They made the table of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.
Solomon also made all the furnishings that were in the Lord’s temple: the golden altar; the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence;
the table and its articles, the pure gold lampstand and all its accessories, the altar of incense,
the table with its poles and all its articles and the bread of the Presence;
Then they overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.
Bring in the table and set out what belongs on it. Then bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.
“But you profane it by saying, ‘The Lord’s table is defiled,’ and, ‘Its food is contemptible.’
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.