Verse 5

and over it cherubim of the glory, overshadowing the mercy-seat, concerning which we are not now to speak particularly.

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 16:2 : 2 yea, Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Speak unto Aaron thy brother, and he cometh not in at all times unto the sanctuary within the vail, unto the front of the mercy-seat, which `is' upon the ark, and he dieth not, for in a cloud I am seen upon the mercy-seat.
  • Exod 25:17-22 : 17 `And thou hast made a mercy-seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth; 18 and thou hast made two cherubs of gold, beaten work dost thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat; 19 and make thou one cherub at the end on this side, and one cherub at the end on that; at the mercy-seat ye do make the cherubs on its two ends. 20 `And the cherubs have been spreading out wings on high, covering the mercy-seat over with their wings, and their faces `are' one towards another -- towards the mercy-seat are the faces of the cherubs. 21 `And thou hast put the mercy-seat on the ark above, and unto the ark thou dost put the testimony which I give unto thee; 22 and I have met with thee there, and have spoken with thee from off the mercy-seat (from between the two cherubs, which `are' on the ark of the testimony) all that which I command thee concerning the sons of Israel.
  • 1 Kgs 8:6-7 : 6 And the priests bring in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto its place, unto the oracle of the house, unto the holy of holies, unto the place of the wings of the cherubs; 7 for the cherubs are spreading forth two wings unto the place of the ark, and the cherubs cover over the ark, and over its staves from above;
  • 2 Kgs 19:15 : 15 And Hezekiah prayeth before Jehovah, and saith, `O Jehovah, God of Israel, inhabiting the cherubs, Thou `art' God Himself -- Thyself alone -- to all the kingdoms of the earth: Thou hast made the heavens and the earth.
  • 1 Chr 28:11 : 11 And David giveth to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of its houses, and of its treasures, and of its upper chambers, and of its innermost chambers, and of the house of the atonement;
  • Ps 80:1 : 1 To the Overseer. -- `On the Lilies.' A testimony of Asaph. -- A Psalm. Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Leading Joseph as a flock, Inhabiting the cherubs -- shine forth,
  • Ps 99:1 : 1 Jehovah hath reigned, peoples tremble, The Inhabitant of the cherubs, the earth shaketh.
  • Eph 3:10 : 10 that there might be made known now to the principalities and the authorities in the heavenly `places', through the assembly, the manifold wisdom of God,
  • Heb 4:16 : 16 we may come near, then, with freedom, to the throne of the grace, that we may receive kindness, and find grace -- for seasonable help.
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 to whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering these, which now were told to you (through those who did proclaim good news to you,) in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, to which things messengers do desire to bend looking.
  • Exod 37:6-9 : 6 And he maketh a mercy-seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth; 7 and he maketh two cherubs of gold, of beaten work he hath made them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat; 8 one cherub at the end on this `side', and one cherub at the end on that, out of the mercy-seat he hath made the cherubs, at its two ends; 9 and the cherubs are spreading out wings on high, covering over the mercy-seat with their wings, and their faces `are' one towards another; towards the mercy-seat have the faces of the cherubs been.
  • Lev 16:13 : 13 and he hath put the perfume on the fire before Jehovah, and the cloud of the perfume hath covered the mercy-seat which `is' on the testimony, and he dieth not.
  • Num 7:89 : 89 And in the going in of Moses unto the tent of meeting to speak with Him -- he doth even hear the voice speaking unto him from off the mercy-seat which `is' upon the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubs; and He speaketh unto him.
  • 1 Sam 4:4 : 4 And the people sendeth to Shiloh, and they take up thence the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of Hosts, inhabiting the cherubs, and there `are' two sons of Eli, with the ark of the covenant of God, Hophni and Phinehas.