. The ark is uniformly designated in Exodus as the ark of the testimony. Elsewhere it is called the testimony, the ark of the covenant (most freque…

The testimony which I shall give thee. —The two tables of stone were called “the Testimony” , as being God’s witne agains…

That is to say, the two tables of stone were to be put into the ark of the covenant.

And you shall put into the ark the testimony. The title of “the testimony,” which is often given to the law, indicates that somet…

And thou shall put into the ark the testimony that I shall
give thee .
] Which was th…

The ark was a chest, overlaid with gold, in which the two tables of the law were to be kept. These tables are called the testimony; God in them tes…