Q: what did the priest think about the "bread of the Presence"

[GotStripprMitsuEvolution]

hey you messianic boyz and gurls:

this may be an odd way to put this but....

what did the priest think about when he served in the tabernacle, or the temple, doing whatever they did before the table with the "bread of the Presence" it? Why was that bread associated with God's Presence and a covenant between God and Israel?

Symbolically how was that symbol of bread transformed by the New Covenant?

thanx in advance,
gsme

p.s.: do you know of a single reference that discusses this topic in depth?

[Henaynei]

Two articles that you may find informative http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/12/12_4_58.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001)

I can't say that I have completely read all of them, or agree with all of them, but they do make one think.

http://www.templeinstitute.org/vessels/showbread.html

http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=662&letter=S

http://www3.telus.net/public/kstam/tabernacle/study/details/showbread.htm

http://www.hope-of-israel.org/showbred.htm

http://www.ccel.org/e/edersheim/temple/temple.htm

[GotStripprMitsuEvolution]

thanx, i'll check 'em out!

God bless you