Ezekiel 41:22

‘The altar was of wood. It was three cubits high and its length was two cubits. And its corners, and its length, and its walls were of wood. And he said to me, “This is the table which is before Yahweh”.'

Once again we have the heavenly visitant speaking with awe as he describes something very special. It is ‘the table which is before Yahweh'. The object in question is ‘an altar of wood' which stands before the entrance to the holy of holies, where the Zadokite priests will minister (Ezekiel 44:16). This seemingly combines the table of the shewbread, the ‘table of the Presence' (Exodus 25:23; Leviticus 24:5; 1 Kings 7:48) and the altar of incense (Exodus 30:1; Exodus 37:25; Leviticus 4:7; 1 Kings 6:22; 1 Kings 7:48; Revelation 8:3). Here the intercessions of the people of God are offered before Yahweh (Revelation 8:3), in terms of the incense (compare Psalms 141:2), and here is ‘offered' the shewbread, the most holy of all the offerings ‘made by fire', which represents God's gifts to His people for their daily sustenance and their expression of gratitude towards God (Leviticus 24:9). The latter were eaten by the priests in ‘a holy place' (Leviticus 24:9). This twofold aspect can be compared with ‘hallowed be your name -- give us this day our daily bread' (Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:11).

Once again we note the absence of gold. The heavenly temple has no need or place for gold. It is above man's vanities.