The Ark of the Covenant. Photo credit: azbyka.ru/
Donald Trump has become a greedy and politically combative president
who wants everything he believes will “Make America Great Again." The US
president wants Venezuela's oil reserves, as well as Greenland, the world's largest island, which is currently under the control of the Danish government. I don’t doubt that Trump
would have attacked Ethiopia if the Ark of God were still there or if he knew its
whereabouts.
As a counterpoint to reliance on military power, some people
take pride in their chariots, while others take pride in their horses. However,
since there is no evidence that the Ark of the Covenant was in America but rather in Ethiopia, Africa's pride is in its spiritual and heavenly might,
aside from the abundant resources on the continent that industrialized nations
continue to plunder and later call the Black Continent “a shithole.”
The Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament both describe the Ark
of the Covenant as a holy chest built by the Israelites at God's direction. It
was constructed in accordance with instructions from God that Moses received
while the Israelites were camped at Mount Sinai, about a year after their
flight from Egypt.
The chest was made of acacia wood, overlaid with pure gold
both inside and out, and measured approximately 2.5 cubits long, 1.5 cubits
wide, and 1.5 cubits high (about 111 cm × 67 cm × 67 cm or 44 in × 26 in × 26
in). Four gold rings were attached to its sides, through which gold-plated
acacia wood poles were inserted for carrying the Ark, ensuring that no one
would touch it directly.
The most important aspect of the Ark was its golden lid,
sometimes called the mercy seat or propitiatory cover. It had two golden
cherubim facing each other with their wings spread wide, signifying the
presence of God. Biblical stories state that God communicated through the Ark
by speaking from between the cherubim on the mercy seat.
The Ark of the Covenant housed the two stone tablets of the
Ten Commandments, which were inscribed by God and delivered to Moses on Mount
Sinai. In addition, later traditions state that it also contained a jar of
manna and Aaron’s rod that had budded, though these items were not present when
the Ark was moved into Solomon’s Temple.
God's bond with Israel was symbolized by the Ark, which
stood for His holy presence among His people.
During the Israelites' wilderness adventure, it was carried by the
Levites and was crucial to several significant occasions, including the fall of
Jericho and the crossing of the Jordan River.
Ethiopian Orthodox history holds that Menelik I, the son of
King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, transported the Ark of the Covenant to
Ethiopia. Since ancient times, it has been kept at the Church of Our Lady Mary
of Zion in Axum. The 14th-century book Kebra Nagast, which describes the fabled
voyage of Menelik and the purported transfer of the Ark from Jerusalem to
Ethiopia, is the source of this fundamental Ethiopian identity idea.
The Ark of the Covenant was eventually relocated to the Most
Holy Place of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem around 1026 BCE, and only the high
priest had access to it once a year on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, when
he would sprinkle sacrificial blood on the mercy seat to atone for the sins of
the populace. However, despite the Ark's vital function, its ultimate fate is
still unknown.
"Why would Donald Trump target the Ark of the Covenant in Ethiopia? Donald Trump, in my opinion, would have attacked Ethiopia for the Ark of the Covenant for two reasons."
Since the Bible does not mention the modern nation of
America by name, nor does it reference any of the 50 current U.S. states or the
country as a political entity, but rather African countries, such as Egypt, Libya,
Ethiopia, and the region of Nubia, which includes parts of modern Sudan,
jealous Trump will be forced to invade Ethiopia like Venezuela to take
possession of the Ark of the Covenant.
According to the Bible, Obed-Edom the Gittite had the Ark of
the Covenant temporarily in his home for three months. During that time, it
bestowed blessings upon him and his family. 2 Samuel 6:11 describes this
incident. Trump would have taken control of the Ark for the United States to fulfill
his political dreams, to “Make America Great Again.”
When the oxen stumbled, and the ark tipped, Uzzah reached
out to steady it, but he was struck dead for his rude actions. Although
Uzzah's goal was to prevent the ark from collapsing, his actions violated the
divine decree that only the designated Levites could touch it. Donald Trump
would still try despite this account.