1 Chroniques 28:18

18 et le modèle de l'autel des parfums en or épuré, avec le poids. Il lui donna encore le modèle du char, des chérubins d'or qui étendent leurs ailes et couvrent l'arche de l'alliance de l'Eternel.

1 Chroniques 28:18 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 28:18

And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight
This was also one hundred pounds weight in gold, with which it was to be overlaid ^F23:

and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim;
which were two large ones, besides those which Moses made; and these were not made of gold, as they were, but overlaid with it, see ( 1 Kings 6:23-28 ) which with them made four; and to which the four living creatures in Ezekiel's vision allude, and make the "mercavah", or chariot, the Jews so much speak of, perhaps from this and other like phrases; and the Lord sitting here as in a chariot, not only denotes the glory and splendour of the Shechinah, or divine Majesty; but, as some observe, his readiness to ride off and depart, when displeased and provoked, see ( Ezekiel 10:18 Ezekiel 10:19 ) ,

that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the
Lord;
not that spread their wings over the ark, and covered it, that the Mosaic cherubim did; but these spread their wings before it from wall to wall, so that it could not be seen by any that turned aside the vail, and even by the high priest when he entered into the holy of holies: the ark, with the cherubim, which were on that, weighed two hundred pounds of pure gold, according to the Jacob Leon ^F24.

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 Ibid. (Relation of Memorable Things in the Tabernacle and Temple, ch. 4. p. 20.)
F24 Ibid.

1 Chroniques 28:18 In-Context

16 Il lui donna l'or au poids pour les tables des pains de proposition, pour chaque table; et de l'argent pour les tables d'argent.

17 Il lui donna le modèle des fourchettes, des bassins et des calices d'or pur; le modèle des coupes d'or, avec le poids de chaque coupe, et des coupes d'argent, avec le poids de chaque coupe;

18 et le modèle de l'autel des parfums en or épuré, avec le poids. Il lui donna encore le modèle du char, des chérubins d'or qui étendent leurs ailes et couvrent l'arche de l'alliance de l'Eternel.

19 C'est par un écrit de sa main, dit David, que l'Eternel m'a donné l'intelligence de tout cela, de tous les ouvrages de ce modèle.

20 David dit à Salomon, son fils: Fortifie-toi, prends courage et agis; ne crains point, et ne t'effraie point. Car l'Eternel Dieu, mon Dieu, sera avec toi; il ne te délaissera point, il ne t'abandonnera point, jusqu'à ce que tout l'ouvrage pour le service de la maison de l'Eternel soit achevé.