The ARK of the Covenant

[Shmanu YAH]

shalom aly'chem - peace to all, first and foremost: "ALL praises, honor and glory to the Most High YHWH alone" -> our King everlasting and from where all true wisdom and knowledge comes. Then we must profess: "baruk h'shem YHWH" meaning: "blessed is the name YHWH" and then also "baruka h'bo b'shem YHWH" meaning: "blessed is YOUR coming in the name of YHWH" >>> Yahushua.

                               I pray all is well or will be soon, todah YHWH

I thought I was done but this time around I need to continue in debunking another pathetic myth (which is easy to do) and correct another garbage teaching that is still currently being taught and debated - and it also needs to be stopped!

Yep, there's a lot of talking going on these days, but talking is NOT always correct teaching, - many times talking is a just a show of what the speaker "wish" they knew, .....nuff said!

wisdom: If you talk, you are repeating something you may already heard, but if you listen >>> you just might learn something new .....selah.

Remember what was stated and recorded for our admonition in James 3:1,
"My brethren, be NOT many masters, knowing that we shall receive the GREATER condemnation". .....nuff said

So let's read and learn as to shut down another unfounded doctrine and let's get right at the correction that need come forth in these last days.

Another one of the errant teachings we have still been hearing is: THE ARK OF THE COVENANT IS LOCATED IN AKSUM ETHIOPIA.

I dealt with this lunacy years ago vocally, but now I have to fully point out the wickedness of this corrupt doctrine in WRITING - and sign my name to it.

Let's do what we always should do and go back find the correct Hebrew words used to decribe this item. In the language of old it is called: אָרוֹן הַבְּרִית or as we would write - aron ha' bryt' pronounced: the Ark of the Covenant.

It is compiled from these two words "a'rwn" pronounced: aw-rone; (in the sense of gathering); a box like a ark, chest, coffin. ( Strong's 727 ) and then "b'riyth" pronounced: ber-eeth: (in the sense of cutting); a pact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) confederacy, "covenant", league. ( Strong's 1285 ), thus we get "Ark of the Covenant".

note: it was also referred to as The Ark of YHWH, The Ark of Strength as well as the Ark of Testimony.

We first saw the description of this important item listed in Exodus 25:09-22
25:9 "...according to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.
25:10 And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
25:11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
25:12 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.
25:13 And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
25:14 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
25:15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.
25:16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
25:17 And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
25:18 And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
25:19 And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.
25:20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.
25:21 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.

25:22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel" (this instruction is very important to remember)

Then later we saw in Hebrews chapter 9 the description: "The ark of was overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant".

Also all Israelites understood the importance of the ark like we saw in 1st Samuel 6:13-15,

13 And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it. 6:14 And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto YHWH. 6:15 And the Levites took down the ark of YHWH, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto YHWH.

We also need to reflect on the purpose of the ark's contents even though they were just shadow figures.

1st) The pot of manna from when Israel was in the wilderness to remind them of YHWH's provision and care for them which is why we heard the title "al shdy" pronounced: EL SHADDAI, in b'reshyth 17:1, 28:3, 35:11, 43:14, 48:3, Exodus 6:2-3 - and several other times after the torah that many don't yet understand "shad" doesn't mean big or bulging breast (feminine) but instead contextually probably refers to a more purposing "nourishing and sustaining" as opposed to feminine breast feeding. So EL SHADDAI declares: the Almighty Power that sustains aka provision!

2nd) Aaron's rod / staff that budded to symbolizes the continual given leadership and priesthood, but more importantly it's a shadow figure of Yahushua that lived through his ordeal on the stake / cross, although he was cut off (Daniel 9:26) - he still "budded" aka "lived"

3rd) The two tablets of stone represented our covenant to YHWH'S laws and were a shadow figure of Yahushua >>> YHWH's word made flesh.

Exodus 16:32-34, 25:10-22 and Numbers 17:10 shows the contents of the Ark, however if you actually took the time to read it - in 1st Kings 8:6-9 when King Solomon had it brought into the Temple which he had built, we read it only contained the stone tablets, >>> the other articles were gone! .....selah

Now as to the location of this item we need to stop perverting scripture and stop ignoring what was written in 2nd Maccabees chapter 2:1-7, >>>

1 It is also found in the records, that Yeremiyah the prophet commanded them that were carried away to take of the fire, as it hath been signified:

2 And how that the prophet, having given them the law, charged them not to forget the commandments of YHWH, and that they should not err in their minds, when they see images of silver and gold, with their ornaments.

3 And with other such speeches exhorted he them, that the law should not depart from their hearts.

4 It was also contained in the same writing, that the prophet, being warned of Elohym, commanded the tabernacle and the ark to go with him, as he went forth into the mountain, where Moses climbed up, and saw the heritage of Elohym.

5 And when Yeremiyah came thither, he found an hollow cave, wherein he laid the tabernacle, and the ark, and the altar of incense, and so stopped the door.

6 And some of those that followed him came to mark the way, >>> but they could not find it!

7 Which when Yeremiyah perceived, he blamed them, saying: "As for that place, it shall be unknown until the time that YHWH gather his people again together, and receive them unto mercy". .....nuff said!

question: Did this gathering happen in Aksum Ethiopia? .......well?

fact: The Kingdom of Aksum also known as the Kingdom of Axum or the Aksumite Empire, was an ancient kingdom centered in what is now Eritrea and the Tigray Region of northern Ethiopia.The kingdom's ancient capital, also called Axum, is now a town in Tigray Region (northern Ethiopia). The Kingdom used the name "Ethiopia" as early as the 4th century. ....~

Although Ethiopia is thousands of years old, Aksum only came into being in the 4th century and after Yahushua came and gave his life as h'mashiach, so explain: >>> HOW COULD THE ARK BE HIDDEN CENTURIES BEFORE IN A CITY THAT DIDN'T EVEN EXIST?

( These perverted teachers need to go revisit Revelation 11:19 )

What many haven't researched enough to know is MANY of the Ethiopian churches have a replica of the "ark of the covenant", and the old Chapel of Our Lady of Zion seems to have fulfilled it's duty because several leaks in it's roof have forced the monks to start the construction of a new temple, right next to the old one, ...so the "replica" must now be moved.

And will somebody with at least half a brain explain to me how can some people that are NOT Levites and NOT even allowed to touch the real ark, just walk into the temple remove the ark and replace it with a exact copy when they didn't even see what the original looked like? Then after that explain how they touched it without getting killed?

Now to scripturally prove that not just anyone could handle the ark, only a select appointed group could touch or even look in it. We saw examples of what would happen in 1st Samuel 6:19, >>>

19 And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of YHWH, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because YHWH had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter. ..... ~ is this 70,000? .....well, we need to examine these numbers in Hebrew just for accuracy.

In the Young's literal translation for one it is written: "And He smiteth among the men of Beth-Shemesh for they looked into the ark of YHWH, yea He smiteth among the people seventy men - fifty chief men; and the people mourn, because YHWH smote among the people, a great smiting". ..... ~ Now this is why I often state these so-called biblical scholars are a joke, unlearned and have NO scriptural insight at all!

ask them: How in the world can 70,000 people look into a ark that is only 2.5 cubits long and 1.5 cubits wide & high which in today's dimensions is about four feet three inches by two feet eight inches? ...wouldn't after several dozens got smitten in plain sight the rest of the people back-off?

and yet another example in 2nd Samuel 6:2-7, >>>

2 And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of Elohim, whose name is called by the name of YHWH of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims. 6:3 And they set the ark of Elohim upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart. 6:4 And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of Elohim: and Ahio went before the ark. 6:5 And David and all the house of Israel played before YHWH on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals. 6:6 And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of Elohim, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.

6:7 And the anger of YHWH was kindled against Uzzah; and Elohim smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of Elohim.

note: Many believed Uzzah and his father Abinadab were from the tribe of Levi but the designation of Abinadab (Uzzah's father) of Kirjath-jearim as a Levite is problematic.

The Hebrew bible does not identify him as a Levite, and the territory of Kirjath-jearim was a settlement of the tribe of Judah and we can verify this if we revisit 1st Chr. 2:50-53,

2:50 These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim, 2:51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader. 2:52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.

2:53 And the families of Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites. .....~ No mention of Levites here is there?

so if only certain Levites could touch the ark, HOW DID SOLOMON OR HIS SON AND SERVANTS MOVE IT TO A PLACE IN ETHIOPIA THAT DIDN'T EVEN EXIST YET? .....wth?

I have no knowledge or proof if King Menelek was Solomon's biological son or not and I really don't care, but I do know Solomon was from the tribe of Yahudah aka Judah so none of his children could be Levites could they?

fact: The last known reference alluding to the Ark's actual presence in the Temple dates from 701 BC, (years after it was supposedly taken) when the Assyrian king Sennacherib surrounded Hezekiah's forces in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 37:14-16 reads, And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of YHWH, and spread it before YHWH. 37:15 And Hezekiah prayed unto YHWH, saying, 37:16 "O YHWH of hosts, Elohim of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the Elohim, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth".  .....oh oh!

my point: SOME FRAUDS JUST GOT CAUGHT BELIEVING AND TEACHING GARBAGE DOCTRINES AGAIN, NOW DIDN'T THEY?

Then if you may think you are smart enough to explain that ark touching foolishness, explain why anyone would teach that a ark can be replaced with a fraud so good that it could even deceive YHWH? - please allow me to articulate my position clearly: that whole mindset is PURE WICKEDNESS!

SOMEBODIES (plural) NEEDS TO REPENT >>> ASAP !!!

Yes! the kohane h'gadol aka "High Priest" continued to go in the Qṓḏešh Ha'Qŏḏāšhym" aka the "holy of holies" once a year to meet with YHWH for for many decades after King Solomon - and these nuts are trying to tell us YHWH didn't notice a difference from the old original ark and a fake???

This may be the BIGGEST insult of all the fraudulent doctrines ever taught!

question: where is it even written that YHWH can be deceived to hover over a fake ark or anything fake? ...can you provide book, chapter, verse please >>> _____________________,_________,_______

but wait! >>> Maybe these fraud teachers instead want us the believe that the Most High YHWH met with the kohane h'gadol once a year in that Chapel of Our Lady of Zion in Aksum Ethiopia huh? >>> pure NONSENSE!!!

We must remember the wisdom imparted to us from King Solomon in proverbs 18:21, "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof"

translation: YES, you can write your own death certificate by loving the power of your own tongue and running your mouth irresponsibly,

meaning: you can become a HELL of a speaker   ( lake of fire type HELL ).

And maybe people should stop focusing on the folklore of Solomon's loins and focus on his words like we saw in proverbs chapter 30 verses 5-6,

30:5 "Every word of Eloah is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. 30:6 Add you NOT unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and you be found a LIAR", ..... ~ Well I never met Solomon personally, but I'm pretty sure he wouldn't appreciate anyone making up fables about him and his actions that were NEVER part of scripture.

selah and shalom

[Linda Scott]

HAL LE LU YAHH!!!

ALL ONE HAVE TO DO IS FOLLOW THE WORD (S)  OF YAH,  SIMPLE