Exodus 26:34

34 And you will put the atonement cover on the ark of the testimony in the {most holy place}.

Exodus 26:34 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 26:34

And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon ark of the testimony,
&c.] With the cherubim of glory overshadowing it; all which were a representation of the way of man's salvation flowing from the mercy and grace of God, through the propitiation by Christ, and his perfect righteousness, by which the law is fulfilled; and all this is published in the Gospel by the ministers of it, signified by the cherubim: and these are all the things that were "in the most holy place"; and they were placed at the west end of it.

Exodus 26:34 In-Context

32 And you will put it on four acacia pillars overlaid with gold [with] their gold hooks on four silver bases.
33 And you will put the curtain under the clasps, and you will bring the ark of the testimony there inside the curtain, and the curtain will separate for you between the holy and the {most holy place}.
34 And you will put the atonement cover on the ark of the testimony in the {most holy place}.
35 And you will place the table outside the curtain and the lampstand opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle, and you will put the table on the north side.
36 "And you will make for the entrance of the tent a screen of blue and purple and crimson [yarns] and finely twisted linen, [the] work of an embroiderer.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Literally "holy place of the holiness"
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