Holy scripture describes the Ark of the Covenant as a sacred gold chest built by the Israelites shortly after they fled Egypt around the 13th century BC and holds Moses' Ten Commandments tablets.

The ark contained the two stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments — God’s covenant with the Jewish people — were inscribed and was the sign of God’s presence among his people.

This holy ark, the sole object placed within the inner sanctum, the kodesh kodashim, ... Just as God speaks from the mountaintop, here God speaks from the holy of holies.

They should be aware that the physical ark that was built by human hands holds no supernatural powers in and of itself, as God’s presence is what gave the original Ark of the Covenant its power.

According to the Torah (Exodus 31:18), God gave Moses two tablets that had the Ten Commandments written on them, ... the Ark never resurfaced, and the Holy of Holies was left empty.

There are also other possibilities. One ancient legend suggests that the ark was hidden somewhere in or near the temple ...

The Ark, in form, shape, and service, is a replica of the Bib­lical Noah’s Ark, with the same spiritual mandate of saving ev­eryone, casting no doubt on God’s power to deliver unto the end.

“God’s commitment to His people is as strong as it was 3,500 years ago when the Ark was built.” “It should be the weapon that walks in front of the army,” he said.

When I finally got to synagogue, I entered the dark, empty sanctuary. I opened the doors of the holy ark where the Torah scrolls rested, and I spontaneously uttered a prayer of thanksgiving to God ...

When I finally got to synagogue, I entered the dark, empty sanctuary. I opened the doors of the holy ark where the Torah scrolls rested, and I spontaneously uttered a prayer of thanksgiving to God ...