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God's Portable Presence
Commentators note that the staves and rings made the ark portable, designed to travel with Israel. This serves as a powerful picture of Jesus' promise to be with His followers always. Just as the ark, representing God's presence, moved with the people, Christ's presence is not confined to a building but goes with believers everywhere.
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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 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…
John Gill
On Exodus 25:14
17th Century
Pastor
And you shall put the staves into the rings by the sides of
the ark
This shows for wh…
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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…