And make its plates and dishes of pure gold, as well as its pitchers and bowls for the pouring out of offerings. Make them of pure gold. The utensils for the table — plates for holding the loaves, dishes for frankincense, pitchers for drink offerings, bowls — are all pure gold. The entirety of the bread of the Presence service is conducted with the most precious material available. The pure gold of the utensils means there is no compromise in the table service: the bread set before God is handled and arranged with instruments that match the worth of what they serve. Malachi 3:10 says bring the whole tithe into the storehouse — the whole-gold instruction of Exodus 25:29 is the same principle: the service of God does not allow partial measure.

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