Exodus 25:30

Shewbread] lit. 'bread of the presence,' BM 'Presence-bread.' This consisted of twelve loaves of unleavened bread, which were laid upon the table, in the presence of God, and changed every sabbath day. It was a kind of thank-offering, expressive of man's constant indebtedness to God for his daily bread: see on Leviticus 24:5.

31-40. The Golden Candlestick.

This also stood in the Holy Place. Being made of pure gold, it is called the 'pure candlestick' in Exodus 31:8, etc. It was really a lampstand. From a central shaft three curved arms sprang on each side, one above the other, rising to the same height as it. On each of these seven supports rested a lamp, in shape like a bowl or saucer. The shaft and the arms were ornamented with representations of almond buds and blossoms, introduced three times into each arm and four times into the shaft (Exodus 25:34).