The Ark of The Tabernacle
by MBPSTB
7 October,2014 (Jewish FOT - Blood Moon)
17th day, 7th month (4th day of Enoch FOT)
We know that only the High Priest (Cohen Gadol) was allowed into the Holy of Holies. We know that only the High Priest was the one who offered up the Atonement Sacrifice once a year for Himself and all of Israel.
Breaking down into the actual Hebrew meanings reveals some remarkable treasures.
Exo 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.
H727 "ark"
ארן ארון
'ârôn 'ârôn
aw-rone', aw-rone'
From H717 (in the sense of gathering); a box: - ark, chest, coffin.
H717
ארה
'ârâh
aw-raw'
A primitive root; to pluck: - gather, pluck.
Shittim (Acacia) wood. Please note the underlined descriptive found in the definitions of the prime word and the root words they derive from:
H7848 "shittim"
שׁטּים שׁטּה
shiṭṭâh shiṭṭı̂ym
shit-taw', shit-teem'
Feminine of a derivative (the second form being only in the plural, meaning the sticks of wood) from the same as H7850; the acacia (from its scourging thorns): - shittah, shittim. See also H1029.
H7850
שׁטט
shôṭêṭ
sho-tate'
Active participle of an otherwise unused root meaning (properly to pierce; but only as a denominative from H7752) to flog; a goad: - scourge.
H7752
שׁוט
shôṭ
shote
From H7751; a lash (literally or figuratively): - scourge, whip.
Exo 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.
H6086 "wood"
עץ
‛êts
ates
From H6095; a tree (from its firmness); hence wood (plural sticks): - + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
H6095
עצה
‛âtsâh
aw-tsaw'
A primitive root; properly to fasten (or make firm), that is, to close (the eyes): - shut.
Exo 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.
H905 "staves"
בּד
bad
bad
From H909; properly separation; by implication a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as adverb, apart, only, besides: - alone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.
H2885 "rings"
טבּעת
ṭabba‛ath
tab-bah'-ath
From H2883; properly a seal (as sunk into the wax), that is, signet (for sealing); hence (generically) a ring of any kind: - ring.
Exo 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.
H6763 "sides"
צלעה צלע
tsêlâ‛ tsal‛âh
tsay-law', tsal-aw'
From H6760; a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, that is, leaf); hence a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, that is, quarter); architecturally a timber (especially floor or ceiling) or plank (single or collectively, that is, a flooring): - beem, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).
Exo 25:15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.
Exo 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.
H3727 "mercy seat"
כּפּרת
kappôreth
kap-po'-reth
From H3722; a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark): - mercy seat.
H3722
כּפר
kâphar
kaw-far'
A primitive root; to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel: - appease, make (an) atonement, cleanse, disannul, forgive, be merciful, pacify, pardon, to pitch, purge (away), put off, (make) reconcile (-liation).
Aaron, the High Priest
H175
אהרון
'ahărôn
a-har-one'
Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses: - Aaron.
H727 "ark"
ארן ארון
'ârôn 'ârôn
aw-rone', aw-rone'
From H717 (in the sense of gathering); a box: - ark, chest, coffin.
15 August, 2015 - Shabbat -
1Sa 6:18 And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Bethshemite.
1Sa 6:18 And the goldenH2091 mice,H5909 according to the numberH4557 of allH3605 the citiesH5892 of the PhilistinesH6430 belonging to the fiveH2568 lords,H5633 both of fenced cities,H4480 H5892 H4013 and ofH5704 countryH6521 villages,H3724 even untoH5704 the greatH1419 stone of Abel,H59 whereonH834 H5921 they set downH5117 (H853) the arkH727 of the LORD:H3068 which stone remaineth untoH5704 thisH2088 dayH3117 in the fieldH7704 of Joshua,H3091 the Bethshemite.H1030
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