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In its first room were the lampstand and the table with its consecrated bread; this was called the Holy Place. <a href="/nlt/hebrews/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> There were two rooms in that Tabernacle. In the first room were a lampstand, a table, and sacred loaves of bread on the table. This room was called the Holy Place. <a href="/esv/hebrews/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/hebrews/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. <a href="/blb/hebrews/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For a tabernacle was prepared, the first room in which were both the lampstand and the table, and the bread of the presentation, which is called the Holy Place. <a href="/kjv/hebrews/9.htm">King James Bible</a> For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary. <a href="/nkjv/hebrews/9.htm">New King James Version</a> For a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, in which was the lampstand, the table, and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary; <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For a tabernacle was equipped, the outer sanctuary, in which were the lampstand, the table, and the sacred bread; this is called the Holy Place. <a href="/nasb/hebrews/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> For there was a tabernacle prepared, the outer one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the sacred bread; this is called the holy place. <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For there was a tabernacle prepared, the outer one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the sacred bread; this is called the holy place. <a href="/lsb/hebrews/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For there was a tabernacle prepared: the first part, in which were the lampstand and the table and the sacred bread, which is called the holy place. <a href="/amp/hebrews/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> A tabernacle (sacred tent) was put up, the outer one or first section, in which were the lampstand and the table with [its loaves of] the sacred showbread; this is called the Holy Place. <a href="/csb/hebrews/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For a tabernacle was set up, and in the first room, which is called the holy place, were the lampstand, the table, and the presentation loaves. <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For a tabernacle was set up, and in the first room, which is called the holy place, were the lampstand, the table, and the presentation loaves. <a href="/asv/hebrews/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> For there was a tabernacle prepared, the first, wherein were the candlestick, and the table, and the showbread; which is called the Holy place. <a href="/cev/hebrews/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The first part of the tent was called the holy place, and a lampstand, a table, and the sacred loaves of bread were kept there. <a href="/erv/hebrews/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> For there was a tabernacle prepared, the first, wherein were the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the Holy place. <a href="/gwt/hebrews/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> A tent was set up. The first part of this tent was called the holy place. The lamp stand, the table, and the bread of the presence were in this part of the tent. <a href="/gnt/hebrews/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> A tent was put up, the outer one, which was called the Holy Place. In it were the lampstand and the table with the bread offered to God. <a href="/isv/hebrews/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> For a tent was set up, and in the first part were the lamp stand, the table, and the bread of the Presence. This was called the Holy Place. <a href="/msb/hebrews/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. <a href="/net/hebrews/9.htm">NET Bible</a> For a tent was prepared, the outer one, which contained the lampstand, the table, and the presentation of the loaves; this is called the holy place. <a href="/nheb/hebrews/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For a tabernacle was prepared. In the first part were the lampstand, the table, and the show bread; which is called the Holy Place. <a href="/wbt/hebrews/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For there was a tabernacle made; the first, in which was the candlestick, and the table, and the show-bread; which is called the sanctuary. <a href="/wey/hebrews/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For a sacred tent was constructed--the outer one, in which were the lamp and the table and the presented loaves; and this is called the Holy place. <a href="/web/hebrews/9.htm">World English Bible</a> For a tabernacle was prepared. In the first part were the lamp stand, the table, and the show bread, which is called the Holy Place. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for a dwelling place was prepared, the first, in which was both the lampstand, and the table, and the Bread of the Presentation—which is called “Holy”; <a href="/blb/hebrews/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For a tabernacle was prepared, the first room in which were both the lampstand and the table, and the bread of the presentation, which is called the Holy Place. <a href="/ylt/hebrews/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for a tabernacle was prepared, the first, in which was both the lamp-stand, and the table, and the bread of the presence -- which is called 'Holy;' <a href="/slt/hebrews/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For the first tent was prepared; (in which was the chandelier, and table, and the setting up of the loaves;) which is called holy.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For there was a tabernacle made the first, wherein were the candlesticks, and the table, and the setting forth of loaves, which is called the holy. <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For a tabernacle was made at first, in which were the lampstand, and the table, and the bread of the Presence, which is called Holy. <a href="/nabre/hebrews/9.htm">New American Bible</a> For a tabernacle was constructed, the outer one, in which were the lampstand, the table, and the bread of offering; this is called the Holy Place. <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For a tent was constructed, the first one, in which were the lampstand, the table, and the bread of the Presence; this is called the Holy Place.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For the first tabernacle which was made, had in it the candlestick, and the table and the shewbread; and it was called the sanctuary. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> For the first Tabernacle that was made there had the Manorah and the table of showbread, and it was called The Holy Place.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> for a tabernacle was constructed, the first, in which were the candlestick, and the table, and the presence bread; and this tabernacle is called holy. <a href="/godbey/hebrews/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> For the first tabernacle was made; in which there were candlesticks, and the table, and shew-bread; which is called, Holy. <a href="/haweis/hebrews/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For the tabernacle was prepared; the first part, in which was both the candlestick, and the table, and the shew-bread, which is called the holy. <a href="/mace/hebrews/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for the disposition of the tabernacle was such, that in the first part named the sanctuary, were placed the candlestick, the table, and the shew-bread; <a href="/wey/hebrews/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For a sacred tent was constructed--the outer one, in which were the lamp and the table and the presented loaves; and this is called the Holy place. <a href="/worrell/hebrews/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> For a tabernacle was prepared; the first, in which were both the lamp-stand and the table, and the show-bread, which, indeed, is called "Holy;" <a href="/worsley/hebrews/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> For there was a tabernacle prepared; the first part, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the loaves set on it, which is called the sanctuary. <a href="/parallel/hebrews/9-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=1400" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hebrews/9.htm">The Earthly Tabernacle</a> 1Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. 2<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason."></a> <a href="/greek/4633.htm" title="4633: skēnē (N-NFS) -- A tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation. Apparently akin to skeuos and skia; a tent or cloth hut.">A tabernacle</a> <a href="/greek/2680.htm" title="2680: kateskeuasthē (V-AIP-3S) -- From kata and a derivative of skeuos; to prepare thoroughly; by implication, to construct, create.">was prepared.</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">In</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">its</a> <a href="/greek/4413.htm" title="4413: prōtē (Adj-NFS) -- First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost.">first room</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hē (RelPro-DFS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/5037.htm" title="5037: te (Conj) -- And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also.">were</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3087.htm" title="3087: lychnia (N-NFS) -- A lamp-stand. From luchnos; a lamp-stand.">lampstand,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5132.htm" title="5132: trapeza (N-NFS) -- Probably contracted from tessares and peze; a table or stool, usually for food; also a counter for money.">table,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4286.htm" title="4286: prothesis (N-NFS) -- From protithemai; a setting forth, i.e. proposal; specially, the show-bread as exposed before God.">consecrated</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/740.htm" title="740: artōn (N-GMP) -- Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf.">bread.</a> <a href="/greek/3748.htm" title="3748: hētis (RelPro-NFS) -- Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. ">This</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legetai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">was called</a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: Hagia (Adj-NNP) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">the Holy Place.</a> 3Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8-9</a> And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them. / You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you. <a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1-37</a> “You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them. / Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide—all curtains the same size. / Five of the curtains are to be joined together, and the other five joined as well. ... <a href="/exodus/40-2.htm">Exodus 40:2-3</a> “On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting. / Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil. <a href="/exodus/40-22.htm">Exodus 40:22-24</a> Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil. / He arranged the bread on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him. / He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle <a href="/numbers/3-25.htm">Numbers 3:25-26</a> The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, / the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items. <a href="/1_kings/6-17.htm">1 Kings 6:17</a> And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long. <a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">1 Kings 7:48-50</a> Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs; / the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple. <a href="/2_chronicles/4-19.htm">2 Chronicles 4:19-22</a> Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed; / the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold; ... <a href="/2_chronicles/5-1.htm">2 Chronicles 5:1</a> So all the work that Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God. <a href="/psalms/78-60.htm">Psalm 78:60</a> He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men. <a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm">Jeremiah 7:12</a> But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel. <a href="/matthew/12-4.htm">Matthew 12:4</a> He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests. <a href="/mark/2-26.htm">Mark 2:26</a> During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.” <a href="/luke/1-9.htm">Luke 1:9</a> he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. <a href="/luke/6-4.htm">Luke 6:4</a> He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the show bread; which is called the sanctuary.a tabernacle.<a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1-30</a> Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them… <a href="/exodus/29-1.htm">Exodus 29:1,35</a> And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish, … <a href="/exodus/36-8.htm">Exodus 36:8-38</a> And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them… the first.<a href="/exodus/25-23.htm">Exodus 25:23-40</a> Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof… <a href="/exodus/26-35.htm">Exodus 26:35</a> And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.<a href="/exodus/37-10.htm">Exodus 37:10-24</a> And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof: … the table.<a href="/exodus/40-4.htm">Exodus 40:4</a> And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.<a href="/leviticus/24-5.htm">Leviticus 24:5,6</a> And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake… the shewbread.<a href="/exodus/25-23.htm">Exodus 25:23,30</a> Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof… the sanctuary.<a href="/exodus/26-33.htm">Exodus 26:33</a> And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-12.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/luke/11-33.htm">Candlestick</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-28.htm">Consecrated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-17.htm">Constructed</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-20.htm">Exposition</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-1.htm">First</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-1.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/luke/8-17.htm">Lampstand</a> <a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Lights</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-9.htm">Ordering</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-13.htm">Part</a> <a href="/titus/3-1.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-12.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-2.htm">Presented</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-13.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/philemon/1-22.htm">Room</a> <a href="/titus/2-3.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-1.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/luke/6-4.htm">Shewbread</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-17.htm">Show</a> <a href="/luke/6-4.htm">Showbread</a> <a href="/luke/6-4.htm">Show-Bread</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-1.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-21.htm">Table</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-20.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-17.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/revelation/2-5.htm">Candlestick</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-20.htm">Consecrated</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-24.htm">Constructed</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-20.htm">Exposition</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm">First</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-3.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/revelation/2-5.htm">Lampstand</a> <a href="/james/1-17.htm">Lights</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-7.htm">Ordering</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Part</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-5.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/genesis/30-20.htm">Presented</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-5.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-3.htm">Room</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-3.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-8.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/exodus/25-30.htm">Shewbread</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-14.htm">Show</a> <a href="/exodus/25-30.htm">Showbread</a> <a href="/exodus/25-30.htm">Show-Bread</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-3.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/genesis/43-34.htm">Table</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-3.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-21.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 9</div>1. <a href="/hebrews/9-1.htm">The description of the rites and sacrifices of the law;</a> 11. <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">which are far inferior to the dignity and perfection of the sacrifice of Christ.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The tabernacle, as described in <a href="/exodus/25.htm">Exodus 25-27</a>, was a portable sanctuary used by the Israelites during their wilderness journey. It was meticulously designed according to God's instructions to Moses on Mount Sinai. The preparation of the tabernacle involved skilled craftsmanship and the use of precious materials, symbolizing the holiness and majesty of God. The tabernacle served as the dwelling place of God among His people, foreshadowing the incarnation of Christ, who "tabernacled" among us (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>).In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. The first room of the tabernacle, known as the Holy Place, contained specific items with deep symbolic meaning. The lampstand, or menorah, was made of pure gold and provided light, representing God's guidance and the light of His presence. The table held the consecrated bread, also known as the Bread of the Presence or showbread, which consisted of twelve loaves symbolizing the twelve tribes of Israel. This bread was a continual offering before the Lord, signifying God's provision and fellowship with His people. The items in the Holy Place prefigure Christ, who is the light of the world (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>) and the bread of life (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>).This was called the Holy Place. The Holy Place was the first section of the tabernacle, distinct from the Most Holy Place, or Holy of Holies, which housed the Ark of the Covenant. The Holy Place was accessible only to the priests, who performed daily rituals and maintained the sacred items. This separation emphasized the holiness of God and the need for mediation between God and humanity. The concept of holiness is central to understanding the nature of God and His requirements for His people. The Holy Place serves as a type of the heavenly sanctuary, where Christ, our High Priest, intercedes for us (<a href="/hebrews/8.htm">Hebrews 8:1-2</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a> The portable earthly dwelling place of God among the Israelites, as described in the Old Testament. It was a sacred space where God met with His people. 2. <a href="/topical/h/holy_place.htm">Holy Place</a> The first room within the Tabernacle, which contained sacred items used in worship and service to God. It was a place of ministry for the priests. 3. <a href="/topical/l/lampstand.htm">Lampstand</a> Also known as the Menorah, it was a seven-branched lampstand made of pure gold, symbolizing the light of God and His presence among His people. 4. <a href="/topical/t/table.htm">Table</a> This refers to the Table of Showbread, which held the consecrated bread, symbolizing God's provision and covenant with Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/c/consecrated_bread.htm">Consecrated Bread</a> Also known as the Bread of the Presence, it consisted of twelve loaves representing the twelve tribes of Israel, signifying God's continual provision and presence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_tabernacle.htm">Symbolism of the Tabernacle</a> The Tabernacle serves as a powerful symbol of God's desire to dwell among His people. It foreshadows the coming of Christ, who is the ultimate fulfillment of God's presence with us. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_place.htm">The Role of the Holy Place</a> The Holy Place was a space of continual service and worship, reminding us of the importance of regular, dedicated time with God in our own lives. <a href="/topical/l/light_of_the_world.htm">Light of the World</a> The lampstand symbolizes God's light in a dark world. As Christians, we are called to reflect this light, living as testimonies of God's truth and love. <a href="/topical/p/provision_and_presence.htm">Provision and Presence</a> The consecrated bread signifies God's provision and presence. We are reminded to trust in God's provision and to seek His presence daily. <a href="/topical/c/christ_as_fulfillment.htm">Christ as Fulfillment</a> Jesus fulfills the symbolism of the Tabernacle, being the true light and bread of life. Our faith in Him brings us into a deeper relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 9</a> <a href="/q/how_does_hebrews_9_2-5_align_with_archaeology.htm">In Hebrews 9:2–5, how can the detailed description of the Tabernacle’s furnishings be reconciled with the limited archeological evidence for such an elaborate structure? </a> <a href="/q/purpose_of_altar_of_incense.htm">What is the purpose of the Altar of Incense?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_sacred_objects_fit_with_acts_17_29.htm">Acts 17:29 - If God is beyond images and idols, how do Old Testament instructions for sacred objects not contradict Paul's teaching here?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_historical_proof_of_the_high_priest's_annual_atonement.htm">In Hebrews 9:7, is there any non-biblical historical record confirming the high priest's annual entrance into the Holy of Holies for atonement?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) Tabernacle.--It must be carefully observed that the Epistle throughout refers to the Tabernacle, and not once to the Temples which succeeded it. Though they were formed on the same general model, their very nature and design necessitated changes of plan and detail which unfitted them for the writer's argument here. So far as the Temple was a copy of the Tabernacle, and so far only, was it made "after the pattern" that Moses had seen; and so far only was its symbolism of divine and not human origin.The first, wherein was . . .--In <a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm" title="Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.">Hebrews 9:6</a>, when the writer passes from place to ministration, he uses the present tense, although it is of the Tabernacle that he is speaking. The explanation is that which has come before us again and again: the arrangements prescribed in Scripture are to him ever present, abiding from age to age in that unchanging word. Hence probably we should here read are instead of "were." The golden candlestick, the table, and the showbread are in the Holy Place as it is described in the Law. With the symbolical meaning of the furniture of the Holy Place we are not here concerned. The writer contents himself with words which plainly imply that none of the parts and arrangements of the Tabernacle were without significance. On the golden candlestick (more strictly, lampstand) see <a href="/context/exodus/25-31.htm" title="And you shall make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.">Exodus 25:31-37</a>, and on the ten candlesticks of the Temple of Solomon, <a href="/1_kings/7-49.htm" title="And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,">1Kings 7:49</a>; on the table and the showbread, <a href="/context/exodus/25-23.htm" title="You shall also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.">Exodus 25:23-30</a>; <a href="/context/leviticus/24-5.htm" title="And you shall take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.">Leviticus 24:5-9</a> (<a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm" title="And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained to the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the show bread was,">1Kings 7:48</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/4-8.htm" title="He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basins of gold.">2Chronicles 4:8</a>). It is somewhat remarkable that the table should here be so distinctly mentioned, for usually (both in the Bible and in Jewish tradition) no special importance appears to be assigned to it apart from the offering which was placed thereon. (Comp., however, <a href="/leviticus/24-6.htm" title="And you shall set them in two rows, six on a row, on the pure table before the LORD.">Leviticus 24:6</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/13-11.htm" title="And they burn to the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the show bread also set they in order on the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but you have forsaken him.">2Chronicles 13:11</a>; <a href="/malachi/1-7.htm" title="You offer polluted bread on my altar; and you say, Wherein have we polluted you? In that you say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.">Malachi 1:7</a>; <a href="/malachi/1-12.htm" title="But you have profaned it, in that you say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.">Malachi 1:12</a>.) This offering is in Hebrew called "bread of the face"--i.e., bread of the (divine) Presence; in <a href="/matthew/12-4.htm" title="How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?">Matthew 12:4</a>, <a href="/luke/6-4.htm" title="How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the show bread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?">Luke 6:4</a>, "loaves of the setting forth;" here "the setting forth of the loaves." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hebrews/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 2-5. - For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbead; which is called the holy place. And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the holy of holies; having a golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid with gold, wherein was a golden pot having the manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; and over it the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat; of which things we cannot now speak particularly. The tabernacle as a whole is first spoken of; and then its two divisions, called respectively "the first 'and "the second" tabernacle. The account of them is from the Pentateuch, and describes them as they originally were. In the then existing temple there were neither ark, mercy-seat, nor cherubim, though the ceremonies were continued as though they had been still there. The ark had been removed or destroyed in the sack by the Chaldeans, and was never replaced (for the Jewish tradition on the subject, see 2 Macc. 2:1-8). Josephus says ('Bell. Jud.,' 5:05. 5) that in the temple of his day there was nothing whatever behind the veil in the holy of holies; and Tacitus informs us ('Hist.,' v 9) that, when Pompey entered the temple, he found there "vacuam sedem et inania arcana." A stone basement is said by the rabbis to have occupied the ark's place, called "lapis fundationis." In the "first tabernacle," called "the holy place" (ἅγια probably, not ἁγία: i.e. a neuter plural, equivalent to "the holies"), the table of shewbread (with its twelve loaves in two rows, changed weekly) stood on the north side, i.e. the right as one approached the veil; and opposite to it, on the left, the seven-branched golden candlestick, or lamp-stand, carrying an oil-lamp on each branch (<a href="/exodus/25.htm">Exodus 25, 37, 40</a>.). Between them, close to the veil stood the golden altar of incense (ibid.); which, nevertheless, is not mentioned here as part of the furniture of the "first tabernacle," being associated with the "second," for reasons which will be seen. The "second veil" was that between the holy place and the holy of holies (<a href="/exodus/36-35.htm">Exodus 36:35</a>), the curtain at the entrance of the holy place (<a href="/exodus/36-37.htm">Exodus 36:37</a>) being regarded as the first. The inner sanctuary behind this second veil is spoken of as having (ἔχουσα) in the first place "a golden censer," as the word θυμιατήριον is translated in the A.V. (so also in the Vulgate, thuribulum). But it assuredly means the" golden altar of incense," though this stood locally outside the veil. For (1) otherwise there would be no mention at all of this altar, which was so important in the symbolism of the tabernacle, and so prominent in the Pentateuch, from which the whole description is taken. (2) The alternative view of its being a censer reserved for the use of the high priest, when he entered behind the veil on the Day of Atonement, has no support from the Pentateuch, in which no such censer is mentioned as part of the standing furniture of the tabernacle, and none of gold is spoken of at all; nor, had it been so, would it have been placed, any more than the altar of incense, within the veil, since the high priest required it before he entered. (3) Though the word itself, θυμιατήριον, certainly means" censer," and not "altar of incense," in the LXX., yet in the Hellenistic writers it is otherwise. Philo and Josephus, and also Clemens Alexandrinus and Origen, always call the altar of incense θυμιατήριον χρυσοῦν; and the language of the Epistle is Hellenistic. . . . <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/9-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>A tabernacle σκηνὴ (skēnē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4633.htm">Strong's 4633: </a> A tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation. Apparently akin to skeuos and skia; a tent or cloth hut. was prepared. κατεσκευάσθη (kateskeuasthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2680.htm">Strong's 2680: </a> From kata and a derivative of skeuos; to prepare thoroughly; by implication, to construct, create. In ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [its] ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. first [room] πρώτη (prōtē) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4413.htm">Strong's 4413: </a> First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost. [were] τε (te) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_5037.htm">Strong's 5037: </a> And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also. the ἥ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. lampstand, λυχνία (lychnia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3087.htm">Strong's 3087: </a> A lamp-stand. From luchnos; a lamp-stand. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. table, τράπεζα (trapeza) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5132.htm">Strong's 5132: </a> Probably contracted from tessares and peze; a table or stool, usually for food; also a counter for money. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. consecrated πρόθεσις (prothesis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4286.htm">Strong's 4286: </a> From protithemai; a setting forth, i.e. proposal; specially, the show-bread as exposed before God. bread. ἄρτων (artōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_740.htm">Strong's 740: </a> Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf. This ἥτις (hētis) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3748.htm">Strong's 3748: </a> Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. was called λέγεται (legetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. [the] Holy [Place]. Ἅγια (Hagia) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">NT Letters: Hebrews 9:2 For a tabernacle was prepared (Heb. He. 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