The Truth About The Ark Of The Covenant's Powers

The Bible has some interesting things to say about the Ark of the Covenant. According to the Abide in Christ website, the Ark wasn't just a box holding the Ten Commandments; it was also the Mercy Seat, where God would meet and judge souls. That's two holy objects smashed into one. It's holy enough to grant men power if they ever get their hands on it. Terrifying power.

The Ark, as explained by the Old Testament's Book of Joshua, was the object which Moses's people used to split the Jordan River so he and the Israelites could pass through in safety. This wasn't the famed parting of the Red Sea, but rather a smaller, second, water-bending feat. The Israelites also carried the Ark around the walls of Jericho every day for six days. Like the song says, as a result, the walls "came a-tumblin' down."

We see in Raiders of the Lost Ark that the Ark is a dangerous object. In the film, the Nazi jerks get their faces melted off when they peer inside the mystical box. Biblically speaking, this portrayal is on point. In the Book of Samuel, the people of Beth-shemesh looked upon the Ark, like any curious person would, and met a strikingly similar fate. All 50,000-70,000 of them. So, like, don't touch.

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