King James Version
What Does Exodus 26:34 Mean?
“And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.”
Context
32
And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver.
33
And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.
34
And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
35
And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.
36
And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet , and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers6. THE POSITION OF THE FURNITURE.
(34, 35) The sole furniture of the most holy place, or “Holy of Holies,” was to be the ark, with its covering of the mercy-seat. In the “Holy Place” without the vail were to be the “table of shewbread” against the north wall, and the “golden candlestick” opposite to it, against the south wall. Intermediate between them, but advanced nearer the vail, was to be the “golden altar of incense*” *(Exodus 30:6; Exodus 40:26), which, however, is not here mentioned.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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