Do not profane my holy name, for I must be acknowledged as holy by the Israelites. I am the Lord, who makes you holy. The profaning of the holy name — through improper offerings, improper priestly conduct, or any violation of the covenant's holiness requirements — is the ultimate concern of the entire Levitical system. The covenant community acknowledges the holy God as holy through the worship that the chapters have prescribed. I am the Lord, who makes you holy grounds the holiness-acknowledgment in the divine act: the God who makes the community holy is the God the community acknowledges as holy through proper worship.

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