Hammered Work מִקְשָׁה

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Feb 11, 2026 · 3m

We are in chapter twenty-five of Exodus with our word for today used for the first time in the Bible. מִקְשָׁה wrought metal, hammered work, turned work, solid, embossed. It is used 9 times in the Old Testament, 3 times in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense of a work made by fashioning with the artistic use of a hammer. Well start with our chapter since it is the first time it is used in the Bible. The gold angels overshadowing the atonement cover or mercy seat were made this way. Exodus 25:17-18 You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half shall be its length, and…