Part five lesson two/ the Cheribim:I said that the mercy seat was a lid of protection for the contents inside. It was where the blood of atonement was applied and on the two ends of it were two cherubim, two angels and the whole thing was one piece of beaten, hammered work. They were not three separate pieces welded together but all were made of one piece. Cherubim are symbols of power and guardianship; they protected that which was most important and no other created being was afforded this privilege.
It was cherubim that protected the Garden of Eden and the tree of life. They represent power and guardianship. The Blood is that Tree of Life, it is the only source of life; man could not eat of the Tree of Life that was in the Garden so we must be partakers of His blood to have that eternal life, in Him alone is eternal life and the oversight and the preciousness and the importance of that truth must be protected at all cost and by all means and the cherubim provided that so wonderfully well.
This symbolism speaks of power and authority, assurance and security which are found in the only begotten Son of God. Can you say amen? The Blood has been applied, the Shekinah glory has fallen, the heavenly Father has accepted the sacrifice and there is no power in heaven or in earth or under the earth that can ever change it! Also remember that the lid itself provided a covering for what was inside…two tablets of stone, the golden pot of manna and Aaron’s rod that budded. Lastly tonight, I would mention the fact that the cherubim faced each other. This is a lesson for us as well today. This speaks of agreement and unanimity. When there is no agreement we see that backs are turned and people who are in disagreement have their backs turned and that is when the enemy can sneak in and we are vulnerable and I submit to you tonight that is just what is wrong in our Pentecostal circles; we have been sitting with our arms folded instead of outstretched toward one another and with our backs turned toward each other and the enemy has come in and robbed us of our power. We have been so concerned about our own little circles that we have failed to fellowship like we should. And we are all guilty. This is not a competition. Paul wrote to the Corinthians and said in chapter 10 and verses 1-5 “Moreover; brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea; all were baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual rock that followed them and that rock was Christ. But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.” I pray that sometimes in this BIBLE study we will allow the Holy SPIRIT to teach us just what He would require of us. Next lesson is all about the contents of the ark.
That will be on Tuesday evening at 7 o’clock at the church on Sidney St.