Exodus 25:22
in Exodus 25And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
KJV
And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
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This verse in Exodus 25
Commentary
6 notes on this verseIn allusion to this mercy-seat, we are said to come boldly to the throne of grace ( Heb. iv. 16 ); for we are not under the law, which is covered, but under grace, which is displayed; its wings are stretched out, and we are invited to come under the shadow of them, Ruth ii.
This site's exposition
cherubims shall stretch forth their wings
on Exodus 25:20-22
The cherubims face one another with their wings spread and their eyes on the seat between them. Genesis 3:24 set cherubims at the east of Eden to keep the way of the tree of life, and here they stand over the one place God names as where he will meet with Moses and commune with him. The meeting place is the lid of the chest that holds the law, and the chapter sets those two facts side by side and explains neither.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And these holy places made with hands were the figures of the true, Heb. ix, 24. The gospel-church is the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched, and not man, Heb. viii, 2. The body of Christ, in and by which he made atonement, was the greater and more perfect tabernacle, Heb. ix, 11.
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And there I will meet with thee,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat--The Shekinah, or symbol of the Divine Presence, rested on the mercy seat, and was indicated by a cloud, from the midst of which responses were audibly given when God was consulted on behalf of His people. Hence God is described as "dwelling" or "sitting" between the cherubim.
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And there I will meet with thee - That is, over the mercy-seat, between the cherubim. In this place God chose to give the most especial manifestations of himself; here the Divine glory was to be seen; and here Moses was to come in order to consult Jehovah, relative to the management of the people.
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְנוֹעַדְתִּ֣י | venoadti | and I will meet | H3259 → | 29 times |
| לְךָ֮ | lekha | <to> <the> you | ||
| שָׁם֒ | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| וְדִבַּרְתִּ֨י | vedibarti | and I will speak | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אִתְּךָ֜ | ʾitekha | with you | H854 → | 929 times |
| מֵעַ֣ל | meal | from above | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶת | hakaporet | the atonement cover | H3727 → | 27 times |
| מִבֵּין֙ | mibein | from between | H996 → | 407 times |
| שְׁנֵ֣י | shenei | [the] two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| הַכְּרֻבִ֔ים | hakeruvim | the cherubim | H3742 → | 91 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [will be] above | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אֲרֹ֣ן | ʾaron | [the] ark of | H727 → | 202 times |
| הָעֵדֻ֑ת | haedut | the testimony | H5715 → | 59 times |
| אֵ֣ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אֲצַוֶּ֛ה | ʾatzaveh | I will command | H6680 → | 494 times |
| אוֹתְךָ֖ | ʾotkha | <obj.> you | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וְנוֹעַדְתִּ֣יand I will meet
venoadtiH3259 →29 times
לְךָ֮<to> <the> you
lekha
שָׁם֒there
shamH8033 →834 times
וְדִבַּרְתִּ֨יand I will speak
vedibartiH1696 →1141 times
אִתְּךָ֜with you
ʾitekhaH854 →929 times
מֵעַ֣לfrom above
mealH5921 →5755 times
הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶתthe atonement cover
hakaporetH3727 →27 times
מִבֵּין֙from between
mibeinH996 →407 times
שְׁנֵ֣י[the] two
sheneiH8147 →768 times
הַכְּרֻבִ֔יםthe cherubim
hakeruvimH3742 →91 times
אֲשֶׁ֖רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עַל־[will be] above
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
אֲרֹ֣ן[the] ark of
ʾaronH727 →202 times
הָעֵדֻ֑תthe testimony
haedutH5715 →59 times
אֵ֣ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁ֧רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
אֲצַוֶּ֛הI will command
ʾatzavehH6680 →494 times
אוֹתְךָ֖<obj.> you
ʾotkhaH853 →10935 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
בְּנֵ֥י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 7:89When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony.…
it leads to
- Psalms 99:1
The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 80:1
Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hebrews 4:16
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
- Exodus 33:9–11
As Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance, and the LORD would speak with Moses.
- Exodus 25:18–22
Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
- Psalms 99:1
Through
Psalms 80:1Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
it leads to
- Revelation 21:23
And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
- Psalms 77:20
You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
- Psalms 50:2
From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
- Revelation 21:23
Where this verse is studied
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About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.