Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now. Cross References Exodus 25:17 And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. Exodus 25:18 Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat, Exodus 25:20 And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat. Leviticus 16:2 And the LORD said to Moses: "Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat. 1 Kings 8:7 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. Romans 9:4 the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. Treasury of Scripture And over it the cherubim of glory shadowing the mercy seat; of which we cannot now speak particularly. over. Exodus 25:17-22 Exodus 37:6-9 Leviticus 16:2 the mercy-seat. Hebrews 4:16 Leviticus 16:2,13 1 Chronicles 28:11 |