Overlay it with pure gold, both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. Pure gold inside and out: the entire surface of the ark — every side, every surface, inside the cavity and outside the walls — is overlaid with pure gold. The inside overlay is never seen by human eyes once the ark is constructed; it is covered for God's sight, not human admiration. The gold molding around the top edge is both decorative and structural, completing the most sacred object in Israel's worship with the most precious material available. The care applied to surfaces no human will see reflects the theological principle that God sees what humans cannot — excellence in God's service is not contingent on human observation.

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