Pattern Of The Tabernacle...

Exodus 25:18;
25:18 And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

After the children of Israel left Egypt, God began revealing to Moses the pattern of His sanctuary among the people. This design included the erection of two cherubims, made of beaten gold, on the two ends of the mercy seat of the ark.
Cherubims are creatures who attend on God. Their inclusion in the design of the Ark, no doubt, signifies God's eternal plan to showcase and flaunt His might in His creatures.

Gold Is Glory...

Ezekiel 10: 8, 18;
10:8 And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings.
10:18 Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.

Here, Prophet Ezekiel saw cherubims in His vision and he had previously described them as "living creatures" with the "likeness of a man" (Ezekiel 1:5). We see creatures having His life and playing their part in the eternal design and showcasing His glory.
They are made of gold because His glory rests on them! They reflect Him!

Between The Cherubims...

Psalm 80 :1-2;
80:1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.80:2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.

He sits between the Cherubims as the "shepherd of Israel"! That is His place! For Joseph to be led, He must assume His place! King Solomon made Cherubims of wood in
1 Kings 6:23;

6:23 And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.

And Jesus said of him "... even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these" (Matthew 6:29). For the 'beauty of Olive tree' (Hosea 14:6) cannot be compared to the oncoming rush that will leave the enemy shellshocked!

Commandments Of Truth...

Exodus 25:22;
25:22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

The "commandment unto the children of Israel" came from "between the two Cherubims"! And in Psalm 119 verse 151, we see that His commandment is Truth:

119:151 Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.

There is, therefore, the revelation of the word of Truth that will bring into conclusion His kingdom plans. He that sits inbetween the Cherubims will, this time, lead Joseph like a flock, and then, shine forth!

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