Ex 25:23–30. Acacia wood overlaid with gold (the recurring "two natures" construction). Christ fulfillment: Bread of Life (John 6:35, 48). The bread of the Presence in the Holy Place; Christ as the perpetual sustenance of His priestly people.
Table of Showbread — bread of the Presence
Twelve loaves replaced weekly; Aaron and his sons eat the displaced bread.
Primary passage:Exodus 25:30 →
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John Calvin
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2. Speak unto the children of Israel. If any caviller should raise a question as to the time in which I have thought fit to introduce this history, although I would not pertinaciously contend with him, still I have not only a probable, but a sure reason for my opinion.…
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