“Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the Lord, which sanctify you, am holy.”
Regard them as holy, because they offer up the food of your God. Consider them holy, because I the Lord am holy — I who make you holy. The community is commanded to regard the priests as holy — the holiness of the priestly office is recognized not only by the priests but by the community they serve. The I who make you holy grounds the priestly holiness in the divine act: the priests are holy because God makes them holy, not because of their own achievement. The same divine sanctification that makes the community holy makes the priests holy — and the community that regards its priests as holy honors the God who made them so.
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Carlos RiveraNote2mo agoHoly Before Others
The priests must be holy to God because they offer food to the Lord. Their conduct in daily life reflects on their sacred function. They can't be ordinary humans pursuing ordinary lives while also ser...
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Markus BauerNote1mo agoThe Priest Is Holy
You shall treat the priest as holy, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I the Lord, who sanctify you, am holy.
The priest isn't holy because of personal virtue - it's a ...
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