Exodus 25:23 “You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. 24 You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a molding of gold around it. 25 And you shall make a rim around it a handbreadth wide, and a molding of gold around the rim. 26 And you shall make for it four rings of gold, and fasten the rings to the four corners at its four legs. 27 Close to the frame the rings shall lie, as holders for the poles to carry the table. 28 You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, and the table shall be carried with these. 29 And you shall make its plates and dishes for incense, and its flagons and bowls with which to pour drink offerings; you shall make them of pure gold. 30 And you shall set the bread of the Presence on the table before me regularly.
When God gave directions for the furnishings of His Tabernacle, He went to great detail and expense. It was not to flaunt or show off, but to draw attention to the fact that He was with them and wanted to have fellowship with them - regularly. Like the Ark of the Covenant, it had rings and poles to be carried wherever God led them. There was also very much a preview of the Lord's table with the drink offerings and bread. God wants us to meet with Him regularly. Let us not ignore His invitation.
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