1 Chronicles 28:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

The altar

Exodus 30:1

1 Kings 7:48

The chariot

Bible References

The altar

And thou shalt make an altar to burn cense therein, of sethim-wood:

And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the Altar of gold, and the table of gold whereon the shewbread was put.

The chariot

And make two cherubims of thick gold on the two ends of the mercy seat;

And the people sent to Shiloh, and fetched from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts which dwelleth between the Cherubims. And there were the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas with the ark of the covenant of God.

And within the quyre he made two Cherubims of olive tree, ten cubits high apiece,

He rode upon the Cherub, and did fly: he came flying upon the wings of the wind. {TYNDALE: And he rode upon Cherub and flew: and appeared upon the wings of the wind.}

The chariots of God are many thousand times a thousand, the LORD is among them, as in the holy place of Sinai.

{To the Chanter, upon Shoshannim, a Psalm of Asaph} Hear, O thou shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Jacob like a flock of sheep; show thyself, thou that sittest upon the Cherubim.

The LORD is king, be the people never so inpatient; he sitteth upon the cherubims, be the earth never so unquiet.

Now when I had well considered the beasts, I saw a work of wheels upon the earth with four faces also like the beasts.

Then said he that sat therein, to him that had the linen raiment upon him, "Creep in between the wheels that are under the Cherubims, and take thine hand full of hot coals out from between the Cherubims, and cast them over the city. And he crept in, that I might see."

Over the ark were the cherubims of glory shadowing the seat of grace. Of which things, we will not now speak particularly.