Holy, Wholly Holy: Dedicated to God
In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory. And the posts of the door were shaken at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. Isaiah 6:1-4
Dedication Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts (Isaiah 6:3) Holy, wholly holy, as the LORD of hosts
Sanctify 6942. qadash vdq qadash a primitive root; to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally):-- appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), X wholly.
Exodus 28:36-37 And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.
Deuteronomy 7:6-8 For you are a holy people unto the LORD your God: the LORD your God has chosen you to be a special people unto Himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. The LORD did not set His love upon you, nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people; for you were the fewest of all people: But because the LORD loved you, and because He would keep the oath which He had sworn unto your fathers, has the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Exodus 8:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let My people go, that they may serve Me.
2 Samuel 8:10b-11...Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze: Which also king David did dedicate [qadash] unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated [qadash] of all nations which he subdued
1. To set apart and consecrate to a divine Being, or to a sacred purpose; to devote to a sacred use, by a solemn act, or by religious ceremonies; as, to dedicate vessels, treasures, a temple, an altar, or a church, to God or to a religious use. Vessels of silver, of gold, and of brass, which king David did dedicate to the Lord. 2 Sam. viii. Dedicate Noah Webster, Dictionary of American English (1828)
Dedicate 2. To appropriate solemnly to any person or purpose; to give wholly or chiefly to. The ministers of the gospel dedicate themselves, their time and their studies, to the service of Christ. A soldier dedicates himself to the profession of arms. DEDICATE, a. Consecrated; devoted; appropriated. Noah Webster, Dictionary of American English (1828)
DEVOTION, n. 1. The state of being dedicated, consecrated, or solemnly set apart for a particular purpose. 2. A solemn attention to the Supreme Being in worship; a yielding of the heart and affections to God, with reverence, faith and piety, in religious duties, particularly in prayer and meditation; devoutness. 3. External worship; acts of religion; performance of religious duties. As I passed by and beheld your devotions. Acts 17.
Dedication 6944. vdq qodesh ko'-desh from 6942; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity:-- consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (X most) holy (X day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated [qodesh]; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD. 1 Kings 7:51
Dedication 2596. Knx chanak a primitive root; properly, to narrow (compare 2614); figuratively, to initiate or discipline:--dedicate, train up. 2614. qnx chanaq khaw-nak' a primitive root (compare 2596); to be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope):--hang self, strangle.
Train up [chanak] a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) Luke 2:21-23
1 Samuel 1:11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no rasor come upon his head.
1 Samuel 1:21-22 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.
1 Samuel 1:23-25 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him. And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young. And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
1 Samuel 1:26-28 And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD. For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him: Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.
Judges 11:30-31 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.
Judges 11:34-36 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back. And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.
Judges 11:37-40 And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows. And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel, That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.
Dedication 2598. hknx chanukkah from 2596; initiation, i.e. consecration:--dedicating(-tion).
Chanukkah 2 Chronicles 7:9 And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication [chanukkah] of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
The Temple of God Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. 1 Corinthians 3:16-17
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirt which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
Christ died once to defeat sin, and now He lives for the glory of God. So you should consider yourselves dead to sin and able to live for the glory of God through Christ Jesus. Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to its lustful desires. Do not let any part of your body become a tool of wickedness, to be used for sinning. Instead, give yourselves completely to God since you have been given new life. And use your whole body as a tool to do what is right for the glory of God. Romans 6:9-13
For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom He paid was not mere gold or silver. He paid for you with the precious lifeblood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. 1 Peter 1:18-19
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans 12:1-2
I won't let sadness steal you from my arms I won't let pain keep you from my heart I'll trade the fear of all that I could lose For every moment I share with you You're gonna have all of me You're gonna have all of me 'Cause you're worth every fallen tear You're worth facing any fear You're gonna know all my love Even if it's not enough Enough to mend our broken hearts But giving you all of me Is where I'll start Matt Hammit All of Me
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 2 Corinthians 7:1
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Hebrews 12:14
Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ-- as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance, but just as He who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior; because it is written, "You shall be holy; for I am holy." 1 Peter 1:13-16
Luke 1:68-75 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, For He has visited and worked redemption for His people; And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David (As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets who have been from of old), Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us; To show mercy towards our fathers, To remember His holy covenant, The oath which He spoke to Abraham, our father, to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.
Abstain from all appearance of evil. And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is He that calls you, Who also will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:22-24
Jesus is Lord! HAPPY SABBATH DAY! KEEP IT HOLY! HAPPY SABBATH DAY! KEEP IT WHOLLY! HAPPY SABBATH DAY! KEEP IT HOLY! HAPPY SABBATH DAY!