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May 20, 2022
How to Be Holy
Because our God is holy we are supposed to also be holy. But what does that really mean? If you think it means to be more religious you are wrong. The biblical term for holy means to be “set apart” for a purpose. Israel was to be “set apart” from all the nations around them and be His people. They were to be different and reflect the holy God they belonged to. Are you willing to be different and instead of being conformed to this world, be transformed into His image?
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How to Be Holy (Out of Zion Episode #111)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Because our God is holy, we are supposed to also be holy.
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But what does that really mean?
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If you think it means to be more religious, well, you're wrong.
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And if you feel like you're always falling short of attaining holiness, then stay tuned.
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And welcome to this week's Shabbat Shalom devotional when I try to just share a little
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inspiration and bring a little peace to the end of your very busy week.
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So in the middle of the Torah, God tells the Israelites through Moses, quote, you shall
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be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
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Well, what does this phrase mean?
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The command can hardly mean that Israel must be as morally upright or righteous as God
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in heaven.
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And in modern English, the usage of the term has come to be one of about ethics and morality.
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But the biblical meaning of holy is to be set apart or separated.
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So Genesis 2, 2 says that God blessed the Sabbath the seventh day and rested on it and
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made it holy.
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That is, he separated the seventh day from the other six days and made it different.
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He set it apart unto himself.
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So holy did not mean to be perfect or sinless because God knew that the Israelites, that
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they were going to fail.
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And so he gave them a sacrificial way to make atonement for their sins.
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He knew they would transgress the commandments and he gave them a safety net to stay in fellowship
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with him.
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So obviously, the word holy didn't mean that they were going to be righteous and sinless.
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It does mean to be separate, though.
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Israel was to be set apart from all the other nations around them.
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They were to be his people.
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They were to worship their God only.
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And the sign of their covenant was to observe the one day of rest each week.
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Doing this would make them different from everyone else.
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So are you willing to be different from the world around you?
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Are you willing to let God tell you what is important and how to live?
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Are you trying to blend in and be accepted?
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Maybe you're looking for fame and many followers on social media.
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Different is not bad.
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In fact, it's a beautiful thing.
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And in the biblical meaning of the word, it is the defining element of the relationship
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to God.
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He is holy.
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He is different.
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He is set apart.
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And therefore, we are in relationship with him and we are also holy.
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We are set apart.
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We are separated from all the rest to be his people and to reflect his image.
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So with that, I want to wish you a Shabbat Shalom.
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Because our God is holy, we are supposed to also be holy.
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00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:08,620
But what does that really mean?
3
00:00:08,620 --> 00:00:12,520
If you think it means to be more religious, well, you're wrong.
4
00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:19,240
And if you feel like you're always falling short of attaining holiness, then stay tuned.
5
00:00:19,240 --> 00:00:23,760
And welcome to this week's Shabbat Shalom devotional when I try to just share a little
6
00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:29,360
inspiration and bring a little peace to the end of your very busy week.
7
00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:36,640
So in the middle of the Torah, God tells the Israelites through Moses, quote, you shall
8
00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:40,960
be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
9
00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:43,680
Well, what does this phrase mean?
10
00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:50,080
The command can hardly mean that Israel must be as morally upright or righteous as God
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00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:51,920
in heaven.
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00:00:51,920 --> 00:01:01,480
And in modern English, the usage of the term has come to be one of about ethics and morality.
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00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:08,780
But the biblical meaning of holy is to be set apart or separated.
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00:01:08,780 --> 00:01:16,220
So Genesis 2, 2 says that God blessed the Sabbath the seventh day and rested on it and
15
00:01:16,220 --> 00:01:18,000
made it holy.
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00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:23,920
That is, he separated the seventh day from the other six days and made it different.
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He set it apart unto himself.
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00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:34,960
So holy did not mean to be perfect or sinless because God knew that the Israelites, that
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00:01:34,960 --> 00:01:37,240
they were going to fail.
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00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:43,240
And so he gave them a sacrificial way to make atonement for their sins.
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00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:49,240
He knew they would transgress the commandments and he gave them a safety net to stay in fellowship
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with him.
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00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:58,420
So obviously, the word holy didn't mean that they were going to be righteous and sinless.
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00:01:58,420 --> 00:02:02,800
It does mean to be separate, though.
25
00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:08,160
Israel was to be set apart from all the other nations around them.
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00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:10,480
They were to be his people.
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00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,120
They were to worship their God only.
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And the sign of their covenant was to observe the one day of rest each week.
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Doing this would make them different from everyone else.
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00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:29,480
So are you willing to be different from the world around you?
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Are you willing to let God tell you what is important and how to live?
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Are you trying to blend in and be accepted?
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Maybe you're looking for fame and many followers on social media.
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Different is not bad.
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In fact, it's a beautiful thing.
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And in the biblical meaning of the word, it is the defining element of the relationship
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to God.
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He is holy.
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He is different.
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He is set apart.
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And therefore, we are in relationship with him and we are also holy.
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We are set apart.
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We are separated from all the rest to be his people and to reflect his image.
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So with that, I want to wish you a Shabbat Shalom.
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