As we transition from John 6 to John 7, Sharon teaches us about the significance of bread throughout the story of salvation history. The theme of bread is intertwined with the theme of tabernacles. After the Israelites finally arrive in the Promised Land, they built a substantial, yet still

temporary tabernacle at Shiloh. 400 years later, the Lord admonishes David about the lack of a permanent tabernacle, but forbade David from actually building it, leaving it to his son Solomon to complete the task.