Ark of the Covenant

                The "Arc of the covenant" does it sound familiar. The Ark of the covenant is described in the book of Exodus. It was created according to the pattern given to Moses by God when Israel was encamped at the foot of Mount Sinai. It is considered to be a treasure with great powers and many treasure hunters are chasing after this proving the existence of the same. In the 1981 movie Raiders of the Lost Ark, adventure hero Indiana Jones must find the Ark before the Nazis, who intend to use its power for world domination.
               According to the Book of Exodus, Yahweh instructed Moses on Mount Sinai during his 40-day stay upon the mountain within the thick cloud and darkness where God was (Ex. 19:20; 24:18) and he was shown the pattern for the tabernacle and furnishings of the Ark to be made of shittim wood to house the Tablets of Stone. Moses instructed Bezalel and Oholiab to construct the ark (Exodus 31).

 This contains 3 valuable things

• Aaron's rod(budding wood),
• a jar of manna 
• the first Torah scroll as written by Moses

The Book of Exodus gives detailed instructions on how the Ark is to be constructed. It is to be 2½ cubits in length, 1½ in breadth, and 1½ in height (approximately 131×79×79 cm or 52×31×31 in). Then it is to be plated entirely with gold, and a crown or molding of gold is to be put around it. Four rings of gold are to be attached to its four feet—two on each side—and through these rings staves of shittim-wood overlaid with gold for carrying the Ark are to be inserted; and these are not to be removed. A golden cover, a kapporet ("Mercy Seat") adorned with golden cherubim, is to be placed above the Ark. The Ark is finally to be placed behind a veil (Parochet), a full description of which is also given at Exodus 25.

This arc of covenant was taken to  the war as the first weapon against the enemy, putting God first before everything, got them victory , truly "if God with us , who can be against us". God was said to have communicated with Moses "from between the two cherubim" on the Ark's cover.. How magnificent would that be..