Verfe  4.          ^er*  4*  ^Jhall  order  the  Lamps  upon  the  pure  Candlt-
ftick.  ]    The  Candleftick  was  made  of  pure  Gold,  XXV
Exod.  31.  XXXVII.  17.  and  thence  feemsto  be  called
the  pure   Candleftick*  XXXI  Exod.  8.     But  here  it  is
poflible,  Mofes  may  have  refpeft  to  the  making  it  clean*
everyday,  before  the  Lamps  were  lighted.
Before  the  LORD  continually.^  See  XXX  Exod.
7>8.
Verfe  5.         Ver.  5.  And  then/halt  take  fine  flour.  ]    Of  the  beft
Wheat.
And  bake  twelve  Cak$s+  ]  Thefe  are  called  the  Bread
of  the  Prefence  (which  we  tranflate  Shew-bread?)  in  the
place  now  named,  \XV'Exod.  30.  where  fee  what  I
have  noted.  They  were  prepared  by  the  Levitts,
>  9. 32.  XXIIL  29.  and  were  in  number  XII.  to

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repre&nt  the  Twelve  Tribes  of  Ifrael,  as  continually  Chapter
before  God,  i.  e.  under  the  care  of  his  gracious  Pro-  XXIV,
vidence.  Nor  was  this  number  diminished  after  the
Apoftacy  of  Ten  Tribes  from  the  Worihip  of  God  at
the  Tabernacle  ^  but  (till  Twelve  Cakes  were  fet  be
fore  the  L  O  R  D  $  becaufe  there  were  a  remnant  of
true  Ifraelites  among  them,  (i  Kings  XXX  i8.)and
this  was  a  conftant  Teftimony  againft  thofe  Apoftates,
and  ferved  to  turn  them  back  to  the  right  Worfhip  of
God  at  that  place  5  where  they  were  aflured  they  and
their  Sacrifices  would  be  acceptable,  and  no  where
elfe.  Which  made  Abijah  mention  this  to  Jeroboam
and  the  Ten  Tribes,  among  other  things,  that  fhould
induce  them  to  repent  of  their  forfaking  God  and  his
dwelling  place  5  where  he  tells  them,  The  Priefls  the.
