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Ark of the Covenant (view source)
Revision as of 08:32, November 19, 2015
, 08:32, November 19, 2015"staves" is 16th c. word plural "staffs", not rings ( ! ). I made correction, and added multiple translation Bible link Ex. 25:12 demonstrating that the rings and staves/staffs were at the feet of the ark, not at the middle, and not at the top
:''And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.''
:''And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.''
:''And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.''
:''And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.''
:''And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.''
:''And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners'' (feet) ''thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.''
:''And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.''
:''And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.''
:''And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.''
:''And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.''
Essentially, the Ark was a box approximately 27 inches wide by 27 inches high by 36 inches long (Biblical: 1.5 x 1.5 x 2 cubits; a cubit = 18 inches); the "shittim wood" was determined to have been [[acacia]]. The lid of the box was solid gold and crowned by a pair of gold cherubim facing each other; the outspread wings of the cherubim formed the throne of God, while the Ark itself was His footstool.
Essentially, the Ark was a box approximately 27 inches wide by 27 inches high by 36 inches long (Biblical: 1.5 x 1.5 x 2 cubits; a cubit = 18 inches); the "shittim wood" was determined to have been [[acacia]]. The lid of the box was solid gold and crowned by a pair of gold cherubim facing each other; the outspread wings of the cherubim formed the throne of God, while the Ark itself was His footstool.
The "staves" were gold rings on the corners, which enabled poles to be inserted when the Ark was carried by the Levites, who were the only Hebrew tribe authorized to do so. When traveling, the Ark was covered by a costly veil of blue cloth.
The gold rings on the corners enabled poles to be inserted at the beginning when the Ark was first carried by the Levites, who were the only Hebrew tribe authorized to do so. Thereafter the staves were never to be withdrawn. When traveling, the Ark was covered by a costly veil of blue cloth. See [[Badger skins (Bible)]].
The Ark was also known by another name: '''Ark of Testimony'', the result of its containing the most important object in Hebrew life, the tablets of the Law (Exodus 40:18; Deuteronomy 10:5) given to Moses on Mt. Sinai, which were often referred to as the testimony. The tablets, as well as a pot of manna (Exodus 16:34), and Aaron's rod which had blossomed (Numbers 17:10) formed the contents of the Ark. Jewish tradition mentions that the first five books of the Torah written by Moses was also placed inside; however, according to 1 Kings 8:9, when the Ark was placed in the new temple by Solomon, it contained only the tablets of the Law.
The Ark was also known by another name: '''Ark of Testimony'', the result of its containing the most important object in Hebrew life, the tablets of the Law (Exodus 40:18; Deuteronomy 10:5) given to Moses on Mt. Sinai, which were often referred to as the testimony. The tablets, as well as a pot of manna (Exodus 16:34), and Aaron's rod which had blossomed (Numbers 17:10) formed the contents of the Ark. Jewish tradition mentions that the first five books of the Torah written by Moses was also placed inside; however, according to 1 Kings 8:9, when the Ark was placed in the new temple by Solomon, it contained only the tablets of the Law.