Leviticus 24:1

The Lamp and the Bread of the Sanctuary

1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Leviticus 24:1 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 24:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses
After he had delivered to him the laws concerning the purity of the priests, and the perfection of the sacrifices they were to offer, and concerning the feasts the people were to keep, he spoke to Moses of some other things which concerned both people and priests: saying;
as follows.

Leviticus 24:1 In-Context

1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

2 "Command the sons of Israel that they bring to you clear oil from beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.

3 "Outside the veil of testimony in the tent of meeting, Aaron shall keep it in order from evening to morning before the LORD continually; it shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations.

4 "He shall keep the lamps in order on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.

5 "Then you shall take fine flour and bake twelve cakes with it; two-tenths of an ephah shall be in each cake.