Ark

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Recently, one of the Bible passages for the sermon at Wednesday church was from Exodus 2. I couldn't help but notice that Moses being saved in the basket in the Nile was illustrative of the Rapture (at least to me).

I was in @Kaatje thread about Rapture verses and while adding this to the thread, I realized that the KJV uses the word ARK for the basket.

When I went to both Exodus 2 and Genesis 7, I discovered the word ARK in both passages has the same Strong's number H8392.

Strong's Concordance entry (e-Sword):

H8392
תֵּבָה
têbâh
tay-baw'
Perhaps of foreign derivation; a box: - ark.

I was kind of hoping for more significance about what an ark is, but, alas


Both arks were waterproofed with pitch, but the Strong's number is different in Genesis 6:14 (H3724) than it is in Exodus 2 (H2203)
The word in Genesis points to Jesus' Atonement and propitiation for sin and our Baptism into His death.
The word in Exodus indicates a more temporary state of affairs, perhaps pointing toward the Law as temporary until fulfilled by Jesus.


Strong's Concordance entries (e-Sword):

H3724
כֹּפֶר
kôpher
ko'-fer
From H3722; properly a cover, that is, (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figuratively a redemption price: - bribe, camphire, pitch, ransom, satisfaction, sum of money, village.

H2203
זֶפֶת
zepheth
zeh'-feth
From an unused root (meaning to liquify); asphalt (from its tendency to soften in the sun): - pitch.

 

[Kaatje]

Beautiful!
Just to add to it: I always thought ark to mean "coffin".
But instead of death being in the coffin, it held life.

Strong 0727. ‭ןורא‭ ’arown ‭aw-rone’‭; or ‭ןרא‭ ’aron ‭aw-rone’‭; from ‭0717‭ (in the sense of gathering); a box: — ark, chest, coffin.‭

A Coffin For The Law

God had barely given the Law to Moses when He ordered that it be put in a coffin. That's right -- a coffin. The reason for this is that the Mosaic covenant clearly stipulated: "Now therefore, IF YE WILL OBEY MY VOICE INDEED, and keep My covenant, THEN ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto Me above a

bereanbiblesociety.org

 

[AnyMinute]

That was a nice bit of information to share! With an open Bible and the use of Bible Hub for the Strong's, it made for an interesting lesson this Sunday morning. Thanks @ Ghoti Ichthus,@Kaatje

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

The temporary nature of Moses' Mother's pitch could also foreshadow to Israel's stay and slavery in Egypt being temporary, our bondage to sin being temporary, and/or our time on Earth being temporary