Exo 25:10 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Exod 25:10-22: 25:10-22 an Ark of acacia wood: In translating the plans for the Ark of the Covenant, the NLT continues to use the word Ark because of its traditional associations. However, ark is simply an archaic English word meaning “box.” The Ark was Israel’s “covenant box.” It was the most significant item in the whole complex, because it was there that God made his presence available (25:22 ). The presence of the stone tablets of the covenant in the box (25:16 , 21 ) underlined the truth that God reveals himself in the context of a mutually binding commitment between himself and his people.

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Summary for Exod 25:10-22: 25:10-22 ^a an Ark of acacia wood: In translating the plans for the Ark of the Covenant, the NLT continues to use the word Ark because of its traditional associations. However, ark is simply an archaic English word meaning “box.” The Ark was Israel’s “covenant box.” It was the most significant item in the whole complex, because it was there that God made his presence available (25:22 ^b). The presence of the stone tablets of the covenant in the box (25:16 ^c, 21 ^d) underlined the truth that God reveals himself in the context of a mutually binding commitment between himself and his people.