Mercy seat

(see Atonement). The atonement lid was a lid over the ark of the covenant (Ex 37:6-9). Romans 3:25 shows that this atonement lid (the means of atonement) speaks of Christ. The pure gold points to His divine glory and righteousness. The fact that the atonement cover was in the "holy of holies" indicates that Christ is now in the presence of God. The sprinkling of the blood on the great Day of Atonement (Lev 16:14,15) speaks of the atonement made and our acceptance by God.