Hebrews 9:5

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Summary

Hebrews 9:5

And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

Over

The mercy-seat

Hebrews 4:16

Leviticus 16:2

1 Chronicles 28:11

General references

Exodus 37:6

Bible References

Over

“You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

He made a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

The Lord said to Moses:“Tell your brother Aaron that he shall not enter at any time into the holy place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, or he will die; for I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat.

Now when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim, so He spoke to him.

So the people sent to Shiloh, and from there they carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts who sits above the cherubim; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord

to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim.

Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, who are enthroned above the cherubim, You are the God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.

For the choir director; set to El Shoshannim; Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph.
Oh, give ear, Shepherd of Israel,
You who lead Joseph like a flock;
You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!

The Lord reigns, let the peoples tremble;

is enthroned above the cherubim, let the earth shake!

so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places.

It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which angels long to look.

The mercy-seat

Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Then David gave to his son Solomon the plan of the porch of the temple, its buildings, its storehouses, its upper rooms, its inner rooms and the room for the mercy seat;

General references

He made a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.