Hebrews 9:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

And above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat; of which we cannot now speak in detail.

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  • Lev 16:2 : 2 And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to Aaron your brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil before the mercy seat, which is on the ark; that he not die: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
  • Exod 25:17-22 : 17 And 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 width. 18 And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, at the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; from the mercy seat you shall make the cherubim on its two ends. 20 And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look toward one another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be. 21 And you shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I will give you. 22 There I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the testimony, of everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.
  • 1 Kgs 8:6-7 : 6 And 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, even under the wings of the cherubim. 7 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its staves above.
  • 2 Kgs 19:15 : 15 And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, who dwells between the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.
  • 1 Chr 28:11 : 11 Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the buildings thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner rooms thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
  • Ps 80:1 : 1 Listen, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock; you who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth.
  • Ps 99:1 : 1 The LORD reigns; let the people tremble: he sits between the cherubim; let the earth be moved.
  • Eph 3:10 : 10 To the intent that now to the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
  • Heb 4:16 : 16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 To them it was revealed that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which have now been reported to you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.
  • Exod 37:6-9 : 6 And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two and a half cubits was its length, and one and a half cubits its width. 7 And he made two cherubim of gold, made of hammered work, on the two ends of the mercy seat; 8 One cherub on one end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: he made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends. 9 And the cherubim spread out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; facing the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim.
  • Lev 16:13 : 13 And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he not die:
  • Num 7:89 : 89 And when Moses went into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with Him, then he heard the voice of One speaking to him from the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubim: and He spoke to him.
  • 1 Sam 4:4 : 4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from there the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who dwells between the cherubim, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

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  • Exod 37:6-9
    4 verses
    82%

    6And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two and a half cubits was its length, and one and a half cubits its width.

    7And he made two cherubim of gold, made of hammered work, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

    8One cherub on one end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: he made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.

    9And the cherubim spread out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; facing the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim.

  • Exod 25:17-22
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    80%

    17And 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 width.

    18And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, at the two ends of the mercy seat.

    19Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; from the mercy seat you shall make the cherubim on its two ends.

    20And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look toward one another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.

    21And you shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I will give you.

    22There I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the testimony, of everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 5:7-9
    3 verses
    78%

    7And the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim.

    8For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above.

    9They drew out the poles of the ark so that the ends of the poles were seen from the ark before the oracle, but they were not seen outside. And there it is to this day.

  • 1 Kgs 8:6-7
    2 verses
    76%

    6And 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, even under the wings of the cherubim.

    7For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its staves above.

  • Heb 9:6
    76%

    6Now when these things were thus arranged, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, performing the service of God.

  • Exod 39:35
    76%

    35The ark of the testimony, its poles, and the mercy seat,

  • Heb 9:2-4
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    2For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the lampstand, and the table, and the showbread; which is called the sanctuary.

    3And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All;

    4Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant covered all around with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

  • Exod 31:7
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    7The tabernacle of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,

  • Exod 35:12
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    12The ark, and its poles, with the mercy seat, and the veil of the covering,

  • Exod 26:34
    74%

    34And you shall put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

  • 2 Chr 3:10-11
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    74%

    10And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work, and overlaid them with gold.

    11And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: one wing of one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

  • Exod 30:6
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    6And you shall put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with you.

  • Num 7:89
    73%

    89And when Moses went into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with Him, then he heard the voice of One speaking to him from the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubim: and He spoke to him.

  • Heb 8:5
    72%

    5Who serve as an example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was warned by God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, says He, that you make all things according to the pattern shown to you on the mount.

  • 1 Kgs 6:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27And he set the cherubim inside the inner house; and they stretched out the wings of the cherubim, so that the wing of one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched each other in the middle of the house.

    28And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

  • Heb 9:8
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    8The Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet revealed while the first tabernacle was still standing:

  • 1 Kgs 6:24
    72%

    24And five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub; from the far end of one wing to the far end of the other were ten cubits.

  • Heb 9:24
    71%

    24For Christ has not entered into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

  • Heb 8:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1Now of the things we have spoken this is the sum: We have such a high priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;

    2A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord set up, and not man.

  • Lev 16:2
    71%

    2And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to Aaron your brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil before the mercy seat, which is on the ark; that he not die: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

  • Lev 16:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he not die:

    14And he shall take of the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.

  • 2 Chr 3:13
    71%

    13The wings of these cherubim spread out twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.

  • Exod 40:20
    71%

    20And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:

  • Ezek 10:1
    71%

    1Then I looked, and, behold, in the sky above the head of the cherubim there appeared over them what looked like a sapphire stone, resembling a throne.

  • Exod 26:31
    71%

    31And you shall make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen; with cherubim shall it be made, of skillful work.

  • Ezek 10:3-5
    3 verses
    71%

    3Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, as the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.

    4Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD's glory.

    5And the sound of the cherubim's wings was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God when He speaks.

  • 2 Chr 5:14
    71%

    14So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.

  • Heb 9:11
    70%

    11But Christ came as a high priest of the good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation;

  • Ezek 10:18
    70%

    18Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.

  • Exod 40:35
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    35And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud stayed upon it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

  • Exod 36:35
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    35And he made a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and finely twisted linen: he made it with cherubim, the work of a skilled craftsman.