The Bible In Paintings, #43: THE ARK OF THE COVENANT

Bing Images ^ | c. 2000 BC -- c. 90 AD | Father, Son & Holy Spirit

[Hebrews 11:6]

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THE ARK OF
THE COVENANT

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E X O D U S . . 3 7
New International Version, emphases added
Abridged – the complete text is in your Bible

1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. 2 He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. 3 He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other. 4 Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5 And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.

6 He made the atonement cover of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. 7 Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. 8 He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover. 9 The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.

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by KAREN SHOWELL
“Ark Of The Covenant”

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by JOHN SWENCKI
“Ark Of The Covenant”
( Um, John, two points of order, if you please:
(a) if the poles attached to the bottom of the ark, how did the carriers get their fingers under them? and
(b) with the poles attached below the ark’s center of gravity, how did they keep it from tipping over?)

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by LAURA SOTKA
“Ark of the Covenant”

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by ALISA POPLAVSKAYA
“Ark of the Covenant”

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by JENNIFER PAGE
“Ark Of The Covenant”

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by CHESTER COMSTOCK
“Ark Of The Covenant”

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by LUIGI ADEMOLLO
“The Ark of the Covenant”

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by HAIM BUHEL
“Ark of the Covenant”

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by STEVEN SPIELBERG
“Raiders of the Lost Ark”

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Again, here is the Bing page "ARK OF THE COVENANT IN ART”,
showing various painters' and sculptors’ conceptions.
Several shown here are serious works worthy of interest,
by unknown artists except as noted.

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NOTES ON THE COMPLETELY SUBJECTIVE SELECTION CRITERIA

Works need not be true masterpieces to qualify for inclusion here—
they don’t need to be housed at the Louvre nor auctioned by Sotheby’s.
They only need to successfully illustrate some aspect of the Biblical text
or, frankly, simply tickle my fancy, which I pray is guided by the Holy Spirit.

The pace may seem glacial to those eager to see the next dramatic event.
My commission is to search diligently for art on each passage in sequence;
if I find enough, then it becomes the next installment, even if undramatic.

Thank you for your understanding.

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Also, here are links to compendia of three masters
who painted Biblical scenes prolifically:

REMBRANDT van RIJN

GUSTAV DORÉ
(241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de Tours)

JAMES TISSOT

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SPECIAL THANKS
to FReeper left that other site,
who allowed God to make her His conduit
for incomparable enthusiasm, encouragement,
education, advice and technical assistance!

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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,

THE TABERNACLE

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[Hebrews 11:6]

At the Holy Spirit's prompting, I am surveying "Bible art" to give God glory, as many of these artists have done, and for my own amusement and learning; and I thought others might enjoy it and be blessed by it, too. My plan is to proceed methodically from left-to right, Genesis to Revelation, as the Lord wills. Back soon with another.

The Bible encourages us to meditate on it (Ps. 1:1-3, 119:11-16, etc.); these artists have done so, and their works can assist us and enrich our own thoughts about biblical characters, incidents and concepts, and increase our faith in He who is behind it all. As you encounter and consider these images and the related Scriptures and the Spirit enlightens your understanding, please share it with us!

But it is not only oil-on-canvas that can so help us; I refer to the astonishing video series The Chosen, which strolls through the four Gospels at the most leisurely pace. The eight episodes of Season 1 are finished, and the second of a planned seven seasons is coming soon. I say "leisurely" because after an entire year’s viewing Jesus still has only seven of the apostles (although He's preparing to call up Thomas from the minor leagues--but Thomas is skeptical, of course). Anticipating a canvas of fifty-plus hours instead of a movie's paltry two hours, The Chosen turns the characters (especially including Jesus!) into three-dimensional humans and brings the Gospels alive--you have never seen anything even remotely like it! Here is the Official Trailer.

Here is a link for free viewing of The Chosen: “Works with your phone, tablet, and you can cast to your Roku or Chromecast.” Last fall I paid $34.98 for DVDs and ongoing internet access—best 35 bucks I’ve ever spent (I don’t recall how much our marriage license cost, but then it was 42 years ago).

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[Huskrrrr]

Ping, please. Great posts!

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Welcome aboard! Glad they’re meaningful to you.

[Bullish]

Awesome! All of them.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Nary a dud, eh?

[jacknhoo]

Please add me to the ping list and thanks for all your work.

[EvilCapitalist]

I’ve seen Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. Whatever you do, don’t open the Ark.

[hope_dies_last]

By far, the single most important piece in all of human history. The one built by Moses, in all its excellency, is but a mere copy of the Heavenly Ark in Heaven.

Jeremiah and the priests hid the earthly vessel in an undisclosed location before the Babylonian siege. That same Ark built by Moses will be discovered before Christ’s Return as a witness to all, as to the veracity of the Holy Precepts, which it houses.

[Maudeen]

Thanks for your faithfulness.

[Hebrews 11:6]

The More the Merrier! The thing is, this isn't work to me, at all. I'm having the time of my life doing these!

[Hebrews 11:6]

Thanks—making a note.

[Hebrews 11:6]

By far, the single most important piece in all of human history.

More so than the two tablets it was built to contain? I'm mindful of Jesus' argument in Matthew 23. Unless you're suggesting a package deal: ark+tablets.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Having way too much fun to stop.

[Ezekiel]

Love how you added the secret location at the end! Paradoxically, everybody knows that the Ark is located in a US Govt warehouse. Worst kept secret ever, lol.

Well it *is* funny weird because on that note, the US is "ARtzot HaBrit" in Hebrew, literally the "lands of the covenant." Abbreviated using the first two letters of Artzot, and the first two of ha-brit: [ארה״ב]. LINK

The reason I mention it is because the Ark of the Covenant is "ARon HaBrit", so by applying the same abbreviation formula, the result would end up the same: [ארה״ב].

I suppose it wouldn't be used for the Ark of the Covenant, otherwise people might see the abbreviation and think that the Ark of the Covenant is the United States.

Mum's the word!

:)

[Hebrews 11:6]

Thinking maybe Phil has you a bit overstimulated.

[Ezekiel]

Thank you for the blessing!

It’s been kind of a slow night, actually.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Phil is just lulling you into complacency.

[hope_dies_last]

Package deal definitely. Because of its contents. The Decalogue, etched by the Finger of The Most High.

[Philsworld]

By far, the single most important piece in all of human history. The one built by Moses, in all its excellency, is but a mere copy of the Heavenly Ark in Heaven.

Jeremiah and the priests hid the earthly vessel in an undisclosed location before the Babylonian siege. That same Ark built by Moses will be discovered before Christ’s Return as a witness to all, as to the veracity of the Holy Precepts, which it houses.

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Already discovered directly under Golgotha where Christ was crucified, exactly where Jeremiah put it. Ron Wyatt says he found it. The story is too incredible not to be true. The last blood sacrifice to touch the mercy seat of the Ark of the Covenant was that of Jesus Christ. He told the Israeli government and they know exactly where it is. Ron Wyatt also discovered exactly where Christ was crucified, the exact spot, cross hole, etc... He gave his testimony shortly before he died and said everything he had said over the years about the discovery was 100% true. Not something a Christian would lie about on his deathbed.

Matthew 27:

The Death of Jesus

50When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit. 51At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split. 52The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.…

The Ark of the Covenant will be presented to the world at some point (soon I believe).

This is the second time I've post this pic in a couple of days.

Deathbed Confession of Ron Wyatt, Discoverer of the Ark of the Covenant

https://jonah135588.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/deathbed-confession-of-ron-wyatt-discoverer-of-the-ark-of-the-covenant/

Here's a site with audio and an excellent discussion with Ken Hovind

https://ancientpatriarchs.wordpress.com/2016/02/21/ron-wyatts-deathbed-confession-of-finding-ark-of-the-covenant-its-guardian-angels/

And a terrific sequence (40 seconds)

https://youtu.be/zh_Pc_PIXeY

Hopefully the links work. I'm new at HTML. Either way if you want to link to it just copy and paste into your browser.