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The Taber,ucle His face will be the glory of the New Jerusalem for all the endless ages; from Him the glory of God shall shine forth brighter than the noon-day; and "there shall be no night there" (Rev. 21:25). Is your lamp sending forth but a flickering ray of light, as you wait for that coming, eternal day? Let your Great High Priest trim your wick. Is the trimming bring- ing tears and sorrow and heartache? Let Him have His way with your lamp, that it may shine all the more bright- ly for His glory. One day you shall be like Him, forever to behold and to share His glory. Then keep on burning brightly for His name's sake. "Unto the upright there ariseth light in the dark- ness" (Psalm 112 :4) . "The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day" (Pro- verbs 4:18).
Chapter IX THE TABLE OF SHEWBREAD Christ-"The Bread of Life" Exodus 25:23-30; 37:10-16; 40:22, 23; Leviticus 21:22; 22:4, 10; 24:5-9; Numbers 4:7, 8; John 6:27-63 As the priest entered the door of the Holy Place,_ he beheld on his right, just opposite the golden candlestick, the golden-covered table of shewbread; for Moses "put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail" (Exod. 40:22) • With the golden altar of incense between the candlestick and the table, in line with the brazen altar and the laver of che outer court, and just before the ark of the covenant and mercy seat within the veil, the table of shewbread thus became a very important part of the "shadow of the cross" which these six pieces of furniture formed, "accord- ing to the pattern" given by Jehovah to ~oses in the mount. As the light from the golden candlestick fell upon the table, the beauty and the symbolism of this article of furniture met the eye of the priest, while he walked before the Lord and ministered there on behalf of his people, Israel. In order to enter this Holy Place of God's sanctuary, he had gone by the way of the brazen altar before the gate. There he had been reminded of the necessity of the shed blood of the promised Redeemer for justification from sin. From the brazen altar, he had passed by the brazen laver, where he had washed his hands and feet from the defile- ment of the desert sands before he dared go into the pres- ence of God, "lest he die." This cleansing reminded him again that, before he could hold communion and fellow- [2011
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