“For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.”
For a tent was prepared, the first section of which is called the Holy Place, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence — the outer tent contained the seven-branched menorah (providing light), the table of shewbread (twelve loaves representing the twelve tribes and God's covenant care), and the bread of the Presence (literally 'face bread,' maintained perpetually before the Lord). These furnishings symbolize God's continual illumination and sustenance of his people.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 9:2
He has shown from the Priest, from the Priesthood, from the Covenant, that that [dispensation] was to have an end. From this point he shows it from the fashion of the tabernacle itself. How? This, he says, [was] the “Holy” and the “Holy of Holies.” The holy place then is a symbol of the former period (for there all things are done by means of sacrifices); but the Holy of Holies of this that is now present. And by the Holy of Holies he means Heaven; and by the veil, Heaven,…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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