Our study of the tabernacle has now moved into the study of each of the elements for worship that God commanded Moses to place in the tabernacle.
The first piece of furniture that Moses was to build was the ark of the covenant.
The ark of the covenant was constructed by very specific designs. God gave Moses the instructions in Exodus chapter 25. The ark of the covenant was an enclosed piece of furniture made of acacia wood and overlaid with pure gold.
Inside the Ark, there were two stone tablets engraved with the Ten Commandments and a golden pot of manna and later, Aaron's budded rod was added to them.
The mercy seat, which was placed on the Ark, was made solely of pure gold.
On each end, cherubim were placed to stretch out their wings above, covering the lid of the Ark-that is the mercy seat, and the cherubim faced toward the mercy seat. The mercy seat is the place of mercy where God bestows His grace on those who come to Him by faith. This was the holy place of our Savior, who had mercy on His children.
The Ark was carried with wooden poles overlaid with pure gold, which were slipped through gold rings on each end of the mercy seat, so that no one would touch the Ark as they were carrying it.

Once a year, the high Priest took the blood of a sacrificial offering and entered into the Most Hole. (Holy of Holies) The Priest sprinkled the blood of the offering on the mercy seat for exactly seven times. God said that he would meet the Israelites on this mercy seat then. God meets whoever has the same faith as that of the High Priest, that is, the faith in His remission of sin revealed in the sacrificial system. This ceremony took place on the day of atonement each year. The tenth day of the seventh month was set aside for this ceremonial cleansing of the sins of the Israelites for the past year.

Through the blood of Christ, God met the Israelites and gave them the blessing of the remission of sin. His establishment of this system allowed the people a way to fellowship with the Lord. What a blessing it is for us today to realize that we also are able to receive the remission for our sins, through the blood of God's perfect substitutionary lamb, his son, the Lord Jesus Christ. If you haven't received the gift of God's grace and remission for your sin, my prayer is that you will. God bless!!