Hebrews 9:4 meaning and explanation

containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

Hebrews 9:4, Berean Standard Bible

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The writer is describing the tabernacle Israel carried through the wilderness, the tent where God met his people. The ark was a gold covered chest holding the stone tablets of the covenant, and here also the jar of manna and Aaron's budding staff, reminders of God's provision and his choice of Aaron's priesthood.

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