Exodus 25:21 instructs placing the mercy seat on top of the ark, completing the assembly described here.

In Exodus 26:34, it instructs placing the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

In Exodus 37:6, Bezalel actually makes the mercy seat of pure gold, fulfilling the command.

Exodus 40:20 records Moses placing the mercy seat on the ark, fulfilling the command given here.

Exodus 39:35 lists the mercy seat as part of the completed tabernacle items, fulfilling the command.

Leviticus 16:12-15 describes the high priest sprinkling blood on the mercy seat on the Day of Atonement, giving its ritual function.

Romans 3:25 calls Christ a 'propitiation' (hilasterion), the same Greek term for the mercy seat, making Him the ultimate atonement cover.

Hebrews 9:5 explicitly mentions the mercy seat overshadowed by cherubim, directly referencing the item described here.

1 John 2:2 calls Jesus the propitiation for sins, aligning with the atonement function of the mercy seat.

Leviticus 16:2 warns that God appears in the cloud over the mercy seat, emphasizing its holiness and the restriction on approaching.

Hebrews 4:16 invites bold approach to the throne of grace, echoing the mercy seat as the place of God's presence and mercy.