Hebrews 9:5

The Earthly Ministry Of The Old Covenant

⁴ containing the golden incense altar and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which [were] a golden jar containing the manna and the rod of Aaron that budded and the tablets of the covenant. ⁵ And above it [were] the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, about which it is not now [possible] to speak in detail. ⁶ Now these things having been prepared in this way, the priests enter into the first tent {continually} [as they] accomplish their service,

It is I

It is Impossible

Mercy Seat

Leviticus 16:2

And Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell your brother Aaron [that] he should not enter at any time into the sanctuary {behind} the curtain {in front of} the atonement cover that [is] on the ark, so that he might not die, because I appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.

Exodus 25:17-22

"And you will make an atonement cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits its length and a cubit and a half its width.

1 Kings 8:6-7

The priests brought the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to its place in the inner sanctuary of the house, to the {most holy place}, under the wings of the cherubim,

Exodus 37:6-9

And he made an atonement cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits its length and a cubit and a half its width.

Leviticus 16:13

and he shall put the incense on the fire {before} Yahweh so that the cloud of incense might cover the atonement cover, which [is] on the {covenant text}, so that he might not die.

Numbers 7:89

And when Moses came to the tent of assembly to speak with him, he would hear the voice speaking to him from the atonement cover, which [is] on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim, and he would speak to him.

1 Samuel 4:4

So the army sent to Shiloh and brought from there the ark of the covenant of Yahweh of hosts who sits [between] the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, [were] there with the ark of the covenant of God.

2 Kings 19:15

Then Hezekiah prayed before the face of Yahweh and said, "O Yahweh, God of Israel who lives [above] the cherubim. You [are] God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the world; you have made the heavens and the earth.

1 Chronicles 28:11

Then David gave to Solomon his son the plan of the vestibule and of its houses, its treasuries, its upper rooms, its inner chambers, and of the house of the lid of the ark,

Psalm 80:1

Give ear, O shepherd of Israel, [who] leads Joseph like a flock. Shine forth, [you who] sits [enthroned above] the cherubim.

Psalm 99:1

Yahweh is king; let [the] peoples tremble. [He] sits enthroned [between the] cherubim. Let the earth shake.

Ephesians 3:10

in order that the many-sided wisdom of God might be made known now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly [places] through the church,

Hebrews 4:16

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

1 Peter 1:12

to whom it was revealed that they were serving not themselves but you with reference to the same [things] which now have been announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, {things into which} angels desire to look.