What happened at the mercy seat in the tabernacle?
At the mercy seat, which was on the ark of the covenant, the high priest would come once a year and sprinkle. God began His instructions with this piece of furniture because when He deals with man in salvation, everything must begin with Himself.
Les explains that the tabernacle is not old and dusty but has everything in it for us. The ark of the covenant and the mercy seat were located in the tabernacle, which faced east. The high priest would come once a year to the mercy seat and sprinkle. God gave instruction for this piece of furniture first, not the brazen altar, because when God deals with man in salvation, everything must begin with Himself. Man does not look for and find God; God initiates.