Thematic Bible: Images of


Thematic Bible



When Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with Jehovah, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the throne of mercy on the Ark containing the words of God's Covenant, from between the two cherubim. This is how Jehovah spoke with Moses. Verse ConceptsMercy SeatArk Of The Covenant, FunctionAtonement, in OTWorship, Results OfCherubim, As DecorationsCovering The ArkHearing God's VoiceGod's VoiceTwo AngelsPropitiatory [Mercy Seat]Cherubim Depicted

Hammer out two winged cherubs of pure gold and fasten them to the lid at the ends of the chest. Verse ConceptsSculptureTwo AngelsGold Items For The TabernaclCherubim DepictedCherubim

and decorated with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and flowers, which were evenly covered with gold. Verse ConceptsCarvingOverlaid With GoldCherubim Depicted

The cherubim had their wings spread upward. They covered the mercy seat with their wings. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat and toward each other. Verse ConceptsWingsCovering The ArkFacingAngel's WingsPropitiatory [Mercy Seat]Cherubim

They sent men to Shiloh to bring back the Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah of Hosts who is enthroned over the angels. Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas came along with God's ark. Verse ConceptsJudgment SeatCherubim, At God's ThroneGod Sitting In GloryGod As A WarriorCherubim Depicted

The combined length of the cherubim wings was thirty feet. A wing of one of the cherub was seven and one half feet long and touched the wall of the building. Its other wing was seven and one half feet long and touched one wing of the other cherub. Verse ConceptsCherubim


Jehovah reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He is enthroned above the cherubim. Let the earth shake! Verse ConceptsPraiseJudgment SeatKingsKingship, DivineKnowing God, Effects OfCherubim, At God's ThroneAwe

The cherubim of glory shadowing the mercy seat were above the Ark. Now is not the time to speak in detail. Verse ConceptsCherubim, As DecorationsMercy SeatGod's Shekinah GloryCovering The ArkShadow Of GodPropitiatory [Mercy Seat]Cherubim DepictedCherubimCloud of glory

They also sent gold mice, one for each of the cities ruled by the five Philistine kings, both the fortified towns and the villages without walls. The large rock in the field of Joshua of Bethshemesh, on which they placed the Ark of Jehovah's Covenant, is still there as a witness to what happened. Verse ConceptsVillagesMiceFive PeopleFive ThingsPlaces To This Day

They laid the Ark of Jehovah on the cart, and the box with the mice of gold and the images of their tumors. Verse ConceptsMice

What guilt offering (trespass gift) shall we send him? The people asked. They answered: Five gold models of tumors and five gold mice, one of each for each Philistine king. The same plague was sent on all of you and on the five kings. You must make these models of the tumors and of the mice that are ravaging your country. You must give honor to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will stop punishing you, your gods, and your land.