Ark of the Covenant: Difference between revisions

The ark containing the Ten Commandments is called the “ark of the covenant” or the “[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ark-of-the-Covenant ark of the covenant law].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Leviticus+16%3A2&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 |title=Leviticus 16:2 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> This is because the Ten Commandments are laws, commandments,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+24%3A12&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 |title=Exodus 24:12 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and a covenant.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+34%3A28&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 |title=Exodus 34:28 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The ark of the covenant was also called the “ark of the Testimony”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+25%3A16-22&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 |title=Exodus 25:16–22 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> in the sense that it contained the tablets of the testimony. It was also called the “ark of the LORD” and the “ark of God.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Joshua+6%3A6&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 |title=Joshua 6:6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Samuel+3%3A3&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 |title=1 Samuel 3:3 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> In general, it is also called “sacred ark,” meaning a holy ark.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+Chronicles+35%3A3&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 |title=2 Chronicles 35:3 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>