-
Exodus 31:6
“ And I have personally appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be his assistant. Moreover, I have given special skill to all the gifted craftsmen so they can make all the things I have commanded you to make:
-
2 Chronicles 3 10
He made two figures shaped like cherubim, overlaid them with gold, and placed them in the Most Holy Place.
-
Exodus 25:18
Then make two cherubim from hammered gold, and place them on the two ends of the atonement cover.
-
Exodus 25:22
I will meet with you there and talk to you from above the atonement cover between the gold cherubim that hover over the Ark of the Covenant. From there I will give you my commands for the people of Israel.
-
1 Kings 6 23
He made two cherubim of wild olive wood, each 15 feet tall, and placed them in the inner sanctuary.
-
Exodus 26:1-37
“ Make the Tabernacle from ten curtains of finely woven linen. Decorate the curtains with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim.These ten curtains must all be exactly the same size— 42 feet long and 6 feet wide.Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, then join the other five into a second long curtain.Put loops of blue yarn along the edge of the last curtain in each set.The fifty loops along the edge of one curtain are to match the fifty loops along the edge of the other curtain.Then make fifty gold clasps and fasten the long curtains together with the clasps. In this way, the Tabernacle will be made of one continuous piece.“ Make eleven curtains of goat hair cloth to serve as a tent covering for the Tabernacle.These eleven curtains must all be exactly the same size— 45 feet long and 6 feet wide.Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, and join the other six into a second long curtain. Allow 3 feet of material from the second set of curtains to hang over the front of the sacred tent.Make fifty loops for one edge of each large curtain.Then make fifty bronze clasps, and fasten the loops of the long curtains with the clasps. In this way, the tent covering will be made of one continuous piece.The remaining 3 feet of this tent covering will be left to hang over the back of the Tabernacle.Allow 18 inches of remaining material to hang down over each side, so the Tabernacle is completely covered.Complete the tent covering with a protective layer of tanned ram skins and a layer of fine goatskin leather.“ For the framework of the Tabernacle, construct frames of acacia wood.Each frame must be 15 feet high and 27 inches wide,with two pegs under each frame. Make all the frames identical.Make twenty of these frames to support the curtains on the south side of the Tabernacle.Also make forty silver bases— two bases under each frame, with the pegs fitting securely into the bases.For the north side of the Tabernacle, make another twenty frames,with their forty silver bases, two bases under each frame.Make six frames for the rear— the west side of the Tabernacle—along with two additional frames to reinforce the rear corners of the Tabernacle.These corner frames will be matched at the bottom and firmly attached at the top with a single ring, forming a single corner unit. Make both of these corner units the same way.So there will be eight frames at the rear of the Tabernacle, set in sixteen silver bases— two bases under each frame.“ Make crossbars of acacia wood to link the frames, five crossbars for the north side of the Tabernacleand five for the south side. Also make five crossbars for the rear of the Tabernacle, which will face west.The middle crossbar, attached halfway up the frames, will run all the way from one end of the Tabernacle to the other.Overlay the frames with gold, and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Overlay the crossbars with gold as well.“ Set up this Tabernacle according to the pattern you were shown on the mountain.“ For the inside of the Tabernacle, make a special curtain of finely woven linen. Decorate it with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim.Hang this curtain on gold hooks attached to four posts of acacia wood. Overlay the posts with gold, and set them in four silver bases.Hang the inner curtain from clasps, and put the Ark of the Covenant in the room behind it. This curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.“ Then put the Ark’s cover— the place of atonement— on top of the Ark of the Covenant inside the Most Holy Place.Place the table outside the inner curtain on the north side of the Tabernacle, and place the lampstand across the room on the south side.“ Make another curtain for the entrance to the sacred tent. Make it of finely woven linen and embroider it with exquisite designs, using blue, purple, and scarlet thread.Craft five posts from acacia wood. Overlay them with gold, and hang the curtain from them with gold hooks. Cast five bronze bases for the posts.
-
Exodus 35:10
“ Come, all of you who are gifted craftsmen. Construct everything that the Lord has commanded:
-
1 Chronicles 15 1
David now built several buildings for himself in the City of David. He also prepared a place for the Ark of God and set up a special tent for it.
-
Ezekiel 10:1-19
In my vision I saw what appeared to be a throne of blue lapis lazuli above the crystal surface over the heads of the cherubim.Then the Lord spoke to the man in linen clothing and said,“ Go between the whirling wheels beneath the cherubim, and take a handful of burning coals and scatter them over the city.” He did this as I watched.The cherubim were standing at the south end of the Temple when the man went in, and the cloud of glory filled the inner courtyard.Then the glory of the Lord rose up from above the cherubim and went over to the entrance of the Temple. The Temple was filled with this cloud of glory, and the courtyard glowed brightly with the glory of the Lord.The moving wings of the cherubim sounded like the voice of God Almighty and could be heard even in the outer courtyard.The Lord said to the man in linen clothing,“ Go between the cherubim and take some burning coals from between the wheels.” So the man went in and stood beside one of the wheels.Then one of the cherubim reached out his hand and took some live coals from the fire burning among them. He put the coals into the hands of the man in linen clothing, and the man took them and went out.( All the cherubim had what looked like human hands under their wings.)I looked, and each of the four cherubim had a wheel beside him, and the wheels sparkled like beryl.All four wheels looked alike and were made the same; each wheel had a second wheel turning crosswise within it.The cherubim could move in any of the four directions they faced, without turning as they moved. They went straight in the direction they faced, never turning aside.Both the cherubim and the wheels were covered with eyes. The cherubim had eyes all over their bodies, including their hands, their backs, and their wings.I heard someone refer to the wheels as“ the whirling wheels.”Each of the four cherubim had four faces: the first was the face of an ox, the second was a human face, the third was the face of a lion, and the fourth was the face of an eagle.Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the same living beings I had seen beside the Kebar River.When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved with them. When they lifted their wings to fly, the wheels stayed beside them.When the cherubim stopped, the wheels stopped. When they flew upward, the wheels rose up, for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.Then the glory of the Lord moved out from the entrance of the Temple and hovered above the cherubim.And as I watched, the cherubim flew with their wheels to the east gate of the Lord’s Temple. And the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them.
-
Ezekiel 1:5-28
From the center of the cloud came four living beings that looked human,except that each had four faces and four wings.Their legs were straight, and their feet had hooves like those of a calf and shone like burnished bronze.Under each of their four wings I could see human hands. So each of the four beings had four faces and four wings.The wings of each living being touched the wings of the beings beside it. Each one moved straight forward in any direction without turning around.Each had a human face in the front, the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and the face of an eagle at the back.Each had two pairs of outstretched wings— one pair stretched out to touch the wings of the living beings on either side of it, and the other pair covered its body.They went in whatever direction the spirit chose, and they moved straight forward in any direction without turning around.The living beings looked like bright coals of fire or brilliant torches, and lightning seemed to flash back and forth among them.And the living beings darted to and fro like flashes of lightning.As I looked at these beings, I saw four wheels touching the ground beside them, one wheel belonging to each.The wheels sparkled as if made of beryl. All four wheels looked alike and were made the same; each wheel had a second wheel turning crosswise within it.The beings could move in any of the four directions they faced, without turning as they moved.The rims of the four wheels were tall and frightening, and they were covered with eyes all around.When the living beings moved, the wheels moved with them. When they flew upward, the wheels went up, too.The spirit of the living beings was in the wheels. So wherever the spirit went, the wheels and the living beings also went.When the beings moved, the wheels moved. When the beings stopped, the wheels stopped. When the beings flew upward, the wheels rose up, for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.Spread out above them was a surface like the sky, glittering like crystal.Beneath this surface the wings of each living being stretched out to touch the others’ wings, and each had two wings covering its body.As they flew, their wings sounded to me like waves crashing against the shore or like the voice of the Almighty or like the shouting of a mighty army. When they stopped, they let down their wings.As they stood with wings lowered, a voice spoke from beyond the crystal surface above them.Above this surface was something that looked like a throne made of blue lapis lazuli. And on this throne high above was a figure whose appearance resembled a man.From what appeared to be his waist up, he looked like gleaming amber, flickering like a fire. And from his waist down, he looked like a burning flame, shining with splendor.All around him was a glowing halo, like a rainbow shining in the clouds on a rainy day. This is what the glory of the Lord looked like to me. When I saw it, I fell face down on the ground, and I heard someone’s voice speaking to me.