Mark Yagdon

It's symbolizing the incorruptibility and the enduring nature of the covenant that God has with its people. And then, of course, that pure gold inside and out, I mean, fire, right? Gold wrapped inside, outside. And this is the sacred status and the holiness of God. Gold is obviously a precious and untarnishable metal. And it further underscores the divine purpose that this artifact has.

It's symbolizing the incorruptibility and the enduring nature of the covenant that God has with its people. And then, of course, that pure gold inside and out, I mean, fire, right? Gold wrapped inside, outside. And this is the sacred status and the holiness of God. Gold is obviously a precious and untarnishable metal. And it further underscores the divine purpose that this artifact has.

And it separates it from just any other ordinary, you know, piece of or a tool to worship. So the scriptural sources for the measurements of the arc are very specific. Won't go through everything, but just the things you need to know. Two and a half cubits in length, one and a half cubits in width, one and a half cubits in height. In modern terms, this is roughly, you know, 45 to 52 inches long.

And it separates it from just any other ordinary, you know, piece of or a tool to worship. So the scriptural sources for the measurements of the arc are very specific. Won't go through everything, but just the things you need to know. Two and a half cubits in length, one and a half cubits in width, one and a half cubits in height. In modern terms, this is roughly, you know, 45 to 52 inches long.

and depends on the exact length of the cubit that's used in the calculation. Again, this is disputed over time amongst historians and scholars. And these dimensions were not arbitrary, but they were specific to ensure the Ark's proportion reflected its sanctity and the role within sort of the Israelite tabernacle. What's up, guys? We're going to take a quick break because I have great news.

and depends on the exact length of the cubit that's used in the calculation. Again, this is disputed over time amongst historians and scholars. And these dimensions were not arbitrary, but they were specific to ensure the Ark's proportion reflected its sanctity and the role within sort of the Israelite tabernacle. What's up, guys? We're going to take a quick break because I have great news.

Religion Camp has merch. That's right. We have amazing T-shirts like this one you see here and this one. We got hats, all sorts of very interesting designs, not only for Christianity, the one I was raised in, but for all religions, Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam, Judaism, Mormonism. I actually don't know if we have a Mormonism shirt, but maybe we can work on that if we got him, you know.

Religion Camp has merch. That's right. We have amazing T-shirts like this one you see here and this one. We got hats, all sorts of very interesting designs, not only for Christianity, the one I was raised in, but for all religions, Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam, Judaism, Mormonism. I actually don't know if we have a Mormonism shirt, but maybe we can work on that if we got him, you know.

Latter-day Saints trying to cop. Anyway, you can catch it all here at this link. We'll also have it in the description as well as the comments. Get that right now. And peace be with you. All righty. Don't skip forward, guys, because I am on the road. World's fastest ad read coming at you.

Latter-day Saints trying to cop. Anyway, you can catch it all here at this link. We'll also have it in the description as well as the comments. Get that right now. And peace be with you. All righty. Don't skip forward, guys, because I am on the road. World's fastest ad read coming at you.

I'm going to be at Buffalo, Raleigh, Poughkeepsie, Portland, Oregon, Fort Worth, Texas, Austin, Texas, Stanford, Philly, Levittown, Chandler, Arizona, San Diego. I'm also going to be adding Toronto, Pennsylvania, Montreal, as well as Washington, D.C., and a bunch of other dates. You can get all that at themarkagnon.com. Dates are in the description, also in probably the comments of this episode.

I'm going to be at Buffalo, Raleigh, Poughkeepsie, Portland, Oregon, Fort Worth, Texas, Austin, Texas, Stanford, Philly, Levittown, Chandler, Arizona, San Diego. I'm also going to be adding Toronto, Pennsylvania, Montreal, as well as Washington, D.C., and a bunch of other dates. You can get all that at themarkagnon.com. Dates are in the description, also in probably the comments of this episode.

Go see me on the road. Come hang out. I'll be hanging out with everyone after the show. Come shake my hand. Call me an idiot. Whatever you want to do, I will be there. Additionally, I will be doing... my one hour of standup comedy. I'm very proud of this hour. I'm really excited to share it with you guys. And it would mean the world if everyone could come on out.

Go see me on the road. Come hang out. I'll be hanging out with everyone after the show. Come shake my hand. Call me an idiot. Whatever you want to do, I will be there. Additionally, I will be doing... my one hour of standup comedy. I'm very proud of this hour. I'm really excited to share it with you guys. And it would mean the world if everyone could come on out.

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And what do you wear to a show on the road? That's a great question. You can go to campgoods.co. That's right. We got merch. We got camp merch. We got hats, hoodies, t-shirts. A lot of stuff is out of stock. Things have been selling like hotcakes, but we're going to be restocking everything in all the sizes.

So you can go there right now, get all the merch, get all the coolest clothing in the podcast

So you can go there right now, get all the merch, get all the coolest clothing in the podcast

game we're gonna be updating that site regularly and if you come out to a show i'd love to see you sporting some of the threads that we got up online i'll see you guys there let's get back to the show so of course the ark was also uh equipped with these long poles that were never to be removed ensuring that the ark could be transported with reverence and adhering to the strict uh guidelines and also so that no one would die basically people had touched the ark they would be killed instantly

game we're gonna be updating that site regularly and if you come out to a show i'd love to see you sporting some of the threads that we got up online i'll see you guys there let's get back to the show so of course the ark was also uh equipped with these long poles that were never to be removed ensuring that the ark could be transported with reverence and adhering to the strict uh guidelines and also so that no one would die basically people had touched the ark they would be killed instantly