A bogus (left) and the genuine Arc or Ark of the Covenant
A Hebrew Ark (arc) light minus "graven or molten images"?
The Arc of the Covenant picture at the top of this page on the left is bogus. Why? The answer lies in the Old Testament. In Exodus 20:4, the second of the so-called Ten Commandments declares, “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water below.” Also, Deuteronomy 27: 15 warns, “Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image.” One Internet Web page exclaims: “That’s right kids don’t EVER draw, sculpt or paint or else god will curse you. Wanna be an artist, a photographer, take a picture of yourself or family? TOO BAD, God says no! You better drop out of art class before he smites you with boils.” This comment is quite defining and obviously points to one of the reasons why so many people do not want to see the Ten Commandments in our schools—and can you blame them?
A bible's picture of a Hebrew worshiping his god between the graven images of the Ark of the Covenant
Nevertheless, the pertinent point being made here is that the "graven or molten" angelic cherubim of the Arks above demonstrate the popular versions shown on TV and elsewhere, but they would never have been fabricated by the ancient Habiri[i] or Hebrews because the Second Commandment absolutely forbids it. However, the two cherubim or two golden chunks of blazing carbon in the illustration on the right above would have nicely complied with the Hebrew god Yahweh’s[ii] restrictions.
An ancient Egyptian Ark with "graven or molten" images and two arc lights, symbolized by the outstretched serpent and pelican
Above we see an ancient Egyptian Ark that Moses may have used as a guide for the design of the Hebrew Ark of the Covenant. He would only have had to eliminate one arc light (radiating from the pelican) and the Egyptian “graven or molten” images. The Hebrew light god, who resided between the cherubim, could then wing his way between the two hunks of natural carbon, like the Egyptian electric serpent above, and shed his light down on the mercy seat covering Moses' Ten Commandments.
Maybe the ancient Hebrews were not completely off base when they worshiped Moses’s bright electric arc light. After discussing “Future Developments” in the “brilliant applications of electricity,” an early twentieth century work entitled Modern Inventions and Great Discoveries boldly asked the question: “What is Electricity?” And it went on to report that
“The full answer is beyond our present knowledge. Theories have arisen and fallen. The older fluid theories were long ago discarded. Then for many years it was held that electricity was simply a mode of motion. Of late years it is beginning to be taught that it is an entity in itself. In the electrons of atoms we seem to meet the elementary ‘something’ from which come all forms of matter and force. Some of our best scholars boldly proclaim that such electrons are the units of negative electricity. But even that would not solve the mystery, for from whence do they come? And so we are face to face with the great mystery sooner or later encountered by earnest thinkers in all lines of research.”
[i] Select the article on the left above, entitled ANCIENT HEBREW, to understand more about ancient Hebrew spelling.
[ii] To understand a little more about this Hebrew god and others, select the ANCIENT GODS article on the left above.