EXODUS 25
10 “They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Two cubitsand a half shall be its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. 11 You shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and outside shall you overlay it, and you shall make on it a molding of gold around it. 12 You shall cast four rings of gold for it and put them on its four feet, two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it. 13 You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 14 And you shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark by them. 15 The poles shall remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it. 16 And you shall put into the ark the testimony that I shall give you.17 “You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. 18 And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, on the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 Make one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end. Of one piece with the mercy seat shall you make the cherubim on its two ends. 20 The cherubim shall spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be. 21 And you shall put the mercy seat on the top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I shall give you. 22 There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel. – Exodus 25:10-22
EXODUS 25 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ARK OF THE COVENANT
The ark was a very important piece that solidifies and symbolizes the covenant that God made with his people. No wonder he was very specific with the materials that were to be used for building this ark. The ark itself was a chest or a box in which the tablet of the law which was actually written with the finger of God. Since it was God who wrote it himself, that ark is one that would keep the tablet safe, secure and undefiled. God was very detailed and specific as to the dimensions and materials to be used for the ark. According to Matthew Henry’s commentary, a cubit is equivalent to 22 inches. So, this ark was 52x31x31 inches in its dimensions. The mercy seat was the covering of the ark and was made of pure gold. God made sure that the laws that he gave his people were honored and placed in the ark for people to worship him and his words.
REFLECTION
- How can we honor the law of the Lord even though we don’t have an ark now?
