Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

The showbread was an ongoing offering, part of the daily
sacrifice. It was always in the presence of the Lord (Exodus 25:30),
acknowledging human dependence on God for both physical and
spiritual food, received only through Christ's mediation. God had
fed Israel with bread from heaven, and they were still dependent on
His gifts, both for physical food and spiritual blessings. Both the
manna and the showbread pointed to Christ, the living Bread. He
Himself said, "I am the living Bread which came down from
heaven" (John 6:48-51). The bread was removed every Sabbath and
replaced with fresh loaves.
The most important part of the daily ministry was the service
for the benefit of individuals. The repentant sinner brought his
offering to the door of the tabernacle, and, placing his hand upon the
victim's head, confessed his sins, thus symbolically transferring the
sins from himself to the innocent sacrifice. By his own hand the
animal was then killed, and the priest carried the blood into the holy
place and sprinkled it in front of the veil, behind which was the ark
containing the law that the sinner had transgressed. By this
ceremony the sin was transferred symbolically to the sanctuary
through the blood. In some cases the blood was not taken into the
holy place (See Appendix, Note 5.), but the flesh was eaten by the
priest, as Moses directed, saying, "God has given it you to bear the
guilt of the congregation" (Leviticus 10:17). Both ceremonies
symbolized the transfer of sin from the repenting person to the
sanctuary.
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