God is.... Your Provider! (7.12.20)

Be still, My Child,
And allow Me to give you My Peace and bring My Restoration to your troubled soul.

When you are in turmoil, it is a sign that you may be paying more attention to the situations, rather than trusting Me.

This is certainly not a time to allow frustration to rear its ugly head. Continue to press your way through, and do not give up. You are on the brink of your breakthrough, so, refuse to give in to frustration.

Trust Me for sufficiency.
I Am your Jehovah Jireh. 
I Am your Provider.

Do not be afraid of what you are seeing in this world, as the economy fails and falls short. Yes, I Know all about the economy. However, you are not bound by the economy of man.  You are under My Anointed Economy. My Supply is endless.  You will have what you need, when you need it.

Stand strong and keep trusting.
Keep the faith!

I AM YOUR PROVIDER!

Read and Meditate on God's Word

Genesis 22:14 - So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to this day it is said, "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided." (NIV)

Luke 12:22 - And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

Luke 12:32 - Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Philippians 4:19 - But my GOD shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Faith Believers,
If you are struggling right now,
remember this, GOD will provide. 

It may not be in the way you think
it should be, but GOD always provides.
  -  Marilyn 

#ScriptureReflection - Matthew 13:1-23 (7.11.20)

On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea.
Such large crowds gathered around him
that he got into a boat and sat down,
and the whole crowd stood along the shore.

And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying:
“A sower went out to sow.
And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path,
and birds came and ate it up.
Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil.
It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep,
and when the sun rose it was scorched,
and it withered for lack of roots.

Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it.
But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit,
a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.
Whoever has ears ought to hear.”

The disciples approached him and said,
“Why do you speak to them in parables?”
He said to them in reply,

“Because knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven
has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted.
To anyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich;
from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
This is why I speak to them in parables, because
they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand.

Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says:
You shall indeed hear but not understand,
you shall indeed look but never see.
Gross is the heart of this people,
they will hardly hear with their ears,
they have closed their eyes,
lest they see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their hearts and be converted,
and I heal them.

“But blessed are your eyes, because they see,
and your ears, because they hear.
Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people
longed to see what you see but did not see it,
and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

“Hear then the parable of the sower.
The seed sown on the path is the one
who hears the word of the kingdom without understanding it,
and the evil one comes and steals away
what was sown in his heart.

The seed sown on rocky ground
is the one who hears the word and receives it at once with joy.
But he has no root and lasts only for a time.
When some tribulation or persecution comes because of the word,
he immediately falls away.
The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word,
but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word
and it bears no fruit.

But the seed sown on rich soil
is the one who hears the word and understands it,
who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.”


Source: NABRE (New American Bible Revised Edition)

 

Be An Overcomer, By Speaking God's Word..... (7.10.20)

My Child,

Do you understand how to take the Victory over your circumstances?

I Have been teaching you how to be an overcomer, now you must exercise your faith. Many of you are standing at a place where a decision must be made. There is a battle going on, and now many of you must choose which report you will believe. Will you believe the report of man; or will you hold onto your Profession of Faith, and believe My Report?

Lift your eyes up, and off your circumstances, and onto Me. When you are looking up, you will inevitably rise above your circumstances, and thus they will have no power over you. However, when you look at your circumstances - instead of the things above - there is a high probability that you will feel defeated and lose faith. Cast your burdens upon My Son, and do not be moved by what you see. This is the lesson that I Have been teaching My Church - that Victory comes by overcoming a negative report ; and you overcome a negative report by speaking My Word.

I Have shown you that as you speak and as you stand on My Word, My Word brings life into lifeless circumstances. This is what I Call "walking by faith and not by sight." This is what I Expect those who put their trust in Me, to do. Though the circumstances may look impossible to you, all things are possible for those who look to Me and hold onto My Word.

Don’t you know that you carry within you a Mighty Weapon? 

Yes, My Child, you do. Your confession of faith, your testimony, is a Powerful Weapon. The words you speak will either cause a breakthrough or a breakdown, so choose your words wisely. 

Life or death is in the power of the tongue.  
Therefore, speak those things which you desire.
Speak life, Speak blessings, Speak favor, and it shall be.

Speak death - and you will be surrounded by
     a valley of dry bones.

So, you see, you have a choice to make.

Read and Meditate on God's Word

Ezekiel 37:3-5 - And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:

Proverbs 18:21 - Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Psalm 55:22 - Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Mark 9:23 - Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

Hebrews 10:23 - Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

James 3:10 - Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

Revelations 12:11 - And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto the death.

#ScriptureReflection - Leviticus 10:1-15 (7.9.20)

The Profane Fire of Nadab and Abihu

10 Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them. ² So fire went out from the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. ³ And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying:

‘By those who come near Me
I must be regarded as holy;
And before all the people
I must be glorified.’ ”

So Aaron held his peace.

⁴ Then Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, “Come near, carry your brethren from ^[a]before the sanctuary out of the camp.” ⁵ So they went near and carried them by their tunics out of the camp, as Moses had said.

⁶ And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons, “Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, lest you die, and wrath come upon all the people. But let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord has kindled. ⁷ You shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die, for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you.” And they did according to the word of Moses.

Conduct Prescribed for Priests

⁸ Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying: ⁹ “Do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, ¹⁰ that you may distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean, ¹¹ and that you may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord has spoken to them by the hand of Moses.”

¹² And Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons who were left: “Take the grain offering that remains of the offerings made by fire to the Lord, and eat it without leaven beside the altar; for it is most holy. ¹³ You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your due and your sons’ due, of the sacrifices made by fire to the Lord; for so I have been commanded. ¹⁴ The breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering you shall eat in a clean place, you, your sons, and your daughters with you; for they are your due and your sons’ due, which are given from the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel. ¹⁵ The thigh of the heave offering and the breast of the wave offering they shall bring with the offerings of fat made by fire, to offer as a wave offering before the Lord. And it shall be yours and your sons’ with you, by a statute forever, as the Lord has commanded.”


Source: NKJV (New King James Version)

 

Jesus' Everlasting Love For Us..... (7.8.20)

Beloved,
I Love you deeply.  I Know that for some of you, there is so much going on in your lives that some of you may feel as though I Don’t Love you, that I Don’t care about what you’re going through.  And that I’ve Forgotten about you.  You know, within your heart, that that is not true.  I Love you with the same love that My Father has for you; for He Loves you so much that He gave you His Only Begotten Son - Me.  My Father and I Are One.  I Love you so much that I Hung, Bled and Died for you.  And all I Ask is that you believe in Me; so that you can have eternal life.
 
My Love for you is unconditional. 
My Love for you does not change.
I Do not change. 

So I Must ask you, “Do you love Me unconditionally, or do you love Me only when things are going well for you?”  Too often, that is how the world treats Me.  However remember Beloved, you are not of the world. 

I Chose you.
I Delivered you.
I Called you to be My Own. 

So you must never doubt My Love for you.  For some of you, why would you ever doubt that I Will provide for you?  Haven’t I Always come through?  Haven’t I Always kept you safe from dangers seen and unseen?
 
Yes, you will have good days, and you will have bad days; but do not allow circumstances to dictate your love for Me.  For I Will never allow the things that you do, affect My Love for you. 

I Change not. 
My love for you is everlasting.   

And although there will be times when you cannot see things changing - trust Me, when I Say 'all is well.' I Want you to love Me with all your heart and know that there is nothing happening in your life I don't see. 
 
Spend time with Me in My Word, and you will see how much I Love you.  Come and fellowship with Me, as I bring Peace and Rest to your soul.

READ AND MEDITATE ON GOD'S WORD

Malachi 3:6 - For I am the LORD, I change not;

John 3:16 - For GOD so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 

John 15:19 -  If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 

Matthew 22:37 - Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy GOD with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Faith Believers,
I pray that the peace of Jesus
will flood your soul and
destroy any fears holding you back.

So that the vision He has given you,
will come to pass.
  -  Marilyn

LORD!!! I Do Believe!! Please Help Every Facet of My Unbelief! (7.7.20)

My Child,
Some of the most effective trials of your life will come at some of your weakest and most vulnerable moments. There will be times when it looks like all hope is gone; and it appears that I Have forgotten about you. However, I Say to you - This Day - to hold on, My Child, Help is on the way.

Believe that I AM Who I Am. Believe that I Am a Loving GOD that can and will bring new life out of what appears to be dead. Some of you may not understand why 'it seems like' something bad always seems to happen. However, please know that I Make every 'bad situation' work out for your good. There are times that I Will allow things to happen so that My Power and My Glory can be displayed in situations; and to increase your faith and time spent in My Word.

Some of you are standing at the very threshold - the precipice - of a glorious time of restoration, joy, and harvest in My Kingdom. However, for some of you, it 'seems' like you are facing an impossible situation, whereas it may appear that I Have abandoned you. Never.  Do you honestly think I Would ever abandon any of my Little One's, that I Love so much, as I Love you? 

No, My Child, I Would not. 

I Ask you to have faith - unshakeable, unprecedented faith - in what may seem like this dark hour; and to trust in who I Am. Remember, all that I Have done for you in times past, when you felt like all hope was gone. Remember My Constant Faithfulness?

Today is your day to stand, and trust in Me. 

Do not allow despair nor discouragement to creep into your Spirit. Stand up and put on My Armor, The Armor of GOD, which is My Word.  Put on My Word.   And get ready for battle, for this is a day of Victory, and not defeat. Resist the devil and he will flee.  And you will surely see My Salvation, My Blessings, and My Glory in this situation.

Just say these simple words, My Child - "Oh Lord, I believe, please help my unbelief!"

Read and Meditate on God's Word

Mark 9:23-24 - Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.  And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. 

Matthew 17:20 - And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Matthew 21:21 - Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

Mark 11:22 - And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in GOD.

~ My Prayer Confession ~ Thank You, Heavenly Father,
For helping through this very trying time of my life.
I am so grateful for Your Patience with me; and that
     You are always there.
Ready to forgive.
And ready to help me back on my feet.

Thank you, Lord.

Oh Lord, I do believe. 
Therefore, please help my unbelief.

I know that because of You, I WILL make it through.
Deep down, I know that it is going to be all right.

Thank You, Jesus!
Thank You, Holy Spirit!
Thank You, God!!

#ScriptureReflection - Malachi 4 (7.6.20)

The Great Day of God

4 “For behold, the day is coming,
Burning like an oven,
And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble.
And the day which is coming shall burn them up,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“That will leave them neither root nor branch.

 
² But to you who fear My name
The Sun of Righteousness shall arise
With healing in His wings;
And you shall go out
And grow fat like stall-fed calves.
³ You shall trample the wicked,
For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet
On the day that I do this,”
Says the Lord of hosts.

⁴ “Remember the Law of Moses, My servant,
Which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel,
With the statutes and judgments.
⁵ Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet
Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.

 
⁶ And he will turn
The hearts of the fathers to the children,
And the hearts of the children to their fathers,
Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”

Source: NKJV (New King James Version)

 

Only Believe Who God Says You Are...... (7.5.20)

My Children,
Lately, some of you have been so hard on yourselves, and I See this has been increasing for quite a while. 

I Do not understand why some of you continue to beat yourselves up over past issues, decisions, situations and circumstances. Beloved Child, you are much harder on yourself than I Would ever be.

See yourself as I See you.

Stop referencing yourself by the things that you have (or have not) done.

Move beyond what you perceive to be disappointments, weakness, or past failures. Once you have repented, think about it no more -- and forgive yourself. Choose to spend your time remembering the person I Created you to be.  For I Created you to be BLESSED.  Nothing else.  No less.  

Choose to remember To Whom you belong to, Whose you are, and My Promises over your life.  My Promises of new life. I Want you to begin anew. Every morning I Give you My Brand New Mercies.  And in those times when you are weak, My Grace is more than enough to carry you.

I Want you to believe Who I say you are - and stop allowing the enemy to torment you.

I Say that you are beautiful.
I Say that you are magnificent.
I Say that you are My Humble Vessel,
     in which I Have Chosen to reveal
     My Glory through.

I Could have chosen many other vessels, but I Chose You.  

I CHOSE YOU...... 

Now let go, let go, let go TODAY - of harmful and negative thoughts.  Choose to reflect on the person that I Say you are.  And choose to reflect on the Love that I Have for you.  

READ AND MEDITATE ON GOD'S WORD

Lamentations 3:22 -23 - It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.  They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

Ephesians 2:10 - For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

2 Corinthians 3:18 (NASB) - But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 12:9 - And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.

#ScriptureReflection - Wisdom 13:1-9 (7.4.20)

Digression on False Worship

A. Nature Worship

¹ Foolish by nature were all who were in ignorance of God,
    and who from the good things seen did not succeed in knowing the one who is,
    and from studying the works did not discern the artisan;
² Instead either fire, or wind, or the swift air,
    or the circuit of the stars, or the mighty water,
    or the luminaries of heaven, the governors of the world, they considered gods.

³ Now if out of joy in their beauty they thought them gods,
    let them know how far more excellent is the Lord than these;
    for the original source of beauty fashioned them.
⁴ Or if they were struck by their might and energy,
    let them realize from these things how much more powerful is the one who made them.
⁵ For from the greatness and the beauty of created things
    their original author, by analogy, is seen.

⁶ But yet, for these the blame is less;
For they have gone astray perhaps,
    though they seek God and wish to find him.
⁷ For they search busily among his works,
    but are distracted by what they see, because the things seen are fair.
⁸ But again, not even these are pardonable.

⁹ For if they so far succeeded in knowledge
    that they could speculate about the world,
    how did they not more quickly find its Lord?

Source: NABRE (New American Bible Revised Edition)


 

#ReflectingOnHisWord - MERCY (7.3.20)

The word "MERCY" is mentioned over 250 times in the Bible (Source: NKJV); and we know that when it comes to Mercy, God's Word focuses on 2 types of Mercy - Corporal & Spiritual.


But before we explore the 2 Biblical types - and then what God's Word mentions about Mercy - the word mercy is defined in a few core ways:

• mer·cy  - /ˈmərsē/

  • Middle English: from Old French merci ‘pity’ or ‘thanks’, from Latin merces, merced- ‘reward’, in Christian Latin ‘pity, favor, heavenly reward’.
  • noun: mercy; plural noun: mercies - compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm.  
  • exclamation: archaic - used in expressions of surprise or fear.
  • an event to be grateful for, especially because its occurrence prevents something unpleasant or provides relief from suffering.
  • (especially of a journey or mission) performed out of a desire to relieve suffering; motivated by compassion. 
  • Mercy is benevolence, forgiveness, and kindness in a variety of ethical, religious, social, and legal contexts. The concept of a merciful God appears in various religions, including Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism and Islam. (Wikipedia)
  • In the social and legal context, mercy may refer both to compassionate behavior on the part of those in power (e.g. mercy shown by a judge toward a convict), or on the part of a humanitarian third party, e.g., a mission of mercy aiming to treat war victims. (Wikipedia)
    

• Jesus tells us in the 5th Beatitude - Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
• The Holy Spirit is the fountain of mercy; the love & mercy of God personified.     
• And over and over again, God shows His Mercy in countless Biblical accounts, lessons & testimonies.
• God's Word shares 2 types of Mercy - Corporal & Spiritual
• Corporal
• Feed the hungry. 
• Give drink to the thirsty 
• Clothe the naked.
• Shelter the homeless. 
• Visit the sick.
• Visit the imprisioned.
• Bury the dead
• Spiritual
• Counsel the doubtful. 
• Instruct the ignorant.
• Admonish the sinner.
• Comfort the sorrowful.
• Forgive injuries.
• Bear wrongs patiently.
• Pray for the living and the dead.
  
  

Today & in the days to come, we will reflect on single words that are mentioned multiple times in God's Word.  We invite you reflect on, meditate on & to exude that Word.  And of course, we continue to invite you to go to your own Bible, read the selected scriptures for yourself.  Chew on it, ingest it, let it permeate every facet of your being, your organs, your soul.  Look up other scriptures that may not be mentioned here.  Delve into Our Father's Word and let His Word - His Messages of Mercy - engulf, carry, sustain and lift you.

Below are just a few of the Bible verses that mention Mercy.  In the NKJV Bible there are a handful of Chapters that DO NOT mention Mercy: Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Kings, Esther, Ecclesiastics, Song of Songs, Lamentations, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Zephaniah, Haggai, Malachi, John, Acts of the Apostles, Colossians, 1 Thessolonians, 2 Thessolonians, Philemon, 2 Peter, 1 John, 3 John, & Revelations; and the Book of Psalms has the most mentions of Mercy - 100 times.

First Love.  And now Mercy.  #SoGrateful for God's Mercy. 

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Matthew 5:1-12 (NKJV)

The Beatitudes

5 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. ² Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:

³ “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
⁴ Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
⁵ Blessed are the meek,
For they shall inherit the earth.
⁶ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
For they shall be filled.
⁷ Blessed are the merciful,
For they shall obtain mercy.
⁸ Blessed are the pure in heart,
For they shall see God.
⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers,
For they shall be called sons of God.
¹⁰ Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹ Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. ¹² Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Genesis 19:19 - Indeed now, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have increased your mercy which you have shown me by saving my life; but I cannot escape to the mountains, lest some evil overtake me and I die.

Genesis 24:27 - And he said, “Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.”

Genesis 39:21 - But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

Genesis 43:14 - And may God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved, I am bereaved!”

Exodus 15:13 - You in Your mercy have led forth The people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength To Your holy habitation.

Exodus 20:6 - but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

Exodus 25:17 - “You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits shall be its length and a cubit and a half its width.

Exodus 25:18 - And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.

Exodus 25:19 - Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim at the two ends of it of one piece with the mercy seat.

Exodus 25:20 - And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.

Exodus 25:21 - You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you.

Exodus 25:22 - And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.

Exodus 26:34 - You shall put the mercy seat upon the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy.

Exodus 30:6 - And you shall put it before the veil that is before the ark of the Testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony, where I will meet with you.

Exodus 31:7 - the tabernacle of meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furniture of the tabernacle—

Exodus 34:7 - keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children to the third and the fourth generation.”

Exodus 35:12 - the ark and its poles, with the mercy seat, and the veil of the covering;

Exodus 37:6 - He also made the mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits was its length and a cubit and a half its width.

Exodus 37:7 - He made two cherubim of beaten gold; he made them of one piece at the two ends of the mercy seat:

Exodus 37:8 - one cherub at one end on this side, and the other cherub at the other end on that side. He made the cherubim at the two ends of one piece with the mercy seat.

Exodus 37:9 - The cherubim spread out their wings above, and covered the mercy seat with their wings. They faced one another; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.

Exodus 39:35 - the ark of the Testimony with its poles, and the mercy seat;

Exodus 40:20 - He took the Testimony and put it into the ark, inserted the poles through the rings of the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark.

Leviticus 16:2 - and the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.

Leviticus 16:13 - And he shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the Testimony, lest he die.