The tablets of the covenant were placed inside the ark as the most precious thing that Israel was given. They were the source of all spiritual knowledge and truth… they were the gift of God to Israel, and from Israel to the rest of the world. They served and still serve very specific purpose in the lives of men and women everywhere… and it is worth our time to understand just what is so special about those old stone tablets. The covenant, the law, the revelation that binds us all to Him.