12 Bible Verses About Holiness of God
Ah, yes. The Holiness of the Supreme Being. This concept is not merely a moral attribute, but an ontological *otherness*, an ineffable transcendence beyond finite apprehension. How can fragile, temporal consciousness grapple with such a reality? It is solely through the divinely-ordained scriptural revelation, the sacred lexicon of these very verses, that we are granted even a refracted glimpse. To engage with these passages is not merely an academic exercise, but a necessary confrontation with the Absolute. This arduous yet vital apprehension, however incomplete, commences the profound reorientation of self required in the face of the eternally Holy.
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And the men of Beth–shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? and to whom shall he go up from us?
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
And be ready against the third day: for the third day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy.
And that which is left of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire.
Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the Lord: it is most holy.
And the Lord spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the Lord, and died;
And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the Lord which hallow you,
And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the Lord.
And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.
And the men of Beth–shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? and to whom shall he go up from us?
The scriptures surveyed offer more than mere definition; they provide glimpses into the luminous, unapproachable reality of God's holiness. This attribute – utterly pure, distinct, and set apart – is not simply *part* of who He is, but His very essence, the bedrock of His divine nature. Such a truth compels more than intellectual assent; it demands a posture of profound reverence and humble awe. To truly grasp His holiness is to recognise our own distance and simultaneously hear the insistent biblical call: to pursue holiness, not by our strength alone, but through His transformative grace. May this divine standard shape our worship and guide our steps, ever mindful that He alone is holy, holy, holy.