Truth Exposed:   Ark of the Covenant

What was the Ark of the Covenant?   A gold-plated wooden box, Exodus 25:10-22.

What is the Ark of the Covenant today?   My body, 1 Cor 6:19-20.

 

What did it contain then?   The Law, Exodus 25:21-22

What does it contain now?  The Holy Spirit of God, Romans 8:9.

 

Who could see it?  Only the high priest, Hebrews 9:11-12.

Who can see it?  Only the High Priest, Jesus Messiah, Hebrews 4:14.

 

What did it represent then?  God’s faithfulness and presence

What does it represent today?  God’s faithfulness and presence

 

Joshua 3:11 tells us three things:  (1) the Ark of the Covenant (us) belongs to the Lord of the whole earth; (2) his faithfulness and presence will never leave us; and (3) he will lead us through life and into Eternity.  We will never understand the N.T. until we understand the O.T.

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