The Mystery Of The Ark Of The Covenant

When the Ark of the Covenant comes to my mind, I think of Indiana Jones and Raiders of the Lost Ark movie. This film was released in 1981.  

The Ark of the Covenant is a very interesting object in the Bible because of its power described, but there are only bits and pieces about the Ark. When we read the Bible we get a story told down through the generations. That story might have been changed or lost over time. Like the game whisper down the lane. When I read the passages about the Ark of the Covenant many questions come to mind.

Before I get into the mystery of the ark, let me describe what the ark was, how big it was and what it was made out of. 

This what the Ark of the Covenant would look like next to a human. 

The ark was a rectangular box (’ārôn) made of acacia wood, and measured 2½ x 1½ x 1½ cubits (i.e. c. ×½ x 2½ feet or c. 1.22 m x 76 cm x 76 cm). The whole was covered with gold and was carried on poles inserted in rings at the four lower corners. The lid, or ‘mercy-seat’, was a gold plate surrounded by two antithetically placed cherubs with outspread wings.

Was the ark in Egypt before Moses took it out?

According to the Bible, it looks like it was not in Egypt before Moses left there with the Israelites. The first mention of the ark is in Exodus 25:15. However just because It is not written in the bible doesn't mean that it wasn't in Egypt. 

An interesting clue shows up that makes one wonder if the story of the ark is all there.

This tomb is located in the Biggest Pyramid in Giza. Why is it so important is that the Ark of the Covenant could fit inside of the tomb. The inside dimensions of this tomb are the same as the outside dimensions of the Ark of the Covenant. Hmmm?





If it was in Egypt what were the Egyptians doing with The Ark of the Covenant?






What was in the Ark that gave it power was it just the presence of God or was it a form a technology?






Did Moses steal the Ark from the Egyptians, or was it divinely giving to him because the Egyptians were using the Ark for evil?




What happened to the ark after Babylon invaded Jerusalem?


Is The Ark of the Covenant still around today?
There are many possibilities.


These are just a few questions, but I am sure there is more. In this post, I will attempt to better understand the mystery of the Ark of the Covenant. Stay tuned for more...

Works Cited 

Logos Bible Software

Is the God of the Bible Omnipotent

According to dictonary.com

Omnipotent when used as adjective

1. almighty or infinite in power, as God. 

 

2. having very great or unlimited authority or power. 

However, Is the God of The bible:

I will start with the question Is God all knowing?

Let me begin with Genesis. God creates two trees the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Then God creates man (Adam) and then God creates Eve out of Adam and she becomes a woman. According to the Bible, God creates a serpent that He allows into the Garden. Gen 3:1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made, And he said to the woman, So the serpent was allowed into the garden as well. I will call the serpent the Maniac. Here is my question, If God knew that the serpent would tempt Eve into eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil making them fall, then why would he have let it allow to happen in the first place. 

A paradox is similar to this situation. The question is If you create a time machine, go back in time before you created the time machine while taking a gun with you and kill your past self, would you ever have created the time machine to go back in time to kill yourself? 

Maybe God is not all knowing, Maybe here in the garden, he was over confident in his children thinking they would not disobey Him. But this makes it seem that God did know that Adam disobeyed Him. Starting in Genesis 10: So [Adam] said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, and I hid myself.” And [God] said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?” Adam never said that he ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Somehow here God already knew what Adam and Eve did. Notice how God talks to Adam in the form of a question. God did not say Why have you eaten from the tree which I commanded you not to. 



All Seeing
All Hearing 
All Powerful 

or is God none of those things...?

find out on my next post of Mysteries of The Bible

Works Cited 

The New King James Version. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982. Print.

What happened In The Gaden Of Eve?

What really happen in the garden of Eden? Do we take the account of Genesis and leave it at that? 

Why would God put the Tree of knowlege of good and evil in the garden?

Why would God create a serpent more cunning than Adam and Eve were?

 Did God give enough infomation to Adam not to disobey God? 

These are just a few question I will look at on my next up coming post of Mysteries of The Bible