id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt w3763487g1j Mark Ojonugwa Enemali The Danger of Transgression against Divine Presence: The Case of the Ark Narrative (1 Samuel 4:1b-7:1; 2 Samuel 6) 2014 .txt text/plain 289 10 54 The ark, as the visible representation of divine presence, is a functional equivalent of ancient Near Eastern cultic statues, and thus should be construed not just as a symbol, but as something closely interwoven with the being of the God of Israel. The significance of divine presence in ancient Near Eastern cultic statues will be investigated in order to pinpoint its bearing on the understanding of divine presence in the ark. cache/w3763487g1j.txt txt/w3763487g1j.txt