8270 holiness, as set apart for God
Dictionary of Bible Themes

Believers are holy, in that they are called to be set apart from the world as God's own people. Likewise certain days and articles are holy because they are set apart for God alone.

Deuteronomy 7:6

Believers are called to be a holy people, set apart for God

See also

The nation of Israel

Exodus 19:5-6
Leviticus 20:26
Deuteronomy 26:18-19
1 Chronicles 23:13

See also

The priests

Leviticus 21:5-8
Numbers 6:1-8

The Nazirites

Luke 1:70
Acts 3:21

The apostles and prophets

Ephesians 3:5
2 Peter 3:2
Ephesians 1:4
1 Peter 1:15-16

Christians

See also

1 Corinthians 1:2
Colossians 3:12
2 Timothy 1:9
1 Peter 2:9
Leviticus 20:7-8

Consecration sets apart for holiness

See also

God's people are consecrated

Exodus 19:10-11,14-15
Leviticus 11:44-45
Joshua 3:5; 7:13
1 Samuel 16:5
Exodus 30:30

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Priests are consecrated for divine service

Exodus 40:12-15
1 Samuel 7:1
1 Chronicles 15:14
2 Chronicles 23:6; 29:5; 35:3
Exodus 40:9-11

See also

Articles are consecrated for divine use

Exodus 29:36-37; 30:25-29
Leviticus 23:1-3

Days and occasions set apart for God

See also

The Sabbath

Genesis 2:3
Exodus 16:23-25; 20:11
Leviticus 23:4-8
Numbers 28:16,25

The Passover

Leviticus 23:15-16,21
Numbers 28:26

The Feast of Weeks

Leviticus 23:23-25
Numbers 29:1

The Feast of Trumpets

Nehemiah 8:2,9-11
Leviticus 23:26-28,32
Numbers 29:7

The Day of Atonement

Leviticus 23:33-36
Numbers 29:12

The Feast of Tabernacles

Leviticus 25:1-5

The sabbath year

Leviticus 25:8-12

The Year of Jubilee

Exodus 3:5

Places identified with the presence of God are made holy

Joshua 5:15

Holy ground

Exodus 19:18-23
2 Peter 1:18

Holy mountains

Exodus 29:42-44; 40:9

The tabernacle

1 Kings 9:3

The temple

See also

1 Kings 8:10-13

pp 2Ch 7:16

Ezekiel 42:14,20
Matthew 24:15
Acts 6:13; 21:28
Joel 3:17
Zechariah 2:12

Jerusalem and the holy land

Matthew 4:5; 27:53
Exodus 29:32-33

Things associated with worship are holy

1 Samuel 21:3-6

Bread

Matthew 12:3-4

pp Mk 2:25-26

Exodus 30:34-38

pp Lk 6:3-4

Perfume

Leviticus 6:24-29

See also

Ritual offerings

Leviticus 6:17; 7:1,6; 10:12-13,16-18
Leviticus 27:9,14,20-23,28

Offerings dedicated with a vow

Leviticus 27:30-33

Tithes

Exodus 13:2,11-12
Luke 2:22-23

The firstborn

See also

4272 sky
5156 hand
7140 people of God
7400 New Year, the
7413 priesthood, OT
7428 Sabbath
7459 tabernacle, in OT
7530 foreigners
7748 overseers
7766 priests
8218 consecration
8324 purity
Dictionary of Bible Themes
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