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You shall take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes of it: two tenth parts [of an ephah] shall be in one cake.
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A Place at God's Table
Commentators unanimously agree that the twelve cakes represented the twelve tribes of Israel. This symbolized God's desire for fellowship with His entire nation. John Calvin describes it as God familiarly descending to be their "table companion," showing His special favor by inviting each tribe to His table.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The oil for the lamps of the tabernacle and the meal for the showbread were to be offerings from the Congregation, like the meal for the Pentecosta…
19th Century
Anglican
And bake twelve cakes. —The next order is about the preparation of the shewbread and its use. It was made in the followin…
16th Century
Protestant
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 must, …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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