10And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.b 11Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.
12Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. 13And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 14Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it. 15The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed. 16And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.
“The most important feature is described first of all, because it was the symbol of the approach to God.” (Thomas)
2 Samuel 6: 6When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon,e Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled. 7And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God.
Irreverence: a lack of respect. God sees our heart and knows everything about us. Since God struck Uzzah down it was because of his heart condition not because he was trying to keep the ark from falling!
I think it’s good that Jesus gave us the gift of salvation because each and every one of us show Him irreverence on a daily basis when we sin.
Jesus is now our means and the cross is the symbol of the approach to God.
Blessings, David
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