KJV ORIGINAL
And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
He made the mercy seat out of pure gold. It was two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how the craftsman made the mercy seat (the golden cover for the ark of the covenant) with specific measurements, showing God's attention to detail in worship.
📚 Historical Context
This verse describes the construction of the tabernacle's most sacred piece of furniture during Israel's wilderness period around 1440 BC. The mercy seat was the golden lid that covered the ark of the covenant, where God's presence would dwell and where the high priest would sprinkle blood for atonement once a year on the Day of Atonement.
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