Ark of the Covenant: Divine Artifact or Extraterrestrial Origin?

The ark of the covenant was a sacred chest made by the ancient Israelites according to the command and design of God. It housed and protected “the Testimony,” the Ten Commandments written on two stone tablets.—Exodus 25:8-10, 16; 31:18. According to the Book of Exodus, the Tables of the Law contain the ten commandments God gave Moses high atop Mount Sinai. Some would date the event to the year 1440 BC. Among the many lessons to be found in the Bible, prominent among them is “Look, but don’t touch.” When an Israelite named Uzzah laid hands upon the Ark of…