Exodus 25:17-19 ASV

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:10-40

What must be found with every soul that is God's dwelling-place I. THE ARK ( Exodus 25:10-22 ). The place where the Lord meets and communes with us. 1 . It contained the testimony. The light of the meeting-place with God is the word concerning righteousness and sin. There is no communion with God if that be left out. The law which searches and condemns us must be honoured as God's testimony. 2 . Between God and the law we have broken is the mercy seat, sin's glorious... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:10-40

The ark, the table, and the candlestick. The instructions for the making of these essential parts of the tabernacle furniture occupy the remainder of the chapter. The directions for making the altar of incense are postponed to Exodus 30:1-10 . The reason seems to be that the uses of this altar could not be described without reference to commands which were to be given respecting the altar of burnt-offering—to which the altar of incense stood in a certain relation of dependence—and to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:17

Thou shalt make a mercy seat. Modern exegesis has endeavoured to empty the word kapporeth of its true meaning, witnessed to by the Septuagint, as well as by the Epistle to the Hebrews ( Hebrews 9:5 ). It tells us that a kapporeth is simply a cover, "being derived from kaphar , to cover,"—used in Genesis 5:14 , with respect to covering the ark with pitch. But the truth is that kapporeth is not derived from kaphar , but from kipper , the Piel form of the same verb, which has... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:18

Two cherubims . The form "cherubims,'' which our translators affect, is abnormal and indefensible. They should have said either "cherubim," or "cherubs." The exact shape of the Temple cherubim was kept a profound secret among the Jews, so that Josephus declares—"No one is able to state, or conjecture of what form the cherubim were" ( Ant. Jud. 8.3, § 3). That they were winged figures appears from Exodus 25:28 of this chapter, while from other parts of Scripture we learn that cherubim... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:18-21

He maketh the winds his messengers, and his ministers a flame of fire. The cherubim were to be of one piece with the mercy seat, the whole a lid, or guard above the lid, to the ark or chest which contained the tables of the law. I. THE CHERUBIM AND THEIR MEANING . 1 . The symbol . They are not described here; but by comparing the various passages in which they are re[erred to we may get a general notion as to their appearance. Ezekiel, who must have been familiar with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:19

On the one end on the other end … on the two ends. The preposition used is in every case the same as ,that of the last clause of Exodus 25:18 —viz; min , "from." The idea is that the figures rose from the two ends. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:23-16

The table of shew-bread. Between the ark of the testimony and the table of the shew-bread we see this great correspondence—that they were of the same material of shittim wood and had the same adornment of gold. But along with this correspondence there was a great difference, in that the ark of the testimony stood within the veil, while the table of shew-bread stood without. The ark of the testimony had the mercy seat above it, while the table of the shew-bread had the lighted candlestick... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 25:17-22

A mercy seat of pure gold - (Compare Exodus 37:6-9.) In external form, the mercy-seat was a plate of gold with the cherubim standing on it, the whole beaten out of one solid piece of metal Exodus 37:7; it was placed upon the ark and so took the place of a cover. “mercy” seat expresses well the distinct significance and recognized designation of the Hebrew name.Exodus 25:18-20The cherubim of the mercy-seat were human figures, each having two wings. They must have been of small size, proportioned... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 25:17

Exodus 25:17. The mercy-seat was the covering of the ark, made exactly to fit the dimensions of it. This propitiatory covering, as it might well be translated, was a type of Christ the great propitiation, whose satisfaction covers our transgressions, and comes between us and the curse we deserve. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 25:18-22

Exodus 25:18-22. The cherubim ( cherubim is the plural of cherub, not cherubims) were fixed to the mercy-seat, and of a piece with it, and spread their wings over it. It is supposed these were designed to represent the holy angels, (who always attend the Shechinah, or divine majesty,) not by any effigies of an angel, but some emblem of the angelical nature, probably one or more of those four faces spoken of Ezekiel 1:10. Whatever the faces were, they looked one toward another, ... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:10-40

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:10-40

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:18-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:23-16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 25:17-22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 25:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 25:18-22

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