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Exodus 25:20 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat. "
Exodus 25:20
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
18 You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.
19 Make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat.
20 The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.
21 You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the covenant that I will give you.
22 There I will meet with you, and I will tell you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the covenant, all that I command you for the children of Israel.
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Exodus 25:1
"The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,"
Exodus 25:2
"“Speak to the children of Israel, that they take an offering for me. From everyone whose heart makes him willing you shall take my offering."
Exodus 25:3
"This is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, bronze,"
Exodus 25:4
"blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats’ hair,"
Exodus 25:5
"rams’ skins dyed red, sea cow hides, acacia wood,"
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"oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,"
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