Key verse Exodus 25:8,9

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Key verse Exodus 258,9

• 8 And let them make me a sanctuary that I may
  dwell among them.
• 9 According to all that I shew thee,
• after the pattern of the tabernacle,
• and the pattern of all the instruments thereof,
  even so shall ye make it.

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Review

• The three sections of the of the Tabernacle
  are???
• What are the furnishings in the Outer court?
• Holy Place? Most Holy Place?
• Who served In the court? In the Holy Place?
• Silence reigned in the Holy of
  Holies. Unheard voice of the golden
  vessels quietly spoke of Christ.
• Paul describes this silent glory to the
  Corinthians
• for the light of the knowledge of the glory of
  God shines in the face of Jesus Christ (2 Cor.
  46).

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• None but the priestly family ever entered the
  Holy place or Most Holy place.
• Only those called by Gods Amazing grace are part
  of the Holy Priesthood today.
• Only those who by sovereign mercy are
  a chosen generation, a royal priesthood
  have the privilege to appreciate the spiritual
  significance of these symbolic truths.
• 1 Pet. 25, 9.

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Table of Showbread
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Exodus 2523-30

• 23 Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood
  two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a
  cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half
  the height thereof.
• 24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and
  make thereto a crown of gold round about.
• 25 And thou shalt make unto it a border of an
  hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a
  golden crown to the border thereof round about.
• 26 And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold,
  and put the rings in the four corners that are on
  the four feet thereof

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• 27 Over against the border shall the rings be for
  places of the staves to bear the table.
• 28 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim
  wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table
  may be borne with them.
• 29 And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and
  spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls
  thereof, to cover withal of pure gold shalt thou
  make them.
• 30 And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread
  before me alway.

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Leviticus 245-9

• 5 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve
  cakes thereof two tenth deals shall be in one
  cake.
• 6 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a
  row, upon the pure table before the Lord.
• 7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each
  row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial,
  even an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
• 8 Every Sabbath he shall set it in order before
  the Lord continually, being taken from the
  children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.
• 9 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons and they
  shall eat it in the holy place for it is most
  holy unto him of the offerings of the Lord made
  by fire by a perpetual statute.

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• Its Material
• Its Dimension
• Its Decoration
• Its contents
• Its significance
• Its Utensils
• Its coverings.

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1. Its Material.Typifies the union of perfect
humanity and deity in the person of Christ. The
perfect God-Man is the basis of all communions
with God

• Table of Showbread

• Ark of the covenant

• Shittim wood overlaid with
• pure gold.
• One and half cubits high.
• Ornamented with a crown of gold.
• Provided with rings and staves. Something placed
  upon them Mercy seat

• Shittim wood overlaid with
• pure gold.
• One and half cubits high.
• Ornamented with a crown of gold.
• Provided with rings and staves. Something placed
  upon them 12 loaves of bread

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2. Its Dimensions

• "Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood
  two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a
  cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half
  the height thereof" 2X 1X 1 ½
• The same height as the Ark, though it fell short
  of its length and breadth.
• Our communion with God may rise to the level of
  our understanding of the two natures in the
  person of Christ.
• Yet there is a breadth or fullness of perfection
  in Him which we presently fail to comprehend and
  enjoy.
• The length of the Table was two cubits.
• Number 2 speaks of communion"How can two walk
  together except they be agreed?" (Amos 33).
• The breadth of the Table was one cubit, which
  speaks of unity, for unity is important for
  fellowship.

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3. Its Decoration.

• And thou shall overlay it with pure gold, and
  make thereto a crown of gold round about. And
  thou shall make unto it a border of a
  hand-breadth round about, and thou shall make a
  golden crown to the border thereof round about"
• Crown Glorified Christ Heb 29 1 Pet 54
• Crowned border Protection Absolute security
  Num 47
• Border of handbreadth all else in cubits.
• "Neither shall any pluck them out of My hand" Jn
  1028
• Christ, the Table, maintains the believer before
  God Christ, the border, secures him there. The
  border too has a crown as well as the Table. Both
  sustenance and security are the blessings we
  enjoy through Christ. John 1028

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4. Its contents

• "And thou shall set upon the table show-bread
  before Me always
• This showbread consisted of twelve loaves or
  cakes, made of fine flour baked, and placed in
  two rows upon the Table, on which was sprinkled
  pure frankincense for a memorial.
• Here they remained before the Lord for seven
  days, after which they were removed and eaten by
  Aaron and his sons, in the holy place (Lev245-9).

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• The table and the bread are closely connected.
  
• Yet they have a distinctive significance.
• They are considered separately - Hebrews 92
• A close parallel is found in 1 Cor 1021 and
  1120
• the Lords table (10 21), the Lords supper
  (11 20).
• The one speaking of the character of our
  fellowship,
• The other the substance of our fellowship.
• The Table points to the person of Christ as the
  Sustainer of fellowship between God and His
  saints.
• The bread directs our thoughts to Christ as the
  Substance of it.

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• The bread points to Christ Himself.
• (Heb)Lechem Panim bread of the presence
• (Gk) Prothesis Artos bread of presentation.
• Bread was before the face of God always.
• Tells of His acceptance In whom Father delights
• Lev 245 Heb. Challoth perforated cakes.
• Fine flour ? perfect humanity , absolute
  sin-lessness
• Baked ? Christ exposed to Gods judgment.
• No. 12 points to 12 Tribes represented.
• Representation involves representative.
• Christ identify himself with Gods covenant
  people.
• PureFrankincense sweet fragrance of Christ to
  God.

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• The striking passage in the New Testament. Brings
  out the identification of the Lord with His
  people and they with Him.
• "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not
  the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread
  which we break, is it not the communion of the
  body of Christ? For we being many are one bread,
  and one body for we are all partakers of that
  one bread" (1 Cor. 1016, 17).
• The twelve loaves then speak of Christ in
  immediate connection with His people.

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• The cakes were all of the same quality, size and
  weight, showing that the smallest tribe was
  represented equally with the greatest.
• Two rows tells each one would be seen equally as
  much as another. Even the least Christian, is
  accepted in Christ and are represented by Christ.
  
• As Gods covenant people, we have an equal
  standing and an equal nearness to Him.
• After 7 days before God, priestly family enjoyed
  it.
• Christ delights both the heart of God and His
  people.
• Eating must be in Holy Place Feed Christ only
  when in communion with God!

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5. Its Significance

• v.23 Thou shall also make a table of acacia wood
• Also suggests a close connection with v.22.
• And there I will meet with thee, and I will
• commune with thee from above the mercy seat
• Thus table has to do with communion.
• Blood on Mercy seat Christ basis of fellowship.
• Table - Christ as the substance of our
  fellowship.
• Table Jehovahs feast of love for His saints!

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Significance

• 2 Sam 9 Table - Picture of communion.
• Davids question? Kindness to house of enemies,
• For the sake of his beloved Son.
• Mephibosheth shall eat bread always at my table
• Brought to the place of most intimate fellowship.
• John 632,33. Bread that came down from heaven
• John 651-53. Eating His flesh, drinking His
  blood.
• Refers to His death Requires incarnation.
• Humanity and Deity are put together.

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6. Its Utensils

• v.29 , "and thou shall make the dishes thereof,
  and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls
  thereof, to cover withal of pure gold shalt thou
  make them"
• The dishes Used when the bread removed and
  eaten by priestly family.
• Spoons and cover - in use with the frankincense.
  
• The bowls used for the drink offerings which
  were poured out before the Lord in the holy place
  
• (Num. 287).
• The drink-offerings expression of thanksgiving.
• The fact that the bowls were used in connection
  with the drink-offerings, tells us that
  communion is the basis of thanksgiving!

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Its Utensils

• The rings and staves Provision for journeying.
• Provision is feeding upon Christ in communion.
• Wherever God led them, table accompanied!
• Wherever the table went bread was on it!!
• Wherever a Believer is, even in jail (John
  Bunyan),
• Or in great adversities of life,
• Precious Christ is present to feed upon and
  commune with!

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7. Its Coverings.

• Numbers 47,8.
• Three coverings while Israel is on the march.
• Cloth of blue Christ as bread from heaven is
• to be recognized and enjoyed far above all that
  the earth can offer. Only seen by priestly
  family.
• Cloth of scarlet Christs earthly glory
  worm(Heb)
• Reminds us of the glory of cross seen by
  priests only.
• Covering of badgers skin seen by all Lords
  humiliation. Unattractive to the human eye.
• Repels all unholy influences and defiling of
  world.
• He could touch the leper Yet not being
  polluted.
• Nothing of the earth could tarnish His infinite
  glory.

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Lesson for Life

• Would you please take a spiritual check up today?
  
• Are you a Sunday fast food Christian or
  are you enjoying Christ daily and lavishly
  in a meal of communion?
• Your spiritual sustenance is directly
  proportional to how much you partake of Christs
  substance in your daily encounter of Him.