QA: Pagan Judaism? Ark of the Covenant

[themify_box style=”green”]Q: “The Ark of the Covenant looks to me as something material, to which magical powers are attributed and unworthy to hold the invisible all-powerful, omnipresent YHVH.  Even the Cherubim on top of the Ark were figures of Assyrian origin.  Does this act not disobey the second commandment?  God cannot be confined, around or over a man-made box with two horrible pagan figures on top of it”.[/themify_box]

Answer

Even God admitted to Solomon that the entire Temple was not apt to hold His Greatness.  But the purpose of the Temple, and the Ark, is to contain and carry the Scrolls of the Law of God, which is the most vital tenet of the Hebrew Faith.  The Temple depicts the body of the Congregation of God, or the individual worshipper, with God’s Law on that body’s heart.  (Refer: An in-depth study of the Eternal Tabernacle which God is busy erecting to serve as the Living Temple from which He will rule in His Coming Universal Kingdom: God’s Living Temple).

The Cherubim, evenly,  have great symbolical value, and we should, in fact, study to acquaint ourselves with this meaning.  Many years ago, I was astounded by the insight of a learned Jerusalem professor on the matter.   Unfortunately, I have not subsequently referred back or into the matter any further.  It will be greatly appreciated if someone would furnish us with a study in this respect.

The ancient Ark of the Covenant is believed by many to be rediscovered before the rebuilding of the Third Temple in Jerusalem, sometime in the future.  There is much speculation as to where it may be hidden.  That it has ‘magical powers’ for Jews is not really a valid accusation.  That Judaism values the Torah very highly, even risking the accusation of worshipping it, may be a valid claim.  But one has to understand the great centrality of the Law to Judaism, as in fact, it should be to any professing follower of the God of Israel. The Law of God is the central theme of the New Covenant.   Paradoxically,  Christianity which claims to be founded on a ‘New Covenant’ version of God’s requirements, has totally invalidated His Law, claiming that “it has been nailed to the Cross” and that they are under  “A new dispensation of Grace”  rather than the Law.  Refer to the following two studies on the BIBLE REVELATIONS Web Site:

The Truth of the matter is that of all Faiths,  Judaism is the closest to YHVH’s Truth.  After all,  YHVH Himself,  in His manifestation as the Messiah YAHU’SHUAH,  2000 years ago,  was part of the Jewish Faith, which He practiced to perfection.  He attended and taught in the Temple in Jerusalem and, apart from accusations against His verbal claims, for which,  in fact, He received the Death sentence,  the learned Jewish leaders and teachers could not fault Him!  If it was good enough for Him, it should surely be good enough for any professing believer!