Exodus 40:23

And he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Cross-references

Exodus 40:4 Parallel

Exodus 40:4 records the command to set the table and arrange items; here Moses obeys that command by placing the bread.

Exodus 25:30 commands placing showbread before the LORD always; here Moses carries out that command.

Exodus 25:23 commands the table's construction; here Moses uses that table to place the bread.

Exodus 37:10 records the making of the table; here Moses sets bread on that same table.

Hebrews 9:2 Allusion

Hebrews 9:2 lists the tabernacle furniture including the showbread table; here Moses sets the bread on that table.

Leviticus 24:5 commands baking the showbread; here Moses places that bread on the table.

Leviticus 24:6 commands arranging the showbread in rows; here Moses sets them in order as commanded.

Matthew 12:4 references the same showbread David ate, showing its ceremonial use and exception for mercy.

Hosea 9:4 Contrast

Hosea 9:4 describes defiled bread that cannot come to the Lord's house — contrasting with the holy showbread set before the Lord here.

1 Kings 7:48 describes the gold table for showbread in Solomon's temple; here Moses sets bread on the tabernacle's table.