Table of Contents
- 1 What is another name for the altar?
- 2 What were the items in the temple?
- 3 Why is it called showbread?
- 4 What is the tent of meeting?
- 5 What element in the temple represented the presence of God?
- 6 What does the candlestick represent in the Tabernacle?
- 7 What was the third piece of furniture in the Tabernacle?
- 8 Where was the middle lamp in the Second Temple?
- 9 What are the Seven Holy furnishings of the Tabernacle?
What is another name for the altar?
What is another word for altar?
| communion table | chancel table |
|---|---|
| holy table | Lord’s table |
| table of the Lord |
What were the items in the temple?
The main hekhal contained a number of sacred ritual objects including the seven-branched candlestick, a golden Altar of Incense, and the table of the showbread. According to 1 Kings 7:48 these tables were of gold, as were also the five candlesticks on each side of the altar.
Why is it called showbread?
shewbread, also spelled Showbread, also called Bread Of The Presence, any of the 12 loaves of bread that stood for the 12 tribes of Israel, presented and shown in the Temple of Jerusalem in the Presence of God.
What is the synonym of Temple?
temple
- chapel.
- church.
- house.
- mosque.
- pagoda.
- place of worship.
- sanctuary.
- shrine.
Where is the Ark of the Covenant right now?
Whether it was destroyed, captured, or hidden–nobody knows. One of the most famous claims about the Ark’s whereabouts is that before the Babylonians sacked Jerusalem, it had found its way to Ethiopia, where it still resides in the town of Aksum, in the St. Mary of Zion cathedral.
What is the tent of meeting?
The center of worship, sign of God’s presence, place for receiving oracles, and palladium during the desert journey of the Israelites.
What element in the temple represented the presence of God?
The lampstand is described in great detail in Exodus 25:31–39 and 37:17–24. The practical function of the golden lampstand was to shed light in the holy place, but also represented the life and light God gives to his people.
What does the candlestick represent in the Tabernacle?
The practical function of the golden lampstand was to shed light in the holy place, but also represented the life and light God gives to his people.
Where is Showbread mentioned in the Bible?
Biblical references In the Holiness Code, the showbread is described as twelve cakes baked from fine flour, arranged in two rows on a table; each cake was to contain “two tenth parts of an ephah” of flour (Leviticus 24:5–6) (approx 4.9 pounds).
What did the symbols on the temple represent?
Different parts of the Temple were understood as symbols of the universe. The 12 loaves represented the 12 months, the seven lamps burning on the menorah hinted at the orbits of the seven planets known to the ancients, and the colors blue and green symbolized the sky and earth.
What was the third piece of furniture in the Tabernacle?
The Golden Altar of Incense The third and last piece of furniture in the holy place was the altar of incense with its four horns. This stood by the veil, which separated the holy place from the holiest of holies. This altar was for one purpose only: to burn incense, not sacrifice.
Where was the middle lamp in the Second Temple?
Some maintain that the middle lamp faced west toward the Holy of Holies, the resting place of the Ark of the Covenant. All through the era that the High Priest Shimon HaTzaddik (Simeon the Righteous – at the beginning of the Second Temple period) was alive, the western lamp was never extinguished.
What are the Seven Holy furnishings of the Tabernacle?
The Seven Holy Furnishings 1 Altar of Burnt Offering (Exodus 27:1) 2 Laver (Exodus 30:18) 3 Table of Showbread (Exodus 25:23) 4 Lampstand (Exodus 25:31) 5 Altar of Incense (Exodus 30:1) 6 Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 25:10) 7 Mercy Seat (Exodus 25:17)