Julius Ark of the Covenant Holy of Holies and my beliefs in G d
Ark of the Covenant Holy of Holies and my beliefs in G-d
According to Albert Einstein energy and mass
are different forms of the same thing. Einstein's assertion of General
Relativity has been proven accurate to five decimal places. The universe indeed
had a beginning. To have a beginning then there had to be a creator, a G-d!
I
believe that G-d is an all knowing, omnipotent, intelligent energy.
The Ark was used in the desert and in Israel
proper for a number of spiritual and pragmatic purposes. Practically, God used
the Ark as an indicator of when he wanted the nation to travel, and when to
stop. In the traveling formation in the desert, the Ark was carried 2000 cubits
ahead of the nation (Num. R. 2:9). According to one midrash, it would clear the
path for the nation by burning snakes, scorpions, and thorns with two jets of
flame that shot from its underside (T. VaYakhel, 7); another midrash says that
rather than being carried by its bearers, the Ark in fact carried its bearers
inches above the ground (Sotah 35a). When the Israelites went to war in the
desert and during the conquering of Canaan, the Ark accompanied them; whether
its presence was symbolic, to provide motivation for the Jews, or whether it
actually aided them in fighting, is debated by commentators.
This describes the energy; that part of G-d,
"According to one midrash, it would clear the path for the nation by
burning snakes, scorpions, and thorns with two jets of flame that shot from its
underside (T. VaYakhel, 7); another midrash says that rather than being carried
by its bearers, the Ark in fact carried its bearers inches above the ground
(Sotah 35a). The energy of G-d at work for the Nation of Israel.
I
believe that G-d is an all knowing, omnipotent, intelligent energy.
Spiritually, the Ark was the manifestation of
God's physical presence on earth (the shekhina). When God spoke with Moses in
the Tent of Meeting in the desert, he did so from between the two Cherubs (Num.
7:89). Once the Ark was moved into the Holy of Holies in the Tabernacle, and
later in the Temple, it was accessible only once a year, and then, only by one
person. On Yom Kippur, the High Priest (Kohen Gadol) could enter the Holy of
Holies to ask forgiveness for himself and for all the nation of Israel (Lev.
16:2).
G-d not only wrote the Torah and the ten
commandants, but he also wrote the laws of physics. Man will never learn all
that there is to learn about physics, because to do so would make man a G-d,
G-d would never allow that. Seeing that the laws of physics are perfect, G-d
can do anything he wants and never violate his own laws. For example, because
G-d is energy, he could turn part of this energy into any form he wants and
appear to Moses as a burning bush that is not consumed. Energy and matter
cannot be destroyed; it can only change itself from energy into matter, or
matter into energy. E=MC2
The relationship between the Ark and the
shekhina is reinforced by the recurring motif of clouds. God's presence is
frequently seen in the guise of a cloud in the Bible (Ex. 24:16), and the Ark
is constantly accompanied by clouds: When God spoke from between the Cherubs,
there was a glowing cloud visible there (Ex. 40:35); when the Jews traveled,
they were led by the Ark and a pillar of clouds (Num. 10:34); at night, the
pillar of clouds was replaced by a pillar of fire, another common descriptor of
God's appearance (Ex. 24:17); and when the High Priest entered presence of the
Ark on Yom Kippur, he did so only under the cover of a cloud of incense,
perhaps intended to mask the sight of the shekhina in all its glory (Lev.
16:13).
The holiness of the Ark also made it
dangerous to those who came in contact with it. When Nadav and Avihu, the sons
of Aaron, brought a foreign flame to offer a sacrifice in the Tabernacle, they
were devoured by a fire that emanated "from the Lord" (Lev. 10:2).
During the saga of the capture of the Ark by the Philistines, numerous people,
including some who merely looked at the Ark, were killed by its power.
Similarly, the Priests who served in the Tabernacle and Temple were told that
viewing the Ark at an improper time would result in immediate death (Num. 4:20).
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