Exodus 25-27 - Mercy Seat

Contributions for the Sanctuary

Exo 25:8-9 LSB - [8] "And let them make a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them. [9] "According to all that I am going to show you, [as] the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furniture, just so you shall make [it].

The Ark of the Testimony

Exo 25:16 LSB - [16] "You shall put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you.

Exo 25:21-22 LSB - [21] "You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony which I will give to you. [22] "There I will meet with you; and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak to you about all which I will command you for the sons of Israel.

From Every Stormy Wind that Blows

Hugh Stowell, 1828

[Key: G]

Verse 1

From every stormy wind that blows,

From every swelling tide of woes,

There is a calm, a sure retreat;

'Tis found beneath the mercy seat.

Verse 2

There is a place where Jesus sheds

The oil of gladness on our heads;

A place of all on earth most sweet;

It is the blood bought mercy seat.

Verse 3

There is a scene where spirits blend,

Where friend holds fellowship with friend;

Though sundered far, by faith they meet

Around one common mercy seat.

Verse 4

Ah! there, on eagles' wings we soar,

And sin and sorrow molest no more;

And heav'n comes down, our souls to greet,

While glory crowns the mercy seat.

Verse 5

Oh, let my hand forget her skill,

My tongue be silent, cold, and still,

This bounding heart forget to beat,

If I forget the mercy seat!

 

Bread of the Presence

Exo 25:29-30 LSB - [29] "You shall make its dishes and its pans and its jars and its offering bowls with which to pour drink offerings; you shall make them of pure gold. [30] "You shall set the bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.

1Sa 21:6 LSB - [6] So the priest gave him consecrated [bread]; for there was no bread there but the bread of the Presence which was removed from before Yahweh, in order to put hot bread [in its place] when it was taken away.

 

The Golden Lampstand

Exo 25:31 LSB - [31] "Then you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand, its base, and its shaft are to be made of hammered work; its cups, its bulbs, and its flowers shall be of [the same piece].

Exo 25:37 LSB - [37] "Then you shall make its lamps seven [in number]; and they shall mount its lamps so as to shed light on the space in front of it.

Instructions for Making the Tabernacle

Exo 26:1 LSB - [1] "Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet [material]; you shall make them with cherubim, the work of a skillful designer.

Exo 26:7 LSB - [7] "Then you shall make curtains of goats' [hair] for a tent over the tabernacle; you shall make eleven curtains in all.

The Bronze Altar

Exo 27:1-2 LSB - [1] "And you shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide; the altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits. [2] "You shall make its horns on its four corners; its horns shall be of the [same piece], and you shall overlay it with bronze.

The Court of the Tabernacle

Exo 27:9-10 LSB - [9] "You shall make the court of the tabernacle. On the south side [there shall be] hangings for the court of fine twisted linen one hundred cubits long for one side; [10] and its pillars [shall be] twenty, with their twenty bases of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their bands [shall be] of silver.