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I. In the mercy-seat, or in Christ, we meet the LAW OF GOD.

1. Christ gives a new view of law.

2. Christ introduces a new relation in reference to law.

3. Christ creates in His people an affection for the law.

II. In the mercyseat, or in Christ, we meet the MERCY OF GOD.

1. The atonement of Christ is the medium for the exercise of mercy.

2. The atonement of Christ is the evidence of the value of mercy.

III. In the mercy-seat, or in Christ, we meet the GLORY OF GOD.

1. This may be applied to the very essence of God.

2. Christ in the Scriptures is represented as reflecting the moral attributes of God.

IV. In the mercy-seat, or in Christ, we meet the ANGELS OF GOD.

(Caleb Morris.)

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KJV: And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

WEB: 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 breadth.