Exploring Leviticus: Holy/Qodesh

Join us as we discuss one of the hardest words in the Bible to define: Holy. Many of us think we know what that means, but the truth is that the Biblical authors thought very differently about it than we usually do. ERRATA: The cited lines of Leviticus 6 includes all 3 forms of holy, not just qodesh: “The sin offering (hattat) is “most holy” (qodesh qodesh essentially - 6944) and must be slaughtered before the Lord at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered. The priest who offers it as a sin offering will eat it. It is to be eaten in a holy (qadosh - 6918) place. . . Anything that touches its flesh will “become holy” (qadash - phrase - 6942), and if any of its blood spatters on a garment, then you must wash that garment in a holy (qadosh - 6918) place.” Leviticus 6:25-27 Key words: Qodesh (Strong's Hebrew 6944) Qadash (Strong's Hebrew 6942) Qadosh (Strong’s Hebrew 6918) Hagios (Strong's Greek 40) Passages Referenced: Exodus 3:5 Leviticus 6:25-27 ‭‭Leviticus‬ ‭20‬:‭26‬ ‭CSB‬‬ Genesis 2:3 Leviticus 19:2 1 John 3:3 Ephesians 1:1 1 Corinthians 1:1-2 Daniel 4:17 2 Corinthians 2:7 John 6:53-56 Matthew 26:26-28