God in due time will rebuke who ever has to be rebuked by the way. Cheap tactics.
Sorry guess I misunderstood what you were saying.
The Ark is a representation of HIS throne in heaven (read Revelation and you will see that his throne has the same angles around it ) Again the Ark was kept hidden behind the veil and only the High Priest could go in that room , anyone else would die . Only the High Priest could stand in HIS presence to atone for the sins of the people (Do you understand that Jesus is our High Priest and it is HIS blood that covers our sins ? Everything in the Old Testament that GOD TOLD THEM TO DO He told them to do it to testify of HIM - The whole temple testifies of him - only one door to get in - I AM the DOOR no one enters except by me - The menorah - I AM the LIGHT of the World - The Table of Shewbread - I AM the BREAD of Life there is much more can’t sit and type it tonight as I am on my laptop and have trouble with it and my vision)BTW the people did not bow down to the angels on the Ark - the people could not see them without dying(no way the king could bow in front of it like in the picture , he would be dead as he could not stand in the presence )
God cursed Israel for murmuring while they were wandering in the wilderness once with poisonous snakes . The people were being bitten and dying .God ASKED Moses to make a brazen (brass) serpent(Numbers 21) and lift it up on a pole in the camp so that when the people who were bitten looked upon it (not bow to it) they would be healed . Brass is the Levital symbol for judgement ... a snake (sin) on a brass (judgment) pole see John 3:14 and Jesus himself gives the explanation for why God told Moses to do this .
(all sin is judged on the pole - he bore OUR sins)
2Kings 18 King Hezikiah destroyed the pole because eventually people started worshiping it
(Nehushtan)
No where in the New Testament do we have the authorization to make any images or bow down in front of them ...not one place .Anything that comes between you and your CREATOR is an IDOL.