Monday, 17 August 2026
The Unceasing Mercy Seat
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The Primary Text
“Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;”— (KJV)Read Romans 3 in full →
The Lexicon
ἱλαστήριον (hilastērion) — Noun
Mercy seat, place of atonement. In the LXX, it refers specifically to the golden cover of the Ark of the Covenant where sacrificial blood was sprinkled.
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