Essay On Raiders Of The Lost Ark

The 1981 film Raiders of The Lost Ark (Paramount 1981) shows Indiana Jones on the search for the Ark of the Covenant. However, the Ark of the Covenant has been around much longer than 1981. According to the Bible, the Ark of the Covenant has been in existence since the time of Moses and the Israelites' exodus of Egypt. The Bible further explains the Ark was created according to instructions given to Moses by God. After its completion, the Ark was carried by its staves in advance of the people or headed into battle. It was considered holy ground, and there are instances mentioned in the Bible of people being struck dead by simply touching the Ark. The Ark has been the subject of numerous books, movies, documentaries, and studies over the last 3000 years. While some continue to search for the Ark as Indiana Jones, the protagonist of The Raiders of the Ark, did, its existence and hiding place remains a mystery to this day. "Have them make a chest of acacia wood – two and a half cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high," (Exodus 25:10). This instruction was to Moses from God himself. Moses was assigned to have this Ark built with pure gold. It was to have four gold rings which poles, also made from acacia wood and gold, would be placed in for carrying the Ark. The Ark's …show more content…
As the feet of the Levites carrying the ark, touched the edge of the Jordan River, the waters stopped flowing (Joshua 3:15-17). After the Israelites settled in Canaan, the Ark is only occasionally mentioned in scripture. We know it had a home in Bethel (Judges 20:18, 27), Shiloh (1 Sam 1:3, 25; 3:3, 4:3), Kiriath-jearim (1 Samuel 7:1-2), and Jerusalem (2 Samuel 6:12-17). The Bible also says that the Ark of the Covenant was carried from Jerusalem, when David was fleeing from his son to Transjordan (2 Samuel 15:24-25,