Let’s read through the book of Hebrews one verse at a time in 2023. Every day explore a single verse and its cross references. AI-generated text draws the passages together. RSS feed.
For a tent was prepared, the first section, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence. It is called the Holy Place.
These cross references all relate to the tabernacle and its furnishings, which are mentioned in Hebrews 9:2. They show that the tabernacle was a special, holy place, set apart for worship and for the presence of God. They also show that it was carefully constructed and arranged according to God's instructions, and that it was a covenant between God and the people of Israel. The references also highlight the importance of the bread of the Presence, which was placed on the table in the tabernacle as an offering to God.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
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| Exodus 26:35: And you shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand on the south side of the tabernacle opposite the table, and you shall put the table on the north side. | Both passages describe the layout of the tabernacle, the holy dwelling place of God in the Old Testament. Hebrews 9:2 describes the contents of the first section of the tabernacle, the Holy Place, which includes the lampstand, the table, and the bread of the Presence. Exodus 26:35 describes the arrangement of the lampstand and the table in the tabernacle, with the lampstand on the south side and the table on the north side, outside the veil. |
| Exodus 40:2: “On the first day of the first month you shall erect the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. | Both passages refer to the tabernacle, a tent-like structure that was used in the Old Testament to house the presence of God. Hebrews 9:2 explains that the tabernacle was divided into two parts, with the first part containing the lampstand, table and bread of the Presence. Exodus 40:2 states that the tabernacle was to be erected on the first day of the first month. This passage thus emphasizes the importance of the tabernacle and its erection in the eyes of God. |
| Exodus 40:4: And you shall bring in the table and arrange it, and you shall bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps. | Both passages refer to the furnishings of the tabernacle, a sacred space in the wilderness where God's presence was manifest. Hebrews 9:2 describes the first section of the tabernacle, the Holy Place, which contained the lampstand, the table, and the bread of the Presence. Exodus 40:4 explains how the table and lampstand were to be brought in and set up in the tabernacle. |
| Exodus 40:18-20: Moses erected the tabernacle. He laid its bases, and set up its frames, and put in its poles, and raised up its pillars. And he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, as the Lord had commanded Moses. He took the testimony and put it into the ark, and put the poles on the ark and set the mercy seat above on the ark. | Both passages refer to the tabernacle, the sacred tent that served as the dwelling place of God among the Israelites in the wilderness. Hebrews 9:2 describes the contents of the tabernacle, including the lampstand, table, and bread of Presence, which were all located in the first section, the Holy Place. Exodus 40:18-20 describes Moses' construction of the tabernacle, including the tent, frames, poles, pillars, and the ark containing the testimony, which was topped by the mercy seat. |
| Exodus 40:22-24: He put the table in the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil, and arranged the bread on it before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses. He put the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle, | Both passages refer to the details of the tabernacle in the Old Testament. Hebrews 9:2 speaks of the first section of the tabernacle, which contained the lampstand, the table, and the Bread of the Presence. Exodus 40:22-24 describes the placement of the table and the lampstand in the tabernacle, located on the north and south sides of the tabernacle, respectively, and the bread that was placed on the table before the Lord. Both passages emphasize the importance of the tabernacle and its components in the worship of God in the Old Testament. |
| Leviticus 24:5-8: “You shall take fine flour and bake twelve loaves from it; two tenths of an ephah shall be in each loaf. And you shall set them in two piles, six in a pile, on the table of pure gold before the Lord. And you shall put pure frankincense on each pile, that it may go with the bread as a memorial portion as a food offering to the Lord. Every Sabbath day Aaron shall arrange it before the Lord regularly; it is from the people of Israel as a covenant forever. | Both passages refer to the bread of presence, which was a food offering set on the table of pure gold in the Holy Place. Hebrews 9:2 explains that the bread was placed in the first section of the tent, which is called the Holy Place. Leviticus 24:5-8 further explains that the bread was made of fine flour and was arranged in two piles on the table of pure gold. The bread was accompanied by a portion of frankincense and was set up every Sabbath day as a covenant between the Lord and the people of Israel. |
Heavenly Father,
We thank you for your presence in our lives and for the covenant you have made with us. We thank you for the sacrifice of your Son and the grace you have given us.
We thank you for the instructions you gave to Moses to build the tabernacle, and the lampstand and table and bread of the Presence within it. We thank you for the provisions you made to remind us of your presence and your love.
We thank you for the reminder of your love and provision that we find in the Sabbath day, as we gather around the table of pure gold, with the bread and frankincense as a memorial portion of food offering to you.
We pray that you would help us to remember your love and provision in our lives, and that we would be faithful to your covenant. We ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
This reading plan reads through a single verse each day, six days a week, paired with the most-popular cross references for the verse. AI-generated (and human-reviewed) text provides an opening thought and concluding prayer along with an explanation for how each cross reference relates to the verse. In 2023, this reading plan works through Hebrews one verse at a time. Every seventh day is a catchup day. Want more info? Try this blog post.
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