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The '''ark'''<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ark Ark], ''Merriam-Webster Dictionary''</ref> '''of the covenant,''' located in the [[Most Holy Place]], was a chest that stored the stone tablets on which the words of the covenant, that is, the [[Ten Commandments]], were engraved. God promised to meet with Israel above the atonement cover over the ark of the covenant.<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+25%3A22&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Exodus 25:22 |저널= |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>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Psalms+132%3A7-8&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Psalms 132:7–8 |저널= |quote= }}</ref> to the Israelite nation and served as the center of their faith.

==Making of the Ark of the Covenant==

God descended on Mount Sinai and personally proclaimed the Ten Commandments to the Israelites.<ref>[https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+20&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Exodus 20]</ref> Afterwards, Moses was called to Mount Sinai and commanded to build a [[Sanctuary (Tabernacle)|sanctuary]] to store the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments written by God Himself. The ark of the covenant was then made to house the Ten Commandments, and it was placed in the most sacred inner room of the sanctuary, the [[Most Holy Place]].<br>

{{인용문5 |내용= “Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I [Jehovah] will dwell among them. . . . Have them make an '''ark''' of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. Overlay it with pure gold, both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. . . . And make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. . . . The cherubim are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover. Place the cover on top of the ark and '''put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law [Ten Commandments]''' that I will give you. There, above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the covenant law, I will meet with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites. . . . Put the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant law in the '''Most Holy Place'''.” |출처=[https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+25%3A8-22%2C+26%3A34&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Exodus 25:8–22; 26:34]}}

==Ark of the Covenant in Biblical History==

The ark of the covenant initially resided in the [[Sanctuary (Tabernacle)|Tabernacle]] upon its creation, accompanying the Israelites throughout their journey in the wilderness. After the Israelites settled in Canaan, it was housed in the region of Shiloh<ref name="실로">{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Joshua+18%3A1&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Joshua 18:1 |저널= |quote= }}</ref> until the time of Judge Eli. Subsequently, it was relocated to various locations until King [[David]] brought it to [[Zion]].<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+Samuel+6%3A11-15&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=2 Samuel 6:11–15 |저널= |quote= }}</ref> After King [[Solomon]] built the [[Temple]], it resided in the Most Holy Place of the [[Jerusalem]] Temple.<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Kings+6%3A14-20&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=1 Kings 6:14–20 |저널= |quote= }}</ref> However, following the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple, the Bible does not document the whereabouts of the ark of the covenant.  

===Era of Kingdoms===

* As the years passed and David became king of Israel, the nation enjoyed peace. During this time, King David planned to move the ark from Abinadab’s house to [[Jerusalem]], regretting that the ark had been being neglected. To accomplish this, David mobilized thirty thousand soldiers from across the nation, and they transported the Ark on a new cart. However, as the cart was being pulled, the oxen stumbled at the threshing floor of Nacon, causing the cart to shake. Alarmed, Uzzah, the son of Abinadab, reached out and took hold of the ark, but he was struck dead on the spot.<ref name="웃사&quot;" /> This was because he touched the ark of God inappropriately, contrary to the regulations, thereby incurring God’s wrath.  

* Fearing the consequences after Uzzah’s death, David halted his plans to move the ark to Jerusalem. Instead, the ark was temporarily kept in the house of Obed-Edom, a Gittite. During this time, God blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that he had.