Hebrews 9:5
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5 Above it were (A)the cherubim of glory overshadowing (B)the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.
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Numbers 7:89
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89 And when Moses went into the tent of meeting (A)to speak with the Lord, he heard (B)the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim; and it spoke to him.
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Leviticus 16:2
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2 and the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron your brother not to (A)come at any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat that is on the ark, so that he may not die. For (B)I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat.
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1 Kings 8:6-7
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6 (A)Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord (B)to its place in (C)the inner sanctuary of the house, in the Most Holy Place, underneath the wings of the cherubim. 7 For the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.
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Exodus 25:17-22
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17 (A)“You shall make a mercy seat[a] of pure gold. Two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. 18 And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of (B)hammered work shall you make them, on the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 Make one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end. (C)Of one piece with the mercy seat shall you make the cherubim on its two ends. 20 (D)The cherubim shall spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be. 21 And you shall put the mercy seat on the top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I shall give you. 22 (E)There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from (F)between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel.
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Psalm 99:1
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The Lord Our God Is Holy
99 (A)The Lord reigns; (B)let the peoples tremble!
He (C)sits enthroned upon the cherubim; (D)let the earth quake!
Leviticus 16:13
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13 (A)and put the incense on the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover (B)the mercy seat that is over the testimony, so that he does not die.
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1 Peter 1:12
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12 (A)It was revealed to them that (B)they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you (C)by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, (D)things into which angels long to look.
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Hebrews 4:16
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16 (A)Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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1 Chronicles 28:11
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11 Then David gave Solomon his son the (A)plan of the (B)vestibule of the temple,[a] and of its houses, its treasuries, its upper rooms, and its inner chambers, and of the room for the (C)mercy seat;
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- 1 Chronicles 28:11 Hebrew lacks of the temple
2 Kings 19:15
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15 And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said: “O Lord, the God of Israel, (A)enthroned above the cherubim, (B)you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.
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1 Samuel 4:4
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4 So the people sent to Shiloh and brought from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, (A)who is enthroned on 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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Exodus 37:6-9
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6 And he made a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half was its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. 7 And he made two cherubim of gold. He made them of hammered work on the two ends of the mercy seat, 8 one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end. Of one piece with the mercy seat he made the cherubim on its two ends. 9 The cherubim spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim.
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Ephesians 3:10
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10 so that through the church the manifold (A)wisdom of God (B)might now be made known to (C)the rulers and authorities (D)in the heavenly places.
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