Hebrews 9:2

For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.

Cross-references

Exodus 25:30 instructs setting the bread of the Presence on the table regularly, explaining the showbread referred to in Hebrews 9:2.

Leviticus 24:6 details arranging the showbread on the gold table, directly related to the showbread mentioned in Hebrews 9:2.

Leviticus 24:5 gives instructions for making the showbread, which Hebrews 9:2 mentions as being on the table in the sanctuary.

Exodus 40:22-24 describes placing the table and lampstand in the tent, matching the items Hebrews 9:2 associates with the first part of the tabernacle.

Exodus 40:18–20 Historical context

Exodus 40:18-20 narrates the actual setting up of the tabernacle tent and veil, directly related to the first room in Hebrews 9:2.

Exodus 40:4 Parallel

Exodus 40:4 records the command to bring in the table and lampstand, directly corresponding to the furnishings listed in Hebrews 9:2 for the sanctuary.

Exodus 40:2 Historical context

Exodus 40:2 commands Moses to set up the tabernacle — the very structure whose first room is described in Hebrews 9:2.

Exodus 39:36-34 (likely 39:36-38) lists the table, lampstand, and bread of the Presence among completed items, paralleling Hebrews 9:2.

Exodus 37:10-24 describes the actual making of the table and lampstand — the same furnishings listed in Hebrews 9:2.

Exodus 26:35 specifies the placement of the table and lampstand in the Holy Place, matching the arrangement in Hebrews 9:2.

Exodus 26:33 Historical context

Exodus 26:33 describes the veil separating the Holy Place from the Most Holy, providing the backdrop for the two-part tabernacle mentioned in Hebrews 9:2.

Exodus 26:1 Historical context

Exodus 26:1 describes the tabernacle curtains, providing the OT background for the tent's first section mentioned in Hebrews.

Exodus 25:23-40 gives the instructions for the table and lampstand — the exact items mentioned in Hebrews 9:2.

Exodus 25:31 instructs making the golden lampstand, one of the specific furnishings listed in Hebrews 9:2 for the first part.

Exodus 40:23 shows Moses placing the bread on the table, the exact bread of Presence mentioned here.

Leviticus 24:4 Historical context

Leviticus 24:4 gives instructions for the lampstand lamps, corresponding to the lampstand in this verse.

Exodus 25:31 instructs making the golden lampstand, one of the specific furnishings listed in Hebrews 9:2 for the first part.

1 Chronicles 23:29 Historical context

1 Chronicles 23:29 assigns Levites to prepare the bread of Presence, confirming its continued importance.

Exodus 36:8–38 Historical context

Exodus 36:8-38 details the construction of the tabernacle tent and veil that house the items listed in Hebrews 9:2.

Exodus 39:32–34 Historical context

Exodus 39:32-34 records the completion of the tabernacle and its components, providing the broader context for the furnishings in Hebrews 9:2.