Exodus 25:22
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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God's promise 'there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat' designates the Ark's kapporeth (mercy seat/atonement cover) as the precise location of divine-human encounter within the sanctuary — the intersection point between the holy God and the covenant people. The ark was positioned in the Holy of Holies behind the veil, accessible only to the High Priest once a year on Yom Kippur (Leviticus 16), making this 'meeting place' both supremely available (God promises to be there) and appropriately bounded (approach requires atoning sacrifice). Paul uses 'hilastērion' (mercy seat / propitiation) in Romans 3:25 to describe Jesus — 'whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation' — making Christ the ultimate mercy seat where God and humanity meet through atonement. Hebrews 9:5 and 10:19-22 develop the same typology: Christ as the new mercy seat who replaces the annual Yom Kippur access with permanent, confident entry.
Otras traducciones
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.
and I have met with thee there, and have spoken with thee from off the mercy-seat (from between the two cherubs, which <FI>are<Fi> on the ark of the testimony) all that which I command thee concerning the sons of Israel.
And there, between the two winged ones on the cover of the ark, I will come to you, face to face, and make clear to you all the orders I have to give you for the children of Israel.
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