[RobbyS]

The ark wasn't supposed to represent God, neither was the temple as far as I know...unless God looks like an ark or a temple, in which case I'm wrong. But your point was no limiting of god's presence.

[DouglasKC]

The ark wasn't supposed to represent God, neither was the temple as far as I know...unless God looks like an ark or a temple, in which case I'm wrong. But your point was no limiting of god's presence.

Well, my main point was the violation of the second commandment. My secondary point (my opinion) was that we shouldn't have images of God or symbols of God because they limit our understanding of the true God by boiling him down to a symbol or an image.