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. And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold around it. And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide, and made a molding of gold around the rim. He cast for it four rings of gold and fastened the rings to the four corners at its four legs. Close to the frame were the rings, as holders for the poles to carry the table. He made the poles of acacia wood to carry the table, and overlaid them with gold. 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.
He also made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work. Its base, its stem, its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers were of one piece with it. And there were six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it; three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on one branch, and three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on the other branch—so for the six branches going out of the lampstand. And on the lampstand itself were four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers, and a calyx of one piece with it under each pair of the six branches going out of it. Their calyxes and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole of it was a single piece of hammered work of pure gold. And he made its seven lamps and its tongs and its trays of pure gold. He made it and all its utensils out of a talent of pure gold.
Comment:
There were of course Priests in this inner portion of the tabernacle very often, possibly continuously, apparently both day and night. Reminding us that Christians are called a ‘nation of priests’ and we are meant to worship God continuously! But here two of the three pieces of golden physical things are made. Two of the three things which were placed in this inner court. They have much meaning! On the table were placed 12 loaves of unleavened bread, representing not only the 12 sons of Jacob (Israel), but the whole nation which had descended from them! They were apparently sprinkled with incense to make them ‘holy’. In addition on the table were the golden dishes etc which were used in the inner court to carry out the priestly duties. Weekly the bread was eaten by the priests. I’m not sure how it exactly fits in but I am reminded that as this bread was eaten by the priests Jesus took the bread at the Last Supper and broke the bread and gave it to the disciples ‘Saying this is my body, broken for you.’ Did His gracious giving of the bread at the last Supper have a relationship to the priests eating the shewbread? Certainly Christ is the Bread of Life! And He certainly is the Light of life! And oil, which kept the candlestick burning day and night is often used in scripture to describe the Holy Spirit who has been given to us to keep our lights shining! And remember our lights are not to be placed under a ‘bushel’!
Proverbs 25: 4-5 Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel; take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness. – applies to our lives as well!
Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for fulfilling all the typology of the Old Testament as it refers to the Messiah who was to come.
As I read it! 