The Bible Study Evangelista

Notes and References Old Testament Incense Exodus 30:1-10, description of the tabernacle incense altar Exodus 37:29, second description of the tabernacle incense altar Incense included salt Ezekiel 16:4 – salting newborns 2 Kings 2:19-22, salt used to cleanse undrinkable (bitter) waters Numbers 18:19, “covenant in salt” 2 Chronicles 13:5, David is an eternal king through a salt covenant Psalm 141:2, incense = prayer Malachi 1:11, Old Testament prophecy of the time when Gentiles (non-Jews) would offer a “pure offering” accompanied by incense New Testament Incense Luke 1:8-11, Zechariah offers incense in the temple at the hour of prayer Mark 14:32-36, “Not my will but yours.” John 17, Jesus prays for us 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Pray without ceasing. James 5:16, The continual prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects. Heavenly Incense Revelation 5:8, incense = prayer Revelation 8:3-5, incense = prayer St. Therese of Lisieux, Autobiographical Manuscript C, 25: “For me, prayer ...

Notes and References Exodus 25:23-30, Table of “presence bread,” also translated “bread of the Face”; “bread of propitiation”; “loaves of setting forth”; or “showbread.” Directly across from the golden lampstand in the tabernacle sanctuary, outside the holy of holies, it was a crowned, gold table, set to the right. Leviticus 24:5-9, 12 loaves of Presence Bread on the table for 12 tribes, a communal offering rather than a sacrificial one. Because the bread belonged to God, it was to be eaten by the priests every Sabbath “in the sacred place,” the sanctuary, as they replaced the previous week’s bread with fresh each week. Along with the bread, there were also offerings of incense, wine and oil. Other “types” of Old Testament bread Genesis 14:18, The first priest in the scriptures, Melchizedek, offers bread and wine Exodus 12, unleavened Passover bread Exodus 16:14-31, manna, “bread from heaven”; angels’ food “suited to each man’s taste” (Wis 16:20-21). The Eucharist – the anti-type of...

Notes and References Exodus 25:31-40, The golden lampstand, or menorah, in the tabernacle Exodus 27:20-21, Perpetual light Leviticus 24:3-4, The priests kept the wicks trimmed, the oil topped, and the lamps burning before the Lord continuously. Exodus 28:29-30, Urim and Thummim in the HIgh Priest’s breastplate of judgment. Urim = “Lights” and Thummim = “Perfect Truths” both superlative plural Sirach 45:10, together the names mean something similar to “Perfect Knowledge.” Numbers 27:21, used to consult God about His selection of leaders 1 Samuel 14:41, used to determine guilt or innocence Ezra 2:63, used to determine God’s will regarding returning captives Other occurrences of “light” in the Old Testament Genesis 1:1-5 – light of creation Exodus 10:21-23 – Egyptian plague of darkness in which only the Israelites had light Exodus 13:17-22 – pillar of cloud and fire Psalm 27:1 – the Lord is my Light and my salvation, or “saving light” Isaiah 60:19 – “the Lord will be to you an everlas...

Notes and References Water in the Old Testament Genesis 6:5-18, The Great Flood Exodus 14, The Red Sea Crossing Exodus 17:1-7, God miraculously provides water from the rock in the desert. Exodus 30, specifications for the bronze laver in the tabernacle in which the priests washed serving hands and gospel feet Exodus 38:8, The laver is made from the mirrors of the tabernacle virgins. Ezekiel 47, The prophets continued the theme, using water extensively as a symbol of the New Covenant that revealed how cleansing waters would somehow, one day, also create new life. Type – Antitype correspondence 1 Corinthians 10:1-4, St. Paul says Noah’s flood and the Red Sea crossing are antitypes of baptism. 1 Peter 3:21, Baptism saves us. 1 Corinthians 10:1-4, The Rock that provided water followed them through the desert. St. Ambrose, de Sacramentis, lib. v. c. 1: “It was no motionless rock which followed the people.” Tertullian, de Baptismo, c. ix: “This is the water which flowed from the rock which ...