Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
Therefore
General references
Bible References
Holy
Leviticus 21:8
You are to consider him holy since he presents the food of your God. He will be holy to you because I, Yahweh who sets you apart, am holy.
Leviticus 10:3
So Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when He said:
I will show My holiness
to those who are near Me,
and I will reveal My glory
before all the people.”
But Aaron remained silent.
to those who are near Me,
and I will reveal My glory
before all the people.”
But Aaron remained silent.
Exodus 28:36
“You are to make a pure gold medallion and engrave it, like the engraving of a seal:
HOLY TO THE LORD.
HOLY TO THE LORD.
Exodus 29:44
I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar; I will also consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests.
Ezra 8:28
Then I said to them, “You are holy to the Lord, and the articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the Lord God of your fathers.
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood,
a holy nation, a people for His possession,
so that you may proclaim the praises
of the One who called you out of darkness
into His marvelous light.
a holy nation,
so that you may proclaim the praises
of the One who called you out of darkness
into His marvelous light.
Profane
Leviticus 18:21
“You are not to make any of your children pass through the fire to Molech. Do not profane the name of your God; I am Yahweh.
Leviticus 19:12
You must not swear falsely by My name, profaning the name of your God; I am Yahweh.
Malachi 1:6
“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me? says Yahweh of Hosts to you priests, who despise My name.”
Yet you ask: “How have we despised Your name?”
Yet you ask: “How have we despised Your name?”
Bread
Leviticus 3:11
Then the priest will burn the food on the altar, as a fire offering to the Lord.
Ezekiel 44:7
When you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in both heart and flesh, to occupy My sanctuary, you defiled My temple while you offered My food—the fat and the blood. You broke My covenant by all your detestable practices.
Malachi 1:7
“By presenting defiled food on My altar.”
You ask: “How have we defiled You?”
When you say: “The Lord’s table is contemptible.”
You ask: “How have we defiled You?”
When you say: “The Lord’s table is contemptible.”
Therefore
Isaiah 52:11 Leave, leave, go out from there!
Do not touch anything unclean;
go out from her, purify yourselves,
you who carry the vessels of the Lord.
Do not touch anything unclean;
go out from her, purify yourselves,
you who carry the vessels of the Lord.
General references
Ezekiel 44:25
A priest may not come near a dead person so that he becomes defiled. However, he may defile himself for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister.