Where a verse leads
Exodus 25:17: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“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.”Exodus 25:17
Exodus 25:17 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 2 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it. 16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee. 17 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. 18 And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.
Exodus 25 · King James Version
Every collection that stands on this verse
Shadows and types
- The Mercy Seat
- The Mercy Seat (Direct New Testament link)
Questions people ask
What does Exodus 25:17 mean?
Exodus 25:17 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Exodus 25:17 in the Bible?
Exodus 25:17 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Exodus 25:17 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Exodus 25:17 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.