The City of Shiloh
After Joshua conquered the Land of Israel, the Ark of the Covenant was placed in the village of Shiloh. Located in the area settled by the tribes of Benjamin and Ephraim, Shiloh became known as the “place of the Lord’s Tabernacle.” It was to Shiloh that the Israelites brought their sacrifices. It was at Shiloh that the priest Eli promised that Hannah would bear a son. That son, Samuel, became a prophet who dedicated himself to the Lord and served the Tabernacle in Shiloh.
Joshua 18:1 The children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh
Archaeological excavations were carried out and findings of great significance were found: elaborate mosaics, a testimony of settlement and an unprecedented mosaic inscription in Greek referring to the site as the “Village of Shiloh.” The excavations conducted by Danish archeologists in 1926 and 1929 have shown that the site was inhabited also in the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Arab periods.
Jesus, Shiloh and The Ark of the Covenant
Exodus 25:18 And thou shalt make two angels of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
John 20:12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
Genesis 49:10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
“The sceptre shall not depart from Judah”
Jesus is the Lion of Judah – Revelation 5:5
But unto the Son a sceptre of righteousness – Hebrews 1:8
“Judah is my law giver” – Psalm 108
Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
