Stones in the Bible in general represent truths, or things we know concerning the Lord and what He wants from us and for us in life. This is why the people of Israel built altars of stone, and is also why stoning was a principal form of capital punishment (using truth to destroy falsity, or in the negative sense using falsity to destroy truth). It is also why precious stones are described in such detail on Aaron's breastplate and ephod, and also in the New Jerusalem in Revelation; precious stones represent true ideas directly from the Lord with the various colors showing various forms of love. Stones are not alone in representing truth, of course -- it sometimes seems that almost everything in the Bible represents either true ideas or desires for good. But that makes sense, since our thoughts and our desires together are everything we are in life, and the interplay between them is what life is all about. The many ways they are represented in the Bible reflect the incredible variety in our feelings and thoughts, though we can only distantly understand how those representations work. In the case of stones, in their weight, strength and permanence they tend to represent true ideas that come from a desire for good, the understanding we can have if we are truly good and loving -- and in the highest sense the exalted ideas that come from the Lord's love. Those ideas are ones that are not easily moved or changed, and make wonderful foundations for the things we want to build in our spiritual lives.

284. 關於十誡律法的頒佈,神聖及其能力等內容, 參見以下章節:耶和華在火中降臨西乃山, 於是山冒煙震動, 電閃雷鳴, 有密雲, 角聲甚大(出埃及記19:16-18;申命記4:11; 5:22-26)。

在耶和華降臨之前三天, 百姓要預備好, 要自潔(出埃及記19:10-11, 15)。西乃山四圍定界限, 除了摩西, 任何人擅到山腳會被殺, 甚至祭司們也不可接近(出埃及記19:12-13, 20-23; 24:1-2)。誡命從西乃山頒佈(出埃及記20:2-17;申命記5:6-21)。

十誡被刻寫在兩塊石版上, 是上帝用指頭寫的(出埃及記31:18; 32:15-16;申命記9:10)。當摩西第二次攜帶石版下山時, 他的臉面發光, 以至與人說話時用帕子遮臉(出埃及記34:29-35)。

刻寫律法的石版被放進約櫃中(出埃及記25:16; 40:20;申命記10:5;列王記上8:9)。施恩座置於約櫃上, 其上有金子製成的基路伯(出埃及記25:17-21)。約櫃, 連同施恩座與基路伯,被放進會幕, 構成會幕的最首要,因而至內在之部分。金子鑲包的台(其上擺放陳設餅), 金香爐, 還有其上有燈盞的金燈檯, 構成會幕的外部。用撚的細麻和藍色,紫色,朱紅色線製造的十幅幔子構成會幕的最外表部分(Exodus 25:1-40; Exodus 26:1-37; 40:17-28)。

約櫃所在之處被稱為至聖所(出埃及記26:33)。全以色列民按各自支派圍繞著會幕安營, 跟隨會幕按次序出發(Numbers 2:1-34)。那些時候, 日間雲柱, 夜間火柱, 引領前行(出埃及記40:38;Numbers 9:15-16-23; 14:14;申命記1:33)。耶和華在施恩座上二基路伯之間與摩西說話(出埃及記25:22;民數記7:89)。

並且, 因為十誡在約櫃之中, 約櫃曾被稱為"耶和華"。當約櫃被抬起往前行時, 摩西就說:"耶和華啊, (求禰)興起！"當約櫃停住時, 摩西就說:"耶和華啊, (求禰)回來！"(民數記10:35-36;撒母耳記下6:2;詩篇132:7-8)。正因此十誡律法之聖, 除獻祭和燒香之外, 不准亞倫進到幔子之後(利未記16:2-14及以後內容)。因為主的能力顯於約櫃裡的十誡中, 約旦河水被分開; 當約櫃停在河中時, 百姓能行幹地過河(Joshua 3:1-17; 4:5-20)。當約櫃被抬著圍繞耶利哥城時, 城牆倒塌(約書亞記6:1-20)。非利士人的神明大袞, 先是在約櫃之前僕倒, 後來被發現其頭手斷裂在廟宇門檻之上(撒母耳記上 5章)。因為約櫃, 伯示麥數千居民被擊殺(撒母耳記上 5-6)。

烏撒因擅自觸摸約櫃而死(撒母耳記下6:7)。大衛獻祭歡天喜地迎接約櫃進錫安(撒母耳記下6:1-19)。之後, 所羅門迎接約櫃進耶路撒冷聖殿, 為約櫃預備了內殿(; 8:3-9)。