Under the Law of Moses, the mercy seat was “the lid or cover of the Ark of the Covenant” in the holy of holies. It was made of pure gold. At the ends of the mercy seat were two cherubim made of gold and made of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends. The wings of the two cherubim were spread upward covering the mercy seat, with their wings facing one another, each turned toward the mercy seat. It was above the mercy seat and between the two cherubim that God would meet with Moses and…