Biblical Hebrew Forum

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In a message dated 5/14/01 10:18:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
lizfried AT umich.edu writes:
> the Glory was the Ark! The Ark was the idol, the hypostasis,
> of Y-HWH, or indeed, Y-HWH himself.


Not at all.  But the Ark was the seat upon which G-d's presence was to be 
encountered.  When the Ark was removed their was no vehicle (so to speak) 
through which G-d could make his immanent presence accessible.  I could 
believe that some people confused G-d's presence (the "Glory") with G-d, and 
thought G-d actually manifested upon the Ark, but I do not at all accept that 
they confused the Ark, the seat, with G-d and considered the seat an idol or 
representation of G-d.
Hayyim