Mary, Ark of the Covenant

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“When we look at the correlation of the Ark of the Covenant and Mary, we see the Bible teaching us and revealing deeper mysteries of the person of Mary.”

Have you ever heard Mary referred to as ‘Ark of the Covenant’? What does this mean, and why is it significant?

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St Augustine said that the New Testament is concealed in the Old, and the Old, is revealed in the New. The Catechism teaches us that the Bible should be interpreted on the literal sense – which is simply the way we read any human literature; and the spiritual sense – where we search for what the Holy Spirit is trying to tell us through deeper levels of meanings. This is the way Jesus interpreted the scriptures.

Christological and Marian types abound in the Old Testament. One of the most important of these in relation to Mary is the Ark of the Covenant – the most sacred item to ever exist in Jewish history. The Ark of the Covenant is revealed to be a foreshadowing of Mary.

While the Old Ark was the physical dwelling place of the Shekinah Glory, the New Ark, Mary, was the physical dwelling place of the Word Incarnate. The Old Ark contained the 10 Commandments – the Word of God in stone, Mary carried in Her womb, the living Word of God. The old Ark contained Aarons Rod – the sign of priestly authority, Mary carried Christ, the eternal King and high priest. The old Ark contained the heavenly manna that feed the Israelites in the desert. Mary carried the Eucharistic Jesus – the Bread of eternal life.

When we look at the correlation of the Ark of the Covenant and Mary, we see the Bible teaching us and revealing deeper mysteries of the person of Mary.

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