And he made the Most Holy Place. Its length was according to the width of the house, twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits. He overlaid it with six hundred talents of fine gold. The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold, and he overlaid the upper area with gold. In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim, fashioned by carving, and overlaid them with gold.
The Most Holy Place, or the Holy of Holies as it was also called, was the innermost chamber in the ancient tabernacle, where once a year God Himself would descend above the mercy seat, and meet with the high priest on the Day of Atonement. King Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem after the pattern of the tabernacle in the wilderness.
The glorious, mysterious and wonder-ful gospel is that we—you and me gathered here in the name of and for the honor of Christ our Savior—are now that most holy place. The Holy Spirit dwells in the heart of every believer. It is a truth far above our ability to grasp, yet nonetheless true according to God’s revelation: the Incarnation goes on…
