Thematic Bible: Images of
Thematic Bible
Cherubim » Images of
When Moses entered the tent of meeting to speak with the Lord, 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. He spoke to him that way.
Make two cherubim of gold; make them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat.
He carved cherubim, palm trees, and flower blossoms on them and overlaid them with gold applied evenly over the carving.
They had wings spread out. They faced each other and covered the mercy seat with their wings. The faces of the cherubim were looking toward the mercy seat.
So the people sent men to Shiloh to bring back the ark of the covenant of the Lord of Hosts, who dwells between the cherubim. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
The overall length of the wings of the cherubim was 30 feet: the wing of one was 7½ feet, touching the wall of the room; its other wing was 7½ feet, touching the wing of the other cherub.
For the choir director: according to “The Lilies.” A testimony of Asaph. A psalm. Listen, Shepherd of Israel,
who leads Joseph like a flock;
You who sit enthroned on the cherubim,
rise up
who leads Joseph like a flock;
You who sit enthroned on the cherubim,
rise up
The Lord reigns! Let the peoples tremble.
He is enthroned above the cherubim.
Let the earth quake.
He is enthroned above the cherubim.
Let the earth quake.
The cherubim of glory were above it overshadowing the mercy seat. It is not possible to speak about these things in detail right now.
Mouse » Images of
The number of gold mice also corresponded to the number of Philistine cities of the five rulers, the fortified cities and the outlying villages. The large rock on which the ark of the Lord was placed is in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh to this day.
Then they put the ark of the Lord on the cart, along with the box containing the gold mice and the images of their tumors.
They asked, "What guilt offering should we send back to Him?" And they answered, "Five gold tumors and five gold mice [corresponding to] the number of Philistine rulers, since there was one plague for both you and your rulers. Make images of your tumors and of your mice that are destroying the land. Give glory to Israel's God, and perhaps He will stop oppressing you, your gods, and your land.
Related Topics
- Angel's Wings
- Animism
- Ark Of The Covenant, Function
- Atonement, in OT
- Awe
- Carving
- Carvings Of Flowers
- Cherubim
- Cherubim Depicted
- Cherubim, As Decorations
- Cherubim, At God's Throne
- Cloud of glory
- Covering The Ark
- Divine Manifestations
- Facing
- Five People