Exodus 40:23

23 And he arranged the Bread of the Presence on the table before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

Exodus 40:23 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 40:23

And he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord
The shewbread, the twelve cakes of it, in two rows, six in a row:

as the Lord had commanded Moses:
( Exodus 25:30 ) ( Leviticus 24:5-8 ) .

Exodus 40:23 In-Context

21 Then he brought the Ark of the Covenant into the Tabernacle and hung the inner curtain to shield it from view, just as the LORD had commanded him.

22 Next Moses placed the table in the Tabernacle, along the north side of the Holy Place, just outside the inner curtain.

23 And he arranged the Bread of the Presence on the table before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

24 He set the lampstand in the Tabernacle across from the table on the south side of the Holy Place.

25 Then he lit the lamps in the LORD ’s presence, just as the LORD had commanded him.