4:14-16 What is the throne of grace?
4:14-16 What is the throne of grace?
The throne of grace is God's throne in heaven - where Jesus sits at God's right hand - from which all mercy and grace are dispensed to New Testament Christians (CP Eph 1:20; Col 3:1; He 1:3; 8:1; 10:12, 19-22; 12:2; 1 Pe 3:22).
Grace is dispensed from the throne of grace through Christ's intercession for Christians with God (CP Ro 8:33-34; Eph 2:18; 1Ti 2:5-6; He 7:25; 9:24; 1Jn 1:9; 2:1). The throne of grace in the Old Testament was typified by the mercy seat on the Ark of the Covenant, upon which the blood of the sin offering was sprinkled on the day of atonement (CP Lev 16:11-16).
The mercy seat emphasises that forgiveness of sins is possible only by God's grace and mercy on the basis of His justice satisfied through the shed blood of Jesus, who was the true mercy seat (CP Lev 17:11 with Ro 3:24-25; 5:11; Col 1:20; 1 Jn 2:2). See also comments on He 7:25, 8:1-2, 8:6, 9:1-10.