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Designed for Holiness
Commentators explain that the four gold rings were likely placed at the ark's base or 'feet.' This design elevated the ark high above the shoulders of the priests who carried it, ensuring this sacred object, representing God's presence, would not be accidentally touched. This practical detail underscores the profound holiness and reverence required when approaching God.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 25:10–16
18th Century
Theologian
(). 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 freq…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 25:12
19th Century
Bishop
Four rings of gold. — Although the ark was not to be carried in procession, like Egyptian arks, it would still have to be carried …
Charles Spurgeon
On Exodus 25:12–14
19th Century
Preacher
The rings were, of course, for the poles to pass through, and the poles were for the priests to carry the ark as it moved from place to place. It w…
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John Gill
On Exodus 25:12
17th Century
Pastor
And you shall cast four rings of gold for it
For which a mould was to be made, and the gold being melted was poured …
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 25:10–22
17th Century
Minister
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…