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You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four feet. Two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
(). 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…
19th Century
Anglican
Four rings of gold. — Although the ark was not to be carried in procession, like Egyptian arks, it would still have to be carried …
Baptist
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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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 …
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…
