WORSHIPPING THE ARK
The story of the construction of the ark as told in the Book of Exodus describes in great detail how God ordered Moses to tell the Israelites to build an ark out of wood and gold, with very precise instructions.
The Hebrew Bible directed that the Ark of the Covenant be placed within a movable shrine known as the Tabernacle. A curtain that prevented people from viewing the Ark of the Covenant was set up within the Tabernacle, and an altar and incense burners were placed in front of the curtain. The incense was made of gum resin, onycha, galbanum and frankincense, and was to be burned at morning and sunset.
During the reign of King Solomon, the First Temple, which is considered the holiest place in Judaism, was constructed in Jerusalem, and the Ark of the Covenant was placed in an inner sanctuary covered in gold.