The rings were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table. The placement of the rings close to the rim ensures that the table hangs between the poles at a height that keeps the bread of the Presence on it during transport. The engineering detail serves the theological requirement: the bread always before God must remain before Him even during the community's movements. The covenant fellowship maintained through the bread of the Presence is continuous across every move the cloud demands.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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