Exo 25:15 | KingComments | STEP | God begins with a description of the center of the tabernacle: the ark. It is most hidden from man, but most precious to God. There He dwells. The ark with the mercy seat on it represent: 1. the truth concerning the Person of the Lord Jesus: He is God (pure gold) and Man (wood) in one Person; 2. the truth of the work of the Lord Jesus, of which the mercy seat speaks ( ). The testimony, the law, must be placed in the ark. This represents the Lord Jesus saying: “Your Law is within my heart” ( ). His desire is to do God’s will. In everything His obedience to God is expressed. The ark must be carried by the Levites. The care for the ark is entrusted to people who have been appointed by God. In our time it means all believers. A special class doesn’t exist in the New Testament church.

‏ Exodus 25:15

The Ark

God begins with a description of the center of the tabernacle: the ark. It is most hidden from man, but most precious to God. There He dwells. The ark with the mercy seat on it represent:

1. the truth concerning the Person of the Lord Jesus: He is God (pure gold) and Man (wood) in one Person;

2. the truth of the work of the Lord Jesus, of which the mercy seat speaks (Exo 25:17).

The testimony, the law, must be placed in the ark. This represents the Lord Jesus saying: “Your Law is within my heart” (Psa 40:8). His desire is to do God’s will. In everything His obedience to God is expressed.

The ark must be carried by the Levites. The care for the ark is entrusted to people who have been appointed by God. In our time it means all believers. A special class doesn’t exist in the New Testament church.