2009-10-08T13:50:05-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/ark+of+the+covenant/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Chronicles%2015:27-28&version=NIV 2009-10-08T13:50:05-05:00 When David brought the ark of the Covenant back to Israel he was accompanied by a choir of singers. Song and music were highly prized ways of praising the LORD and this was a time of extreme jubilation. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%205:7-10&version=NIV 2009-10-02T10:10:00-05:00 At one point, the ark of the covenant was stolen by the Philistines. They took it to Ashdod and terrible things happened there. Then it was taken to Gath where everyone was afflicted with tumors until it was taken to Ekron. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%205:1-12&version=NIV 2009-09-03T13:29:48-05:00 This is one of many situations involving the Philistines, a group of people with whom the Israelites continually came into conflict in Canaan. They threatened and opposed Israel many times through the Old Testament. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2025:10-22&version=NIV 2009-08-18T16:14:28-05:00 The description of the Ark of the Covenant's original design and construction. God specifically outlined the details of the Ark before it was built. http://biblica.com/niv/appendix/concordance_resultsingle.php?rowid=8 2008-01-18T13:51:11-05:00 A special box made of wood and covered with gold. It had two gold angels on top of it. The written copy of the Ten Commandments was kept inside the box. The Ark of the Covenant was a sign to the people of Israel that God was with them. Exodus 25:10-22; Joshua 3; 2 Samuel 6:1-19