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Exodus 37

Ex. 37:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And he made
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
the mercy seat
kapporeth (Hebrew #3727)
a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark)
KJV usage: mercy seat.
Pronounce: kap-po'-reth
Origin: from 3722
q of pure
tahowr (Hebrew #2889)
from 2891; pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
KJV usage: clean, fair, pure(-ness).
Pronounce: taw-hore'
Origin: or tahor {taw-hore'}
gold
zahab (Hebrew #2091)
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
KJV usage: gold(-en), fair weather.
Pronounce: zaw-hawb'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to shimmer
: two cubits
'ammah (Hebrew #520)
properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
KJV usage: cubit, + hundred (by exchange for 3967), measure, post.
Pronounce: am-maw'
Origin: prolonged from 517
and a half
chetsiy (Hebrew #2677)
the half or middle
KJV usage: half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.
Pronounce: khay-tsee'
Origin: from 2673
was the length
'orek (Hebrew #753)
length
KJV usage: + forever, length, long.
Pronounce: o'rek'
Origin: from 748
thereof, and one cubit
'ammah (Hebrew #520)
properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
KJV usage: cubit, + hundred (by exchange for 3967), measure, post.
Pronounce: am-maw'
Origin: prolonged from 517
and a half
chetsiy (Hebrew #2677)
the half or middle
KJV usage: half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.
Pronounce: khay-tsee'
Origin: from 2673
the breadth
rochab (Hebrew #7341)
width (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.
Pronounce: ro'-khab
Origin: from 7337
thereof.
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Ex. 25:17• 17And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. (Ex. 25:17)

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Cubit,
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Mercy Seat

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Ex. 25:17‑22• 17And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
 18And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.
 19And make one cherub at the end of the one side, and one cherub at the end of the other side; out of the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim at the two ends thereof.
 20And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings over it, covering over with their wings the mercy-seat, and their faces opposite to one another: toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be turned.
 21And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above on the ark, and shalt put in the ark the testimony that I shall give thee.
 22And there will I meet with thee, and will speak with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, everything that I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel. (Ex. 25:17‑22)
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Lev. 16:12‑15• 12And he shall take the censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before Jehovah, and both his hands full of fragrant incense beaten small, and bring it inside the veil.
 13And he shall put the incense upon the fire before Jehovah, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat which is upon the testimony, that he die not.
 14And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle with his finger upon the front of the mercy-seat eastward; and before the mercy-seat shall he sprinkle of the blood seven times with his finger.
 15And he shall slaughter the goat of the sin-offering, which is for the people, and bring its blood inside the veil, and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy-seat, and before the mercy-seat; (Lev. 16:12‑15)
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1 Chron. 28:11• 11And David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of its houses, and of its treasuries, and of its upper chambers, and of its inner chambers, and of the house of the mercy-seat; (1 Chron. 28:11)
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Rom. 3:25• 25whom God has set forth a mercy-seat, through faith in his blood, for the shewing forth of his righteousness, in respect of the passing by the sins that had taken place before, through the forbearance of God; (Rom. 3:25)
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Gal. 4:4• 4but when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, come of woman, come under law, (Gal. 4:4)
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Titus 2:14• 14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works. (Titus 2:14)
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Heb. 9:5• 5and above over it the cherubim of glory shadowing the mercy-seat; concerning which it is not now the time to speak in detail. (Heb. 9:5)
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1 John 2:2• 2and *he* is the propitiation for our sins; but not for ours alone, but also for the whole world. (1 John 2:2)
• Upon the top of the ark, as we have seen, was a crown of gold, which seems to have answered a two-fold purpose; of beauty for the ark, and for securely holding the mercy-seat in its place. This crown of gold fittingly represents our Lord now glorified. “We see Jesus... crowned with glory and honor” (Heb. 2:9). With divine delight has His God and Father glorified Him who for His sake suffered reproach (Psa. 69:7). (“The Mercy-seat” by S. Ridout)
• The mercy-seat was of pure gold. The word “pure” (used of metals, and of moral purity as well—Prov. 15:26; Jer. 33:8) is to show that there was no alloy in it; nothing is mingled with what must meet the demands of divine glory. It reminds us that no human thoughts can intrude where “all things are of God” (2 Cor. 5:18)—His word, His will, His glory alone can prevail, though in His infinite patience it may seem otherwise for a time. (“The Mercy-seat” by S. Ridout)
• “Covering,” however, would not be a fair rendering of the word kapporeth without further explanation. It is derived from the third voice, or intensive form, of the Hebrew verb “to cover.” It thus suggests the thought of an intensive or complete, effectual, eternal covering; and this, coupled with the gold of which it was made, declares it to be a divine covering. Man’s thought of a covering is concealment; God’s is by atonement: “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper” (Prov. 28:13). “When I kept silence, my bones waxed old... I acknowledged my in unto Thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid” (Psa. 32:3, 5). For such an one God provides a perfect and eternal covering. To the returning prodigal saying, “I have sinned,” the Father replies, “Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him” (Luke 15:21, 22). (“The Mercy-seat” by S. Ridout)
• The mercy-seat being of the same measure as the ark, covered it exactly. There was no part uncovered; the law was completely hidden from view. In a very real sense it could not act against the people, although they had broken it. Is there not a suggestion of the need of this covering in the account of the return of the ark from the Philistines’ land, already briefly alluded to? The men of Bethshemesh irreverently looked into the ark, doubtless by lifting the mercy-seat (1 Sam. 6:19), and the Lord smote them for it. They removed the divine covering and, so to speak, the law acted directly upon them. (“The Mercy-seat” by S. Ridout)
• We are told that the heathen had something similar to the ark and mercy-seat with the cherubim—of grotesque and repulsive character. But what is very significant in these heathen arks is, that upon the lid rested an idol—man’s work and god—upon which the cherubim gazed in worship. “Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands,” says the psalmist (Ps. 115:4). (“The Mercy-seat” by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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—And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

W. Kelly Translation

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—And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)