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The poles shall be in the rings of the ark. They shall not be taken from it.
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A Sacred Separation
Commentators explain that the poles were to remain permanently in the rings so no one would ever need to touch the ark itself. This command underscored the profound holiness of the ark, which represented God's presence. Touching it was forbidden and dangerous, as seen in the later story of Uzzah (2 Samuel 6:6–7), teaching deep reverence for 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
The staves ... Shall not be taken from it. —The staves were to remain always in the rings, whether the a…
Baptist
So that it was always ready to be moved.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The staves shall be in the rings of the ark Not only be put into them, but remain in them, yea, always:
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…
