{"id":1129,"date":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","slug":"ark-of-the-covenant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/?p=1129","title":{"rendered":"Ark of the Covenant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Ar(c)k of the Covenant<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/Ark-Covenant.jpg\" width=\"222\" height=\"135\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Old Testament<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Exodus: 25<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">10: And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">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. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">13: And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/Ark-GMR-intersecting.jpg\" width=\"122\" height=\"122\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&quot;Cherubim&rdquo; icosa-wings covering&quot; all 5 <a href=\"?p=463\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Platonic Solids<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">14: And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ark_of_the_Covenant\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">the ark<\/span><\/a> may be borne with them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">17: And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">18: And thou shalt make 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cherub\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">cherubims<\/span><\/a> of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/Ark-wings%20spread.JPG\" width=\"122\" height=\"119\" alt=\"\" \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/Ar(c)k-IAM-side%20vw.jpg\" width=\"122\" height=\"119\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">icosahedron &amp; dodecahedron geometry<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">19:And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">20: And the twin <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cherub\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">cherubims<\/span><\/a> shall stretch forth their wings, covering the mercy seat with their wings, their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/C60-Twinflames-Cherubims.JPG\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" alt=\"\" \/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/C30-Cherubims.JPG\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>The <a href=\"?p=457\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">sacred geometry<\/span><\/a> of the <a href=\"?p=738\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">twin<\/span><\/a> cherubims comprises of:<br \/>\n2 nodes, each have <a href=\"?p=489\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">62<\/span><\/a> sticks that form 3 concentric <a href=\"?p=463\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">spheres<\/span><\/a>:<br \/>\nicosa-dodecahedron (30) + icosahedron (12) + dodecahedron (20);<br \/>\ntheir combined energy killing the old and creating new live!<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">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 <a href=\"\/userfiles\/file\/Arcks%20of%20Old-Nw%20Testament.pdf\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">the ark (or arc?)<\/span><\/a> of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/Royal_Arch_Room.jpg\" width=\"177\" height=\"228\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong>Cherubim in the Hebrew Bible<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Descriptions vary, but in general all describe cherubim as winged creatures combining human and animal features. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">In the book of Genesis cherubim are described as guarding the way to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tree_of_life\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Tree of Life<\/span><\/a>, east of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Garden_of_Eden\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Garden of Eden<\/span><\/a> armed with flaming swords (Genesis 3:24): &quot;So he drove out the man, and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">According to Exodus 26:1, cherubim were embroidered on the curtains of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tabernacle\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">the tabernacle<\/span><\/a>. In <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solomon%27s_Temple\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Solomon&#8217;s Temple<\/span><\/a>, two olive wood sculptures of cherubim plated with gold, ten cubits high, stood wingtip-towingtip, guarding the Ark of the Covenant.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">In the tabernacle, two smaller cherubim sculpted from solid gold are described as standing on the cover of the Ark facing each other (Ex 25:18).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The Ark of the Covenant stood in the Holy of Holies, where <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shekhinah\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">the shekhinah<\/span><\/a> of God was said to reside.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">For this reason God is referred to in the Tanakh as &quot;God who dwells between the cherubim&quot;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The Cherubim in Solomon&#8217;s Temple are described in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Books_of_Kings\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">1 Kings 6:23-29<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Books_of_Chronicles\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">2 Chronicles 3:10-13<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church<\/span><\/a> claims to possess the Ark of the Covenant in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Axum\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Axum<\/span><\/a>. The Ark is kept under guard in a treasury near the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Church_of_Our_Lady_Mary_of_Zion\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/Mary_Sion_Arkbuilding_Axum.jpg\" width=\"277\" height=\"265\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Treasury building<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><a href=\"?p=725\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">read more &#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ar(c)k of the Covenant Old Testament Exodus: 25 10: And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 12: And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1758,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}