Exodus 25:30 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 25:23-30

Here is, 1. A table ordered to be made of wood overlaid with gold, which was to stand, not in the holy of holies (nothing was in that but the ark with its appurtenances), but in the outer part of the tabernacle, called the sanctuary, or holy place, Heb. 9:2, 23 There must also be the usual furniture of the sideboard, dishes and spoons, etc., and all of gold, Exod. 25:29. 2. This table was to be always spread, and furnished with the show-bread (Exod. 25:30), or bread of faces, twelve loaves,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:30

And thou shall set upon the table shewbread before me always. Which consisted of twelve cakes loaves, set in two rows upon the table, and stood there a whole week, and every sabbath were renewed; and when the old ones were took away, which were eaten by the priests, new ones were set, so that they were always before the Lord; and being continually before him, were called shewbread, or "bread of faces", being always before the face of God. This was a memorial of the goodness of God in daily... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 25:30

Shew-bread - פנים לחם lechem panim literally, bread of faces; so called, either because they were placed before the presence or face of God in the sanctuary, or because they were made square, as the Jews will have it. It is probable that they were in the form of cubes or hexaedrons, each side presenting the same appearance; and hence the Jews might suppose they were called the bread or loaves of faces: but the Hebrew text seems to intimate that they were called the bread of faces, פנים ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:10-40

What must be found with every soul that is God's dwelling-place I. THE ARK ( Exodus 25:10-22 ). The place where the Lord meets and communes with us. 1 . It contained the testimony. The light of the meeting-place with God is the word concerning righteousness and sin. There is no communion with God if that be left out. The law which searches and condemns us must be honoured as God's testimony. 2 . Between God and the law we have broken is the mercy seat, sin's glorious... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:10-40

The ark, the table, and the candlestick. The instructions for the making of these essential parts of the tabernacle furniture occupy the remainder of the chapter. The directions for making the altar of incense are postponed to Exodus 30:1-10 . The reason seems to be that the uses of this altar could not be described without reference to commands which were to be given respecting the altar of burnt-offering—to which the altar of incense stood in a certain relation of dependence—and to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:23-30

1 . A table, called the table of shew-bread ("bread of presence" or "bread of setting-forth"). 2 . A candelabrum, or lamp-stand; and 3 . An altar for the offering of incense. Of these the table seems to have been regarded as of primary importance; and its description is therefore made to follow immediately on that of the ark. It was of acacia wood, overlaid with pure gold, and was of the most ordinary shape—oblong-square, i.e; with four legs, one at each corner. The only... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:23-30

The symbolism of the table of shew-bread. Before the holy of holies, within which was the Divine Presence, dwelling in thick darkness behind the veil, was to be set perpetually this golden table, bearing bread and wine and frankincense. The bread and wine and frankincense constituted a perpetual thank-offering, offered by Israel as a nation to the high and holy God. The idea was that of a constant memorial (Le Exodus 24:8 ), a continual acknowledgment of the Divine goodness on the part... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:30

Thou shalt set upon the table shew-bread before me alway . Here we have at once the object of the table, and its name, explained. The table was to have set upon it continually twelve loaves, or cakes, of bread (Le Exodus 24:5 ), which were to be renewed weekly on the sabbath-day (Le Exodus 24:8 ), the stale loaves being at the same time consumed by the priests in the holy place. These twelve loaves or cakes were to constitute a continual thank-offering to God from the twelve tribes... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 25:23-30

(Compare Exodus 37:10-16.) The table and the candlestick figured on the Arch of Titus at Rome are those of the Maccabaean times, but made as nearly as possible after the ancient models reproduced under the direction of Solomon and Zerubbabel. The details and size of the figure, and the description of Josephus, appear to agree very nearly with the directions here given to Moses, and to illustrate them in several particulars. Josephus says that the table was like the so-called Delphic tables,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 25:30

Exodus 25:30. Thou shalt set upon the table the show bread Hebrew, Bread of the face or presence, because it was set before the ark, where God was peculiarly present. We call it show bread, because it was showed, or exhibited before God upon the sacred table, as a national weekly oblation, in the name of all the twelve tribes, for the loaves were twelve in number, and being an offering to God were to be eaten only by the priests in the holy place, Leviticus 24:5-9. Every loaf must... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 25:23-30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:30

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 25:30

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:10-40

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:10-40

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:23-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:23-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:30

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 25:23-30

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 25:30

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