Ark of the Covenant

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[[~~file~~:~~Arca da Aliança de Deus (3815219934).jpg |thumb| 300px |An image of the Ark of the Covenant~~]]

[[ko:언약궤]]The '''ark'''<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ark Ark], ''Merriam-Webster Dictionary''</ref> '''of the covenant,''' located in the [[The Most Holy Place|Most Holy Place]], was a chest that stored the stone tablets on which the words of the covenant, that is, the [[The Ten Commandments|Ten Commandments]], were engraved. God promised to meet with Israel above the atonement cover over the ark of the covenant.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+25%3A22&version=NIV |title=Exodus 25:22 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> During their [[Life in the Desert|life in the wilderness]], the ark of the covenant always preceded Israel. The ark of the covenant was a symbol of God’s power<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+132%3A7-8&version=NIV |title=Psalms 132:7–8 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> to the Israelite nation and served as the center of their faith.

The '''ark'''<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ark Ark], ''Merriam-Webster Dictionary''</ref> '''of the covenant,''' located in the [[The Most Holy Place|Most Holy Place]], was a chest that stored the stone tablets on which the words of the covenant, that is, the [[The Ten Commandments|Ten Commandments]], were engraved. God promised to meet with Israel above the atonement cover over the ark of the covenant.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+25%3A22&version=NIV |title=Exodus 25:22 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> During their [[Life in Desert|life in the wilderness]], the ark of the covenant always preceded Israel. The ark of the covenant was a symbol of God’s power<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+132%3A7-8&version=NIV |title=Psalms 132:7–8 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> to the Israelite nation and served as the center of their faith.

==Names and Synonyms==

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The manna stored in the ark of the covenant, Aaron’s budded staff, and the tablets of the covenant (Ten Commandments) symbolize [[Christ]].

* '''Manna''': Throughout their journey from the Exodus until they entered [[Canaan]], the Israelites sustained themselves on manna, the food from heaven, in the [[Life in Desert|wilderness]]. Jesus later declared, “I am the bread of life,” revealing that He is the fulfillment and reality of the manna provided to the Israelites.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+6%3A47-51&version=NIV |title=John 6:47–51 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>

* '''Manna''': Throughout their journey from the Exodus until they entered [[Canaan]], the Israelites sustained themselves on manna, the food from heaven, in the [[Life in the Desert|wilderness]]. Jesus later declared, “I am the bread of life,” revealing that He is the fulfillment and reality of the manna provided to the Israelites.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+6%3A47-51&version=NIV |title=John 6:47–51 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>

* '''Aaron’s Staff That Budded''': God [https://biblehub.com/topical/c/consecrate.htm consecrated] [[Aaron]] as high priest through Aaron’s staff that budded.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+17%3A1-11&version=NIV |title=Numbers 17:1–11 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The placing of the staff, which symbolizes the high priest office, inside the ark of the covenant foreshadowed the coming of Jesus as the ultimate high priest in the future.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+5%3A8-10&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 5:8–10 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>

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-[[file:Arca da Aliança de Deus (3815219934).jpg |thumb| 300px |An image of the Ark of the Covenant]]
+<!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:언약궤]]<!-- interlanguage:end -->The '''ark'''<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ark Ark], ''Merriam-Webster Dictionary''</ref> '''of the covenant,''' located in the [[The Most Holy Place|Most Holy Place]], was a chest that stored the stone tablets on which the words of the covenant, that is, the [[The Ten Commandments|Ten Commandments]], were engraved. God promised to meet with Israel above the atonement cover over the ark of the covenant.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+25%3A22&version=NIV |title=Exodus 25:22 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> During their [[Life in the Desert|life in the wilderness]], the ark of the covenant always preceded Israel. The ark of the covenant was a symbol of God’s power<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+132%3A7-8&version=NIV |title=Psalms 132:7–8 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> to the Israelite nation and served as the center of their faith.
-The '''ark'''<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ark Ark], ''Merriam-Webster Dictionary''</ref> '''of the covenant,''' located in the [[The Most Holy Place|Most Holy Place]], was a chest that stored the stone tablets on which the words of the covenant, that is, the [[The Ten Commandments|Ten Commandments]], were engraved. God promised to meet with Israel above the atonement cover over the ark of the covenant.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+25%3A22&version=NIV |title=Exodus 25:22 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> During their [[Life in Desert|life in the wilderness]], the ark of the covenant always preceded Israel. The ark of the covenant was a symbol of God’s power<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+132%3A7-8&version=NIV |title=Psalms 132:7–8 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> to the Israelite nation and served as the center of their faith.
 ==Names and Synonyms==
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 The manna stored in the ark of the covenant, Aaron’s budded staff, and the tablets of the covenant (Ten Commandments) symbolize [[Christ]].
-* '''Manna''': Throughout their journey from the Exodus until they entered [[Canaan]], the Israelites sustained themselves on manna, the food from heaven, in the [[Life in Desert|wilderness]]. Jesus later declared, “I am the bread of life,” revealing that He is the fulfillment and reality of the manna provided to the Israelites.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+6%3A47-51&version=NIV |title=John 6:47–51 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>
+* '''Manna''': Throughout their journey from the Exodus until they entered [[Canaan]], the Israelites sustained themselves on manna, the food from heaven, in the [[Life in the Desert|wilderness]]. Jesus later declared, “I am the bread of life,” revealing that He is the fulfillment and reality of the manna provided to the Israelites.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+6%3A47-51&version=NIV |title=John 6:47–51 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>
 * '''Aaron’s Staff That Budded''': God [https://biblehub.com/topical/c/consecrate.htm consecrated] [[Aaron]] as high priest through Aaron’s staff that budded.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+17%3A1-11&version=NIV |title=Numbers 17:1–11 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The placing of the staff, which symbolizes the high priest office, inside the ark of the covenant foreshadowed the coming of Jesus as the ultimate high priest in the future.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+5%3A8-10&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 5:8–10 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>

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