Exodus 37:7-9 “7 He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat; 8 one cherub at the one end and one cherub at the other end; he made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at the two ends. 9 The cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.”
WHY CHERUBIM?
Have you ever wondered why the Lord told Moses to make the ark the way He did? Maybe it’s just me, but I have always wondered about the cherubim. Why were they placed on the lid? Why are they facing each other? I found one explanation that I think you will like. “Because the Lord’s presence was in the space above the Ark (Lev. 16:2; Psalm 80:1), and Moses spoke to God there (Number 7:89), it was sometimes said that God was enthroned between the cherubim (1 Samuel 4:4; 2 Samuel 6:2).” – from gotquestions.com
So the cherubim are bowing before the enthroned God on the mercy seat. That led me to ask the question, “Who do I have on my throne?” Do I bow before a Holy God each and every day? Or do I put myself or someone else on that throne?
TEACHING MOMENT
It is our responsibility as parents to teach our children who to put on their throne. We should be constantly pointing them to Jesus. When they begin to elevate some celebrity or sports figure, point out that they are just flesh and blood and subject to failures. When they think their whole world revolves around that boyfriend or girlfriend, remind them that Jesus is the King whom will never desert them.
Our children naturally are drawn to people of power. But it is so dangerous to allow them to do that without knowing the reality of everyone’s frailty in this world. Even parents can let children down, right?
A Moment In Time 