Under the Mosaic covenant, God told the children of Isreal to construct an ark as the place where God’s visible glory meets with the people. The Ark of the Covenant is usually placed in the Holy of Holies in the temple – an inner sanctuary that the High Priest goes into once in a year to offer sacrifices for the sin of the people. The Ark of the covenant represented the place where God meets with Moses and later meets with the High Priest once a year. The Ark of the Covenant is so important that the Israelites often take the ark to war when battling against their enemies so as to secure their victory. In crossing the Jordan, we see the ark as the object that God used to lead the Isrealites forward.

Joshua 3:1-4 AMP reads: Joshua got up early in the morning; then he and all the children of Israel set out from Shittim and came to the Jordan, and they spent the night there before they crossed [the river]. 2 And it happened at the end of three days that the officers went throughout the camp, 3 and they commanded the people, “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, then you shall set out from where you are and follow it. 4 However, there shall be a distance between you and it of about 2,000 cubits (3,000 ft.) by measurement. Do not come near it, [a]so that you may [be able to see the ark and] know the way you are to go, for you have not passed this way before.”

 

The primary object of this text is the ark of the covenant. The priests carry the ark and the people follow the ark of the covenant. What is the significance of the ark of the covenant? The answer is in the name: The Ark of the covenant of the Lord your God. The Ark represents the covenant of God with His people. When they see the ark, they are meant to remember that God keeps His words and keeps His covenant.

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