Analysis Of Josh Bernstein's Digging For The Truth

In this episode of Josh Bernstein’s Digging for the Truth, Josh is trying to find the lost Ark of the Covenant. The Ark of the Covenant is said to contain the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. The Book of Exodus says that these two tablets were given to Moses from God on Mount Sinai. After this, he took them to Jerusalem. Then, the two tablets were placed in a wooden chest coated with gold and was called the Ark of the Covenant. At first, the Ark was placed in the temple of solomon. Next, the Ark was placed into a sacred tent called the Tabernacle if it was going to be moved. Many years later the Ark was going to be stolen by the Babylonians around 575 B.C., so it was said to be moved. After this, The Ark disappeared and no one knew where it was. There were four possibilities of where it could have gone. First, it could have been hidden underneath the streets of Jerusalem. Second it could …show more content…
There is a story that king solomon had a son named Menelik with the queen of sheba from a land called Ophir. Ophir was ancient Ethiopia. It is said that king Solomon had prince Menelik hide the ark on the island of Tana Kirkos in lake Tana. Lake Tana is in Ethiopia, So Josh begins his journey in Ethiopia by setting sail to the island of Tana Kirkos. When Josh arrived at Tana Kirkos, he found a sufficient amount of evidence. First of all, there was a rock that had four hand carved circular hole in it that would be perfect for ten holes. These holes were placed in a fifteen by fifteen square. This is the exact size of the tabernacle. Second, there were other artifacts such a chest plate that looks just as it was described in the Torah, along with many other artifacts that are described in the Torah. This suggest the island was mostly Jewish. After this, Josh travels to Axum where they claim to have the Ark, but no one is allowed inside to see if it is really