Exodus 25:14 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And you must put the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark, so that the ark can be carried with them.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is giving specific instructions for how the sacred ark should be transported using poles and rings so it can be carried properly.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of God's detailed instructions to Moses for building the Tabernacle and its furnishings while the Israelites were in the wilderness after leaving Egypt. The ark of the covenant was the most sacred object in the Tabernacle, containing the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. God specified that it must be carried by poles rather than touched directly, showing the holiness and reverence required when handling sacred things.

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1 Chronicles 15:15

And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders using the poles that went through it, just as Moses had commanded according to what the LORD had said.

2 Chronicles 5:8

The cherubim stretched out their wings over the place where the ark was, and the cherubim covered the ark and its carrying poles from above.

2 Chronicles 5:9

They pulled the carrying poles of the ark out so far that the ends of the poles could be seen from the holy place in front of the Most Holy Place, but they couldn't be seen from outside the temple. And they are still there to this day.

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