Today, let’s talk a little about the golden lamp stand which was placed on the south side of the Holy Place directly opposite the Table of Showbread. In Hebrew, this is called the MENORAH and next to the Star of David, it is probably the Jewish people’s most recognized symbol. It is also probably the […]

“And you shall set the showbread on the table before Me always.” -Exodus 25:30 Today we’re going to talk about the 12 loaves of bread that were placed on top of a table located at the North wall of the Holy Place. Recall that the Holy Place was the 2nd zone of Holiness and was the room […]

Today I want to talk about the three sacred objects that were eventually stored inside the Ark of the Covenant. I’m talking about the budding staff, the jar of manna, and the stone tablets of the 10 Words (or 10 commandments). In the Bible, the staff, also sometimes called a rod, represented authority. When Moses […]

“There I will meet with you. I will speak with you from above the ark-cover, from between the two Cherubim which are on the ark for the testimony, about all the orders I am giving you for the people of Israel.”-Exodus 25:22 The Ark of the Covenant tells us a lot about just how separate unredeemed […]

One of the prominent features of the lid or Mercy Seat of the Ark of the Covenant were the Cherubim. However, one thing for sure is that nobody really knows what these interesting creatures actually looked like. All of the various pictures and images we have today ranging from cute chubby babies with short wings […]