Ex 25:10–16. Each Ark-content is itself typological: tablets — Christ fulfilled the Law (Matt 5:17); manna — Christ is the bread from heaven (John 6:31–35); Aaron's rod that budded — Christ's resurrection (Num 17:8; Acts 2:24). The Ark itself disappears from history after Jerusalem's fall to Babylon (587 BC), yet Rev 11:19 records it being seen in the heavenly temple at the end.
Ark of the Covenant — God's throne on earth
Acacia wood overlaid with gold, inside and out. Contents per Heb 9:4: tablets of the Covenant, golden pot of manna, Aaron's rod that budded.
Primary passage:Exodus 25:10 →
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John Calvin
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2. Speak unto the children of Israel. If any caviller should raise a question as to the time in which I have thought fit to introduce this history, although I would not pertinaciously contend with him, still I have not only a probable, but a sure reason for my opinion.…
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