Introduction:
The Ark of the Covenant is currently one of the most desired objects in the world. The Ark of the Covenant was built at Mount Sinai by Bezalel ben Uri, which means, "In the shadow of God, the son of my light". The Ark is probably the most powerful, influential, and mysterious object in the History of the world. According to Raffaele the Old Testament describes the Ark as having enormous power-blazing with fire and light, halting rivers, blasting away armies and bringing down the fabled walls of Jericho. What makes this object so Mysterious is because no one is sure where the Ark is located today? Has it already been discovered or will it remain a mystery?
Description:
“They shall make an ark of acacia wood,” this is what God commanded Moses in the book of Exodus (Bible). Therefore the Ark of the Covenant was constructed with acacia wood and plated in 24 karat pure gold. The 'mercy seat' was made completely of pure gold only, and the two cherubim were made of the same piece of gold as the mercy seat. All the wood was overlaid with gold. The cherubim's wings were outstretched over the mercy seat to cover it. The posts to carry it were made of acacia wood also and overlaid with gold. The ark had rings on each corner which were separately cast and attached.
Exodus 25:17-21
"You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits shall be its length and a cubit and a half its width. And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim at the two ends of it of one piece with the mercy seat. And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering ...
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...e that the Ark may still be at the First Temple which is known now as the Dome of the Rock. If not then it is where God intended for it to be. We wonder why people go on these wild chases to find something that isn’t meant to be found and if it was God would reveal it to them. Overall people who have no faith will always question the existence of the Ark and ignorant people will be persistent in searching for it.
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