|Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary| 25:10-22 The ark was a
chest, overlaid with gold, in which the two tables of the law
were to be kept. These tables are called the testimony; God in
them testified his will. This law was a testimony to the
Israelites, to direct them in their duty, and would be a
testimony against them, if they transgressed. This ark was
placed in the holy of holies; the blood of the sacrifices was
sprinkled, and the incense burned, before it, by the high
priest; and above it appeared the visible glory, which was the
symbol of the Divine presence. This was a type of Christ in his
sinless nature, which saw no corruption, in personal union with
his Divine nature, atoning for our sins against it, by his
death. The cherubim of gold looked one towards another, and both
looked downward toward the ark. It denotes the angels'
attendance on the Redeemer, their readiness to do his will,
their presence in the assemblies of saints, and their desire to
look into the mysteries of the gospel. It was covere