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Assignment: READ all of the following documents on the 8th Bible home page: 1) Citing the Bible (link) 2) Vanderlaan Intro (pdf link) 3) Standing stones (pdf link)﻿ 4) Ark of the Covenant (pdf link)

Assignment : Answer the following questions with __complete sentences__. This does NOT have to be in essay format. Please number your answers according to the corresponding questions.

1a. Read Exodus 25:10-22, which describes the construction of the ark of the covenant. What two purposes did God intend it to serve?

2a. Read Leviticus 16: 1-2. Why was it dangerous to approach the ark of the covenant?

2b. Read Leviticus 16:3, 17. Who was permitted to approach the ark fo the covenant, when, and for what purpose?

3a. Read Joshua 7: 6-7, Judges 20: 26-28, Psalm 99: 1-3. What evidence do we see that in the eyes of Israel the ark of the covenant truly represented God's presence on earth?

4a. Notice where the ark of the covenant was carried when the Israelites began to cross the Jordan River, and during the siege of Jericho (Joshua 6: 1-14). What did the placement of the ark symbolize?

4b. God could have divided the Jordan River or destroyed the city of Jericho at any time. Why do you think he waited to act until the priests stepped into the water, and until they had carried it around Jericho for 7 days?

5a. Read 1 Cor. 3:16-17. Where does God reveal his presence today?

5b. Compare something you learned about the ark of the covenant, with where God's presence exists today.

6a. Do you think that you would have liked to live during the time when God's presence rested in the ark? Explain why or why not.

6b. What if you had been one of the priestly tribe? What if you had been living in Jericho? Do you think your faith in God would have been more or less than it is right now? Explain.

Assingment: Correct last weeks writing errors. Show me your corrections, especially make sure the citations are correct.