Exodus 37:9

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The cherubim were spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the atonement lid.

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  • Gen 3:24 : 24 When he drove the man out, he placed on the eastern side of the orchard in Eden angelic sentries who used the flame of a whirling sword to guard the way to the tree of life.
  • Gen 28:12 : 12 and had a dream. He saw a stairway erected on the earth with its top reaching to the heavens. The angels of God were going up and coming down it
  • Exod 25:20 : 20 The cherubim are to be spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings, and the cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the atonement lid.
  • Isa 6:2 : 2 Seraphs stood over him; each one had six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and they used the remaining two to fly.
  • Ezek 10:1-9 : 1 God’s Glory Leaves the Temple As I watched, I saw on the platform above the top of the cherubim something like a sapphire, resembling the shape of a throne, appearing above them. 2 The LORD said to the man dressed in linen,“Go between the wheelwork underneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” He went as I watched. 3 (The cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court.) 4 Then the glory of the LORD arose from the cherub and moved to the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud while the court was filled with the brightness of the LORD’s glory. 5 The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard from the outer court, like the sound of the Sovereign God when he speaks. 6 When the LORD commanded the man dressed in linen,“Take fire from within the wheelwork, from among the cherubim,” the man went in and stood by one of the wheels. 7 Then one of the cherubim stretched out his hand toward the fire which was among the cherubim. He took some and put it into the hands of the man dressed in linen, who took it and left. 8 (The cherubim appeared to have the form of human hands under their wings.) 9 As I watched, I noticed four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub; the wheels gleamed like jasper. 10 As for their appearance, all four of them looked the same, something like a wheel within a wheel. 11 When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions they faced without turning as they moved; in the direction the head would turn they would follow without turning as they moved, 12 along with their entire bodies, their backs, their hands, and their wings. The wheels of the four of them were full of eyes all around. 13 As for their wheels, they were called“the wheelwork” as I listened. 14 Each of the cherubim had four faces: The first was the face of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle. 15 The cherubim rose up; these were the living beings I saw at the Kebar River. 16 When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them; when the cherubim spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not move from their side. 17 When the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still, and when they rose up, the wheels rose up with them, for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels. 18 Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim. 19 The cherubim spread their wings, and they rose up from the earth while I watched(when they went the wheels went alongside them). They stopped at the entrance to the east gate of the LORD’s temple as the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them. 20 These were the living creatures which I saw at the Kebar River underneath the God of Israel; I knew that they were cherubim. 21 Each had four faces; each had four wings and the form of human hands under the wings. 22 As for the form of their faces, they were the faces whose appearance I had seen at the Kebar River. Each one moved straight ahead.
  • John 1:51 : 51 He continued,“I tell all of you the solemn truth– you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
  • 2 Cor 3:18 : 18 And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, which is from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
  • Eph 3:10 : 10 The purpose of this enlightenment is that through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms.
  • Phil 3:8 : 8 More than that, I now regard all things as liabilities compared to the far greater value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things– indeed, I regard them as dung!– that I may gain Christ,
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
  • Heb 1:14 : 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 They were shown that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things now announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven– things angels long to catch a glimpse of.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 25:17-22
    6 verses
    94%

    17“You are to make an atonement lid of pure gold; its length is to be three feet nine inches, and its width is to be two feet three inches.

    18You are to make two cherubim of gold; you are to make them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid.

    19Make one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end; from the atonement lid you are to make the cherubim on the two ends.

    20The cherubim are to be spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings, and the cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the atonement lid.

    21You are to put the atonement lid on top of the ark, and in the ark you are to put the testimony I am giving you.

    22I will meet with you there, and from above the atonement lid, from between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will command you for the Israelites.

  • Exod 37:6-8
    3 verses
    87%

    6He made an atonement lid of pure gold; its length was three feet nine inches, and its width was two feet three inches.

    7He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid,

    8one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end. He made the cherubim from the atonement lid on its two ends.

  • 2 Chr 3:10-14
    5 verses
    83%

    10In the most holy place he made two images of cherubim and plated them with gold.

    11The combined wing span of the cherubim was 30 feet. One of the first cherub’s wings was seven and one-half feet long and touched one wall of the temple; its other wing was also seven and one-half feet long and touched one of the second cherub’s wings.

    12Likewise one of the second cherub’s wings was seven and one-half feet long and touched the other wall of the temple; its other wing was also seven and one-half feet long and touched one of the first cherub’s wings.

    13The combined wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. They stood upright, facing inward.

    14He made the curtain out of blue, purple, crimson, and white fabrics, and embroidered on it decorative cherubim.

  • 1 Kgs 8:6-7
    2 verses
    83%

    6The priests brought the ark of the LORD’s covenant to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim.

    7The cherubim’s wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.

  • 1 Kgs 6:23-28
    6 verses
    82%

    23In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood; each stood 15 feet high.

    24Each of the first cherub’s wings was seven and a half feet long; its entire wingspan was 15 feet.

    25The second cherub also had a wingspan of 15 feet; it was identical to the first in measurements and shape.

    26Each cherub stood 15 feet high.

    27He put the cherubim in the inner sanctuary of the temple. Their wings were spread out. One of the first cherub’s wings touched one wall and one of the other cherub’s wings touched the opposite wall. The first cherub’s other wing touched the second cherub’s other wing in the middle of the room.

    28He plated the cherubim with gold.

  • 2 Chr 5:7-8
    2 verses
    82%

    7The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place under the wings of the cherubim.

    8The cherubim’s wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.

  • Heb 9:5
    82%

    5And above the ark were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Now is not the time to speak of these things in detail.

  • Ezek 1:11
    78%

    11Their wings were spread out above them; each had two wings touching the wings of one of the other beings on either side and two wings covering their bodies.

  • Ezek 1:22-23
    2 verses
    77%

    22Over the heads of the living beings was something like a platform, glittering awesomely like ice, stretched out over their heads.

    23Under the platform their wings were stretched out, each toward the other. Each of the beings also had two wings covering its body.

  • Exod 39:35
    76%

    35the ark of the testimony and its poles, and the atonement lid;

  • Exod 26:34
    76%

    34You are to put the atonement lid on the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy Place.

  • Ezek 11:22
    75%

    22Then the cherubim spread their wings with their wheels alongside them while the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them.

  • Exod 35:12
    75%

    12the ark, with its poles, the atonement lid, and the special curtain that conceals it;

  • Exod 31:7
    75%

    7the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the atonement lid that is on it, all the furnishings of the tent,

  • Ezek 10:5
    74%

    5The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard from the outer court, like the sound of the Sovereign God when he speaks.

  • Ezek 10:8
    74%

    8(The cherubim appeared to have the form of human hands under their wings.)

  • Ezek 1:8
    74%

    8They had human hands under their wings on their four sides. As for the faces and wings of the four of them,

  • Ezek 10:1
    74%

    1God’s Glory Leaves the Temple As I watched, I saw on the platform above the top of the cherubim something like a sapphire, resembling the shape of a throne, appearing above them.

  • Ezek 10:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15The cherubim rose up; these were the living beings I saw at the Kebar River.

    16When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them; when the cherubim spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not move from their side.

  • Ezek 10:3
    74%

    3(The cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court.)

  • Num 7:89
    74%

    89Now when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the atonement lid that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim. Thus he spoke to him.

  • Ezek 10:19
    73%

    19The cherubim spread their wings, and they rose up from the earth while I watched(when they went the wheels went alongside them). They stopped at the entrance to the east gate of the LORD’s temple as the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them.

  • Exod 36:35
    73%

    35He made the special curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen; he made it with cherubim, the work of an artistic designer.

  • Ezek 41:18
    73%

    18It was made with cherubim and decorative palm trees, with a palm tree between each cherub. Each cherub had two faces:

  • Isa 6:2
    73%

    2Seraphs stood over him; each one had six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and they used the remaining two to fly.

  • 1 Chr 28:18
    72%

    18and for the refined gold of the incense altar.He gave him the blueprint for the seat of the gold cherubim that spread their wings and provide shelter for the ark of the LORD’s covenant.

  • Ezek 10:21
    72%

    21Each had four faces; each had four wings and the form of human hands under the wings.

  • Exod 40:20
    72%

    20He took the testimony and put it in the ark, attached the poles to the ark, and then put the atonement lid on the ark.

  • Ezek 1:26
    72%

    26Above the platform over their heads was something like a sapphire shaped like a throne. High above on the throne was a form that appeared to be a man.

  • Exod 26:31
    72%

    31“You are to make a special curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen; it is to be made with cherubim, the work of an artistic designer.