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The Ark of the Covenant, [a] also known as the Ark of the Testimony [b] or the Ark of God, [c] [1] [2] is a purported religious storage and relic held to be the most sacred object by the Israelites. Religious tradition describes it as a wooden storage chest decorated in solid gold accompanied by an ornamental lid known as the Seat of Mercy .
The Apostolic Constitutions, which implore believers to "always remember the ten commands of God," reveal the importance of the Decalogue in the early Church. [85] Through most of Christian history the decalogue was considered a summary of God's law and standard of behaviour, central to Christian life, piety, and worship.
The Hebrew Bible makes reference to a number of covenants (Hebrew: בְּרִיתוֹת) with God ().These include the Noahic Covenant set out in Genesis 9, which is decreed between God and all living creatures, as well as a number of more specific covenants with Abraham, the whole Israelite people, the Israelite priesthood, and the Davidic lineage of kings.
Purity of intention, which seeks to fulfill God's will in everything, knowing that it alone will lead to the true end of man. Purity of vision, "external and internal", disciplining the thoughts and imagination to reject those that are impure. Prayer that recognizes the power of God to grant a person the ability to overcome sexual desires.
Warfare represents a special category of biblical violence and is a topic the Bible addresses, directly and indirectly, in four ways: there are verses that support pacifism, and verses that support non-resistance; 4th century theologian Augustine found the basis of just war in the Bible, and preventive war which is sometimes called crusade has also been supported using Bible texts.
Not to swear falsely in God's Name — Lev. 19:12; Not to take God's Name in vain — Standard: Ex. 20:7; Yemenite: Ex. 20:6; Not to deny possession of something entrusted to you — Lev. 19:11; Not to swear in denial of a monetary claim — Lev. 19:11; To swear in God's Name to confirm the truth when deemed necessary by court — Deut. 10:20
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[3] [4] Alternatively, Thomas Römer argued in 2015 that “clearly… the tablets of the law are a substitute for something else.” [5] He holds that “the original Ark contained a statue [i.e. a cult image] of Yhwh”, [6]: 4 which he specifically identifies as “two betyles (sacred stones), or two cult image statues symbolizing Yhwh and ...