“And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.”
Above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat (hilastērion) — Can I ask: should we discuss the theology of the atonement cover here, or shall I continue the narrative arc? The cherubim (divine guards) and their overshadowing (episkiazo) of the mercy seat indicate God's throne-like presence. The mercy seat (kapporet, the atonement cover) is where God meets Israel, where the blood of atonement is sprinkled once yearly. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail (apolegoumenoi).
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