And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
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Interpretation
The apostle shows to the Hebrews the typical reference of their ceremonies to Christ. The tabernacle was a movable temple, shadowing forth the unsettled state of the church upon earth, and the human nature of the Lord Jesus Christ, in whom the fulness of the Godhead dwelt bodily.
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This thought runs through Hebrews 9:1-5.