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Sunday School Curriculum Grade 12 B. The Mercy Seat The Ark had another part of special importance and that was the mercy seat. God commanded that it be made of pure gold with two cherubim of gold at its ends. The cherubim stretched their wings above, covering the mercy seat and facing each other. God told Moses, “there I will meet with you and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim which are on the Ark of the Testimony, of all the things which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel” (Exodus 25:22). The relationship between the Ark and its cover is interpreted in the prayer of praise recited on Sunday at midnight in the Church, ―you, Mary, are the Ark. You were taken from among mankind pure (wood resistant to woodworm), protected by grace (overlaid with gold on the outside and inside), and carried the Son of God (the pure gold cover), who is praised and bowed to by the heavenly ranks (the cherubim). These surround and cover you as you have become the seat of God and the second heaven.‖ The cover was called the place of atonement or the mercy seat because it concealed the commandments. These were a testimony against man who had walked away from God‘s law and forsaken the way of Jesus Christ and all that it offers: atonement, redemption, forgiveness of sins and trespasses, ―I do not remember your Sins any more, as they have been thrown in the river of forgetfulness.‖ It is also called the mercy seat in reference to the blood of the offering, which the priest put on the cover on the day of the great atonement (Leviticus 16). We notice that the blood was sprinkled only once. This was enough since Christ offered Himself once only and ‗provided eternal redemption‘. However, the blood was sprinkled seven times before the mercy seat, facing eastwards towards the priest and the people. This would underline their confidence in the perfect value and power of the blood of the offering in gaining the favor of God. The people of Israel knew that the pot of manna was inside the Ark. However, it was hidden from them for they had humiliated God when they protested against the great gift of the manna and said, ―We are fed up with this unreasonable bread.‖ Now, it was as though the divine inspiration was announcing to them that they were not worthy of eating of the Tree of Life, Jesus Christ the ―True Manna‖ and the Bread descending from heaven. It is He who offers Himself as our food in the wilderness of this life. He is the promised life to anyone who is convinced by Grace that he will receive the true and satisfying food, ―to him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden flashing sword to guard the way to the tree of life‖. No human being dared to approach, as he was unworthy. Here, we see the cherubim bowing their faces towards the mercy seat in appreciation of the blood offered for atonement. Based on it, a believer approaches confidently the throne of grace. Praise be to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through whom we have been reconciled with God. Through Christ we have become courageous and bold and can enter the holy place and the most holy. Applications: Contemplate the feeling of the people in the Old Testament as they approached in awe, the tabernacle of meeting, yet unable to enjoy ministry inside it. On the other hand, contemplate the joy we experience as we enter the Holiest of all since we have been invited to the wedding ceremony of the Son. We have been invited to His holy table, to partake of His holy Blood and Flesh so that we may live in Him forever, and that is according to His good will. Use slides, films, and cassettes to explain and simplify lesson. 52 OCTOBER
Sunday School Curriculum Grade 12 Ask the youth to join in making models of the different parts of the tabernacle then contemplate its various aspects. Ask the youth to draw parts of the tabernacle on boards of wood, or produce a wall magazine. In this way, art is associated to Bible lessons as well as ecclesiastical and spiritual matters. OCTOBER 53
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