The Tabernacle was a portable sanctuary that the tribes of Israel encamped around as they journeyed through the wilderness. The Ark of the Covenant was placed behind the veil in the Holy of Holies, a small room that contained nothing except the Ark of the Covenant.

2024年3月8日 · The Ark of the Covenant was often inside the Tabernacle behind a curtain or veil. This veil separated veil was made of blue, purple and scarlet yarns and hung on “four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, with hooks of gold, on four bases of silver” ( Exodus 26:32 ).

2025年2月18日 · Ark of the Covenant, in Judaism and Christianity, the ornate, gold-plated wooden chest that in biblical times housed the two tablets of the Law given to Moses by God. The Ark rested in the Holy of Holies inside the Tabernacle of the ancient Temple of Jerusalem and was seen only by the high priest

2023年2月20日 · After the rebellion of Korah, God commanded the leader of each tribe of Israel to bring a staff to the tabernacle. The name of each leader was inscribed in his staff; the tribe of Levi bore Aaron’s name. God instructed that the staffs be placed in the tabernacle overnight.

According to the Book of Exodus, God instructed Moses to build the Ark during his 40-day stay upon Mount Sinai. [17][18] He was shown the pattern for the tabernacle and furnishings of the Ark, and told that it would be made of shittim wood (also known as acacia wood) [19] to house the Tablets of Stone. [19] .

2023年7月20日 · “Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them. You must build this Tabernacle and its furnishings exactly according to the pattern I will show you” (Exodus 25:8-9). In reading these verses we see that God’s desire was to live among his people.

The purpose of the Tabernacle was to house the Ark in which the tablets of the Ten Commandments were placed. The Ark was a 2 ½ x 1½ cubit rectangular wooden chest with its lid being the Mercy Seat with the Cherubim of glory facing one another with wings outstretched.

Constructed during the Israelites' wanderings in the desert and used until the destruction of the First Temple, the Ark was the most important symbol of the Jewish faith, and served as the only physical manifestation of God on earth.

This coloring sheet depicts the instructions given to build the tabernacle and the ark of the covenant. You can encourage the children to draw their own renditions of each. Lesson

Quick History of The Ark of the Covenant. The Ark of the Covenant led the way to the Promised Land. After Moses died the children of Israel were led by Joshua into the Land of Canaan. When they came to the Jordan River the waters parted before the Ark of the Covenant.