Leviticus 24:5

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 24:1-9

Care is here taken, and orders are given, for the decent furnishing of the candlestick and table in God's house. I. The lamps must always be kept burning. The law for this we had before, Exod. 27:20, 21. It is here repeated, probably because it now began to be put in execution, when other things were settled. 1. The people were to provide oil (Lev. 24:2), and this, as every thing else that was to be used in God's service, must be of the best, pure olive-oil, beaten, probably it was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:5

And thou shalt take fine flour ,.... Of wheat, and the finest of it: and bake twelve cakes thereof ; answerable to the twelve tribes, as the Targum of Jonathan, which were typical of the spiritual Israel of God: two tenth deals shall be in one cake ; that is, two tenth parts of an ephah, which were two omers, one of which was as much as a man could eat in one day of the manna: so that one of these cakes was as much as two men could eat of bread in one day; each cake was ten hands'... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 24:5

Bake twelve cakes - See the whole account of the shew-bread in the notes on Exodus 25:30 ; (note); and relative to the table on which they stood, the golden candlestick and silver trumpets carried in triumph to Rome, see the note on Exodus 25:31 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 24:5

Verse 5 We now come to the third part of the external service of God, which will bring us to the end of our exposition of the Second Commandment. We have, then, now to treat of the sacred oblations, the first place amongst which I have thought it best to give to the loaves, which had their peculiar table opposite the candlestick on the north side, as we saw in the construction of the Tabernacle; for although the mention of them will recur elsewhere, yet, since they were offered separately, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:1-9

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:1-9

The lamps of the seven-branched candlestick burnt throughout the whole night in the tabernacle; and the shewbread was constantly set forth upon the golden table. They may be taken to symbolize: 1 . The constant illumination vouchsafed by God to his Church through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. 2 . The spiritual food constantly supplied by him in his Church to those who come in faith to have their wants supplied. 1 . I. ILLUMINATION BY THE SPIRIT WAS PROMISED BY ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:5-9

The shewbread, or bread of the face, that is, of the presence, was to be made of fine flour , that is, of wheat, and to consist of twelve cakes or loaves, to represent the twelve tribes of Israel, each loaf containing upward of six pounds of flour. The loaves were placed upon the pure table before the Lord ; that is, on the golden table of shewbread within the sanctuary—which stood not far from the vail which partitioned off the holy of holies—toward the north, as the candlestick was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:5-9

The weekly offering. cf. 1 Corinthians 16:2 ; 1 Timothy 5:17 , 1 Timothy 5:18 . Along with the everlasting light from the golden candlestick, there was to be in the holy place a presentation of bread, which was made on the sabbath and lay before the Lord on the prescribed table all the week, becoming the property and support of the priests when they brought the fresh loaves on the succeeding sabbath. The loaves were to be twelve in number, to correspond to the tribes of Israel; they... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:5-9

The bread of the presence. As there was light on the candlestick in God's house, so was there bread on his table. It was called the "shewbread," literally, "bread of faces," or of the presence, viz. of Jehovah. Let us consider— I. ITS DESCRIPTION . 1 . It was composed of fine flour. 2 . It was measured in tenths. 3 . The number of the loaves was twelve. II. WHAT WAS DONE WITH IT . 1 . It was placed upon the table before the Lord. 2 . A ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:5-9

The lesson of the loaves. In this act of worship the Jews made weekly acknowledgment of the goodness of God to them and of their dependence on him; they presented to him a suitable offering of those things he had given them; and they silently pleaded for God's continued remembrance of them and their necessities. The lesson of these loaves, of this "bread of presence," is therefore— I. THAT GOD 'S GIFTS TO US ARE SUCH AS TO DEMAND OUR CONTINUAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT .... read more

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