Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 40:4
And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
4. See Exo 26:35, Exo 25:30; Exo 25:37 b.
set in order, &c.] lit. arrange its arrangement, with reference to the two piles of loaves arranged upon it. Cf. v. 23 (lit. ‘ arranged upon it the arrangement of bread’). Lev 24:6 ‘two rows ’ (lit. arrangements). And so a later designation of the Presence-bread was ‘bread of arrangement’ (see on Exo 25:30); cf. the ‘table of the arrangement,’ 2Ch 29:18.
light ] fix on: see on Exo 27:20.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The directions given in Lev 24:5-9 are here presupposed, and must have been issued before this chapter was written.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 4. Thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things, &c.] That is, Thou shalt place the twelve loaves upon the table in the order before mentioned. See Clarke on Ex 25:30.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
The things that are to be set in order; the vessels belonging to it, and the shew-bread, Exo 25:29,30
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And thou shall bring in the table,…. The table of shewbread, which was to be set in the holy place:
and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; besides the dishes, spoons, covers, and bowls, there were the twelve loaves of shewbread to be set in two rows:
and thou shall bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof; which was to be brought and set in the same holy place with the shewbread table; and though the lamps were to be lighted by Aaron, the priest of the Lord, he being not yet consecrated, the office was performed by Moses.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(4) The table.The table of shewbread is thus commonly designated. (See Exo. 35:13; Exo. 37:10; Exo. 39:36; Exo. 40:22.)
And set in order the things . . . The twelve loaves are the things specially intended (see Exo. 40:23). Whether the frankincense also is glanced at (Lev. 24:7) may be doubted. It was perhaps an addition to the earliest ritual.
The candlestick.See Exo. 25:31-37.
And light the lamps.Not necessarily at once, but at the close of the day. (See Exo. 30:8.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
set in order: i, e. in two piles, six loaves in each pile, answering to the stones on the shoulders of the High Priest. There was a golden dish at the bottom of each, and another reversed on the top, with a golden bowl of frankincense on the top. Compare Exo 25:23-30.
light = set up, or mount.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
the table: Exo 40:22, Exo 40:25, Exo 25:23-30, Exo 26:35, Exo 26:36, Exo 37:10-24
the things that: etc. Heb. the order thereof, Lev 24:5, Lev 24:6, Lev 24:8
the candlestick: Exo 40:24, Exo 40:25, Exo 25:31-39
Reciprocal: Exo 40:23 – General Heb 9:2 – the first