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The Traveling Arks. Noah’s Ark (Gen. 6-9) floated from place of construction to Mount Ararat Moses’ Ark (Ex. 2:3,5) floated on the Nile from Moses’ mother to Pharaoh’s daughter God’s Ark : The ark of the covenant contained the tables of stone: Ex. 25:16
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The Traveling Arks • Noah’s Ark (Gen. 6-9) floated from place of construction to Mount Ararat • Moses’ Ark (Ex. 2:3,5) floated on the Nile from Moses’ mother to Pharaoh’s daughter • God’s Ark: The ark of the covenant • contained the tables of stone: Ex. 25:16 • place from which God communed: Ex. 25:22
Early Movements • Instructions for construction: Ex. 25:10-22 • Built at Sinai and carried to Kadesh: Num. 13:26 • People first refused to enter the land, cursed • They changed their minds but God didn’t change His Num. 14:44 (ark remained in camp) • Wilderness wanderings (40 years) • Entered into Canaan (Josh. 3:17) • Set in Shiloh (Josh. 18:1) maybe 400 years
Mt. SinaiKadesh-BarneaWanderings in WildernessCross JordanShiloh
Early Movements • Brought to battle at Ebenezer 1 Sam. 4:1, 3, 11 • 7 months with the Philistines 1 Sam. 6:1 • Ashdod 1 Sam. 5:1 (Dagon toppled) • Gath 1 Sam. 5:8 (Tumors) • Ekron 1 Sam. 5:10 (Protests) • Returned to Israel (Beth-Shemesh) 6:19-21 • Kirjath-jearim 7:1-2 (8 miles north of Jerusalem) • 20 years before Samuel’s teachings • 40 years while Saul rules 14:18
Most Familiar Movement • David wants to move ark to Jerusalem 1 Chr. 13 • Desire to consult with God 13:3 • Idea seems right to the people 13:4 • New cart for the journey 13:7 • Kohathites carry by staves Ex. 37:4-5 • These Levites could not see or touch Num. 4:15-20 • Penalty of death • No carts given to the Kohathites Num. 7:6-9 • New cart was the Philistine method 1 Sam. 6:7
Authority Lesson • Penalty of death for touching: 1 Chr. 13:9-14 • Uzza touches the ark and dies: 9-10 • David is displeased: 11-12 • Moved to house of Obed-edom 13-14 (3 months) • Lesson learned 1 Chr. 15:1-3 • Brought to prepared tent 2 Sam. 6:17 • David set up the tabernacle 1 Kings 8:3-4 • Removed temporarily at revolt 2 Sam. 15:24-25, 29
Final Movements • Ark is moved from tabernacle to Solomon’s temple 1 Kings 8:6, 13 • Last mention in Old Testament history is during rule of Josiah 2 Chr. 35:1-3 • Was it taken by the Egyptians who killed Josiah? • Was it taken by the Babylonians in 586 B.C.? • Was it hidden in a secret tunnel below the temple? • Ark was never in rebuilt temple of Zerubbabel or the remodeled temple of Herod Jer. 3:16
Ark Applications • Commands for moving were specific • unknown by some (Philistines) • forgotten by others (David) • The ark was not God (could not be manipulated into providing a victory, taken prisoner) • Few seemed bothered by its separation • Eli, daughter-in-law 1 Sam. 4:18-22 • David wanted ark in Jerusalem • God communicates through the Bible today