The Most Holy Place: The Ark of the Covenant | DWELL S04 [David Asscherick]

At the heart of the sanctuary was the Ark of the Covenant—covered by the mercy seat and flanked by cherubim. In this fourth session of the DWELL Series, David Asscherick unpacks how the Ark symbolized God’s presence, holiness, and mercy. With the law beneath the mercy seat and God’s glory above, the Ark pointed to Christ as our true mercy seat and the one who makes fellowship with God possible. The DWELL Series is a 10-part journey into the biblical sanctuary story, featuring Ty Gibson, David Asscherick, and Jeffrey Rosario. Recorded live at the 2025 Light Bearers Convocation, these sessions explore how the sanctuary reveals God’s presence, clarifies the gospel, and draws us into a deeper walk with Him. Alongside the video and podcast, you can download free study guides and join the Light Bearers Community for ongoing discussion and encouragement. 00:00 – Introduction & prayer 01:53 – The Ark of the Covenant: design and meaning 06:09 – God’s desire to dwell with His people 15:03 – Holiness and access: God’s openness and God’s nature 19:10 – Beauty and inquiry in the sanctuary 22:56 – Increasing holiness: materials and design 26:31 – One sanctuary, one God 33:29 – God dwelling between the cherubim 38:52 – Christ as the mercy seat 45:13 – The law under the mercy seat: mercy and truth together 49:37 – Jesus is our mercy seat 📥 DWELL Study Guides: https://bit.ly/dwell-guides 👕 Get your DWELL T-shirt: https://lightbearers.org/resource/dwe... 👥 Join the Light Bearers Community: https://bit.ly/LB-Community-FB-Group 🔔 Subscribe & Turn on Notifications:    / @light_bearers   👉 Support Light Bearers: https://lightbearers.org/give 🎧 Prefer to listen on the go? The DWELL series is available on the Light Bearers podcast network: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5zwfmPu... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Youtube Music:    • DWELL: The Sanctuary and the Heart of God   Want to go deeper? Explore more gospel-centered resources from Light Bearers, including books, Bible studies, and discipleship tools at: https://lightbearers.org