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The Bread of Presence
Commentators clarify that the twelve loaves were set in two stacks of six, not flat rows. This arrangement on the 'pure table' placed them constantly 'before the Lord' in the sanctuary. This is why the bread was called the 'Bread of the Presence,' symbolizing the nation's constant fellowship with and dependence upon God.
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Leviticus
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Albert Barnes
On Leviticus 24:1–9
18th Century
Theologian
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…
Charles Ellicott
On Leviticus 24:6
19th Century
Bishop
In two rows, six on a row. —Better, in two piles, six on a pile. The table on which the cakes are here ordered t…
John Gill
On Leviticus 24:6
17th Century
Pastor
And thou shalt set them in two rows
The twelve cakes: six on a row ;
not by the side …
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Matthew Henry
On Leviticus 24:1–9
17th Century
Minister
The loaves of bread typify Christ as the Bread of life, and the food of the souls of his people. He is the Light of his church, the Light of the wo…