The King’s Table

There are several stories in the Bible that revolve around a table. In Bible times, the table was the place of identity. You were identified with those you sat at the table with. It was also a place of worship as people gave blessings to God and each other at it. There were sacred meals that God told them to celebrate regularly so they could tell the next generation of His goodness around the table. Finally it was a place of covenant and reconciliation. The breaking if bread sealed covenants and showed relationship. No wonder Jesus invites us to His table. You don’t have to sit alone. There is a seat for you at the King’s table.

Here are some Bible verses on the tables of the Bible:

1. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Psalm 23:5 ESV

2. You will eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom, and you will sit on thrones to rule over the twelve tribes of Israel.

Luke 22:30 GNT

3. When Jesus arrived at the upper room, he took his place at the table along with all the apostles.

Luke 22:14 TPT

4. You cannot drink [both] the Lord’s cup and the cup of demons. You cannot share in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons [thereby becoming partners with them].

1 Corinthians 10:21 AMP

5. And Mephibosheth, who was crippled in both feet, lived in Jerusalem and ate regularly at the king’s table.

2 Samuel 9:13 NLT

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