This verse shows the miraculous power of angels and their superlative
ability to act upon the physical realm. They carried the Ark of the Covenant
in front of Saul's army and the relics which the family of Moses and Aaron
left behind. Angels were carrying the Ark of the Covenant because it was
very important for humanity. It contained one of the heavenly Books, the
Torah, in its original form. When God ordered Moses to write the Torah, He
said: "O Moses! you have to write it on tablets of gold." When Moses asked
where he would find such a metal, God sent him the Archangel Gabriel and
ninety-nine other angels. Each one represented an attribute of God and
they taught Moses one hundred and twenty-four thousand words. With every
word
Moses was elevated to a higher level. At every level Moses saw light coming
to him from the Divine Presence and dressing him, until he reached a state
of purity similar to the transparency of crystal water. This caused every
on-looker at Moses to see nothing but light. At that moment, Gabriel
ordered the ninety-nine angels to adorn him with the attributes and powers
that each was carrying. Moses wore a veil to cover the intense light which
emanated from him and caused others to faint if they looked at him. Then
Gabriel poured into Moses' heart the heavenly knowledge meant to be consigned
in the tablets. He taught him the chemistry of gold. Moses in turn taught
his sister one-third of this chemistry, Joshua another third, and Saul the
last third. Then he wrote the Torah on the gold he manufactured. All the
while the angels stood by him and taught him how to write and adorn that
heavenly book. Then God created a four-winged angel and ordered him to
keep company with Moses and be the guardian of the Ark.
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