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What's the real purpose for the ark of the covenant serve?
Why do I ask this? Well I've come to realize that most of the participants of this Q&A session don't really know much about the bible that they follow. As a matter of fact the average answer are just regurgitated rhetoric from the so called pastor,reverends,preachers,imans and rabbi. I've decided to put out a question and measure the responses to the question then give the answer. I
Excuse my grammar:) sometimes I shorten my questions incorrectly:) I meant to say "What's the purpose for the ark of the covenant?
8 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
It was richly made to and by the instructions of God. Bottom line: It represented the presents of God.
- gary dLv 41 decade ago
The ark was representative of gods kingdom on the earth.
It proved to the nation of isreal that their god Jehovah was the supreme god and could not be defeated as long as they were faithful to him.Many times it is spoken of as the ark of the covenant.This is when the people swore to only worship Jehovah and no one else.Another covenant is alive today with Jesus Christ as Mediator of the new covenant. Revelation 11:19 proves that Jesus is ruling as king of that new covenant.
- 1 decade ago
What i've been taught is that it is a mainly a metaphor (besides containing the tablets with the 10 commandments on them). The metaphor: Jesus died for everyone and after he did that, when God looks at us with judgement, he sees his son. Jesus covers us and protects us from that judgement because on our own we don't measure up, but he does. The ark of the covenant seperated the people from the Law (judgement) and when they are exposed to the Law, the consequence is death because we all fall short of measuring up to what the Law demands.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
The original purpose of the ark of the covenant was to store the commandments that God Himself wrote on tables of stone, and gave to Moses to tell the Israelites. The ark also serves as a metaphor for the human heart, where we allow God to write upon it His law of love, which is to love the LORD our God and to love others (and our selves) as we love Him.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
the ark of the covenant was a box (sort of, a container, ornate) in which the ten commandments were carried, and stored, in the tabernacle, before the construction of the Temple.
- rapturefutureLv 71 decade ago
Off the top of my head !!!
To us the power of God's words !!!
To show us God's presence with the Jews !!!
To give lessons of life !!!
The need for obedience !!!
- 1 decade ago
Good point now you see people don`t know what they`re talking about.They say rightouesness but they live i sin.
