Leviticus 24:1

Tabernacle Oil and Bread

1 The Lord spoke to Moses:

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 The Lord spoke to Moses:

2 "Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of beaten olives for the light, so that the lamp will burn regularly.

3 Aaron is to tend it regularly from evening until morning before the Lord outside the veil of the testimony in the tent of meeting. This is a permanent statute throughout your generations.

4 He must regularly tend the lamps on the pure [gold] lampstand in the Lord's presence.

5 "Take fine flour and bake it into 12 loaves; each loaf is to be made with four quarts.