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Leviticus 24:5-9

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

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 memorial of it was burnt.

HOMILIES BY W. CLARKSON

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