Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

The mercy seat

General references

Bible References

He come not

Leviticus 23:27
"However on the tenth day of this seventh month is the day of atonement: it shall be a holy convocation to you, and you shall afflict yourselves; and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the LORD.
Exodus 26:33
You shall hang up the veil under the clasps, and shall bring the ark of the testimony in there within the veil: and the veil shall separate the holy place from the most holy for you.
Exodus 30:10
Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once in the year; with the blood of the sin offering of atonement once in the year he shall make atonement for it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the LORD."
Exodus 40:20
He took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on the ark.
1 Kings 8:6
The priests brought in 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.
Hebrews 9:3
After the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,
Hebrews 10:19
Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,

That he die not

Leviticus 16:13
and he shall put the incense on the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the testimony, so that he will not die.
Leviticus 8:35
You shall stay at the door of the Tent of Meeting day and night seven days, and keep the LORD's command, that you do not die: for so I am commanded."
Numbers 4:19
but thus do to them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach to the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them everyone to his service and to his burden;
Numbers 17:10
The LORD said to Moses, "Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their murmurings against me, that they not die."
Matthew 27:51
And suddenly, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
Hebrews 4:14
Having then a great high priest, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold tightly to our confession.
Hebrews 10:19
Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,

In the cloud

Exodus 40:34
Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
1 Kings 8:10
It came to pass, when the priests had come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,
2 Chronicles 5:14
so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD filled God's house.

The mercy seat

Exodus 25:17
You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two and a half cubits shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

General references

Exodus 40:35
Moses wasn't able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud stayed on it, and the LORD's glory filled the tabernacle.