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The chest itself proves vital for the Israelites, without it there would be no showbread. It cooks nicely on the gold racks placed within.
The Aten proves useful in delivering the miraculous feats of Moses/God described in the OT. From the projection of the 'Voice of God' to an individual in the crowd, through the 'Burning Bush' and on to the 'Writing in Stone with the Finger of God'.
Cinrad
will2learn
The chest itself proves vital for the Israelites, without it there would be no showbread. It cooks nicely on the gold racks placed within.
The Aten proves useful in delivering the miraculous feats of Moses/God described in the OT. From the projection of the 'Voice of God' to an individual in the crowd, through the 'Burning Bush' and on to the 'Writing in Stone with the Finger of God'.
The showbread was not kept in the ark but on a table. It was normal bread cooked by the priests and changed every day.
The burning bush and writing of the ten commandments on stone happened before the ark was built.
will2learn
Its specific construction is not described in the OT, just its capabilities in the miracles.
will2learn
It was a artifact from the priest schools of Akhenaten where Moses was supposed to have studied. It was such an important object it even made up part of the Pharaohs name. Reading between the lines of the Ark Manual I get the impression that the object was venerated in Egypt too.
It wasn't attributed with the power to do any miracles other than if someone touched it they would be killed. Other than that it was simply a symbol of YHWH's presence. Supposedly his voice could be heard coming from between the two cherubs on the lid, but I don't remember reading that anywhere in Jewish canonical writings.