Questions tagged [ark-of-the-covenant]
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1 Samuel 14:18 - "Bring the ark of God" or "Bring the ephod"?
Saul was in his earlier reign of Israel and he was in a battle against the Philistines. His son Jonathan and his armor-bearer went into the camp of Philistines and caused a turmoil. Saul discovered it ...
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When does the new testament reference the ark of the covenant or old testament stories that mention it? [closed]
A large amount of the old testament focuses on the Ark and stories involving it.
crossing the desert
crossing the Jordan
the conquest of the holy land
the philistine capture of the ark and the ...
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Why did Hebrews 9:4 claim Aharon's Staff was in the Ark- contradicting [Numbers 17:25 | 1 Kings 8:9 | 2 Chronicles 5:10]?
The NT author of Hebrews 9:4 recounts items in the Ark of the Covenant (while at the >> desert tabernacle).
[Hebrews 9:4]
"Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid ...
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Was it out of envy that David brought the ark out of the house of Obed-edom in 2 Samuel 6:12?
After having abandoned the Ark for more than three months David quickly removes it from the house of Obed-edom after having heard that God had blessed the house of Obed-edom.
2 Samuel 6:12 NASB
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Did the Ark switch positions with the standard of Judah in Numbers 10:33?
According to the earlier narrative(Numbers 10:14-25) the order of setting out of the tribes of Israel was arranged this way:
1)Standard of Judah
2)Gershonites and Merarites-carried Tabernacle
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Is the Ark of the Covenant symbolizing the cherubim guarding the Tree of Life?
No one questions why cherubim were used as symbolism throughout the OT.
Cherubim are involved with finding God. The Meaning of Life.
I think the role of cherubim is to guard things by hiding with ...
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What is the significance of the blue cloth mentioned in Numbers chapter 4? [duplicate]
Numbers 4: 5-12 describes the procedures to be undertaken before the Tent of Meeting could be moved. The first mention of the ark of the testimony is in Exodus 25:10.
I realise these most holy items ...
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The Ark of the Covenant staves
There seems to be no definitive answer as to the placement of the staves:
Exodus 25:14:
And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
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