a table with twelve loaves.
In the new kingdom, similarly there will be a meal to celebrate the Lord's victory. And to the confusion of some, animal sacrifice will also be a part of the millennial kingdom. I'm not sure why, other than the meat is a part of a meal of celebration, as well as emphasizing the seriousness of death, and Gods' holiness.
PONDER:
- Knowing God is a meal, bread and drink, what am I doing to partake of the Lord?
PRAYER: Father, I know the bread is your word, but what is the drink in the daily spiritual life. Is it prayer? In the sacrament of communion, it represents Jesus' blood that washed our sin, guilt, and shame away. In that sense, maybe prayer and repentance is the washing that we need spiritually (our drink).
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