On the Road with the Ark
Classes
Class 1: Meet the Ark
The class explores the spiritual significance of the Ark of the Covenant, emphasizing its role as a symbol of God's plan for salvation. It covers the Ark's origins, components, and its journey through biblical history, highlighting themes of atonement, sacrifice, and resurrection.
Class 2: Making the Ark
The class examines the Ark of the Covenant, focusing on its components as symbols of God's plan for salvation. It discusses the Ark's gold overlay as a representation of immortality and righteousness, and the staves as symbols of unity and inclusion in God's plan.
Class 3: Crossing Over
The class explores the symbolism of the Ark of the Covenant, focusing on the mercy seat and its representation of salvation through Christ's immortality and atonement. It also examines the crossing of the Jordan River in Joshua, symbolizing the resurrection and the way of salvation opened by Christ.
Class 4: Taking Over
The class explores the symbolism of the Ark of the Covenant in Joshua, focusing on the conquest of Jericho as a parable of salvation and resurrection. It emphasizes the contrast between the Passover in Exodus and the memorial in Joshua, highlighting the concept of passing from death to life through faith in Christ.
Class 5: Into Captivity
The class explores 1 Samuel 4-7, focusing on the Ark of the Covenant's capture by the Philistines and its return to Israel. It highlights Israel's reliance on physical symbols of faith over genuine spiritual devotion, paralleling Jesus' rejection and crucifixion, emphasizing the consequences of sin and the importance of true faith.
Class 6: Coming Home
The class discusses the final journey of the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, symbolizing the ultimate salvation and the establishment of God's kingdom. It emphasizes the slow but consistent process of God's work in salvation and the eventual replacement of earthly symbols with spiritual realities.