The ark of the covenant is connected to the sixth of the six foundations of our faith in Hebrews 6:2, which is “eternal judgement” and is actually God’s throne, which is held up high by the gospel (the cherubim). That means that God’s mercy is being carried by the gospel. What is mercy? The Hebrew word for mercy is RACHAMIM רַחֲמִים֙ which is also used for the womb of a woman. Life will be brought forth to us and in our lives through the gospel, but it’s a gospel where we need to be the servant of all.
The ark, which consists of two pieces, was assembled and carried as one. How can you carry the gospel around on this earth and in your life? By picking up the covenant! To do this, we need to understand what the specific covenant we have with God is based on.
First of all, it is based on the Torah, which is a marriage covenant or ketubah כְּתוּבָּה in Hebrew. There are two tablets of stone in the ark which are called the tablets of the testimony, which means that there are two copies of this marriage covenant – one for the husband and one for the wife – and not two tablets with five of the ten commandments on one and five of the ten commandments on the other as is often assumed. The covenant we have with God is thus based on a marriage contract. The tablets testify that there is a marriage contract between God and His people, between God and those who believe and follow Him.
Secondly it is based on God’s Word sown in our lives which is represented as the golden pot filled with manna. The Bible says in Numbers 11:7: “And the manna was as coriander seed”, which means that it was seed and not a warm and fresh baked bread which fell from heaven. The manna is God’s Word, but we need to work with it, plant it, use it, so that it can bear fruit in our lives and make us to shine forth His glory (the golden pot).
Thirdly it is based on righteousness, of which Aaron’s budding staff is a representation. Aaron’s staff was made of the almond tree and had leaves, flowers and fruit on it. Our covenant with God is based on the fact that He has made us righteous.
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