Heaven's Eagle

In identifying the Holy of Holies with the Secret Place, we identify both the throne room of God and the hilasterion -- atonement cover, sacrifice of atonement, mercy seat -- with it, yes, the cross -- the place of atonement. How can we harmonize the two? Only in Jesus.
In Jesus, we are seated on the right hand of the Father. In Jesus, we are hidden in the atonement.
In the last analysis, our point number 2 is probably the simplest way of putting things. The Secret Place of the Most High is that place where only God can find you. And yet, at the same time, Jesus is the place where you have an audience with God in His throne room. He is also the place where God can give you vision concerning the world and its follies, and all the while keep you safe and hidden from harm. All of these descriptions can only apply to one person, place or thing -- and that is Jesus.
Moses, the Secret Place, and the Egg of an Eagle
In our investigation into Moses and Heaven's Eagle, we see many ways in which Moses enters the Secret Place, and of course, Jesus Himself said of Moses, "He wrote about me" (John 5:46).
In large measure, Moses' life with the Holy Spirit resembles an eagle training its young. We have already seen him hidden in the cleft of a rock, set upon a ledge that is protected by a cleft or crags to shelter it from wind and weather, resembling how golden eagles and some other eagle species build their nests. In fact, the nests of eagles have many properties that make them resemble the Secret Place of the Most High. The Apostle Paul tells us of the Rock in the desert, "That rock was Christ" (1 Cor. 10:4). But there are also many other resemblences to the literal image of the Secret Place of the Most High. To begin with, many eagles' nests of the Sinai would have been built high in the mountains. Typically these nests weigh as much as a few tons, and have high protective walls. The breeding pair of eagles that build a new nest or takeover an existing nest fiercely defend their territory, and also assure that the nests are isolated from disturbances and animals that would be predators of eggs.
The first experience that a young eagle has with the Secret Place is the egg. In looking at the egg, anyone would agree, "What could be more secret than this?"
The egg is a symbol of life coming out of the seeming inanimate, or death, much as Jesus came out of the tomb. In addition, the symbolic value of the egg takes into account that the egg is placed into the nest by the eagle. It is the Holy Spirit that baptizes us into Christ (1 Cor. 12:13). It is the Holy Spirit that is used of the Father to draw men to Christ (John 15:26).
When Moses comes to Sinai and ascends the mountain after leading Israel out of Egypt, and is speaking with God, who called him from this very place, God says to him, "You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself" (Exod. 19:4).
God has sent him forth and then drawn him back with the great multitude of Israel in tow. Yet there is a sense in which God is speaking very personally to Moses in relation to his mission and call. Moses is with the Eagle of Heaven, safe in the nest, The Secret Place of the Most High.
In the next chapter, let us look at the life of an egg, and go on from there to the challenges of seeking and abiding in the Secret Place of the Most High.