The Two Givens of Holiness

At the heart of the word holy is the idea of distinct or set apart or different. For Israel for example it meant being different by reflecting the very different God that Yahweh had revealed himself to be compared to the other gods. And so there are two givens of holiness which I want to talk about. It's all about these realities. If you read Leviticus 19, which we're not going to read the whole chapter. But I think if you read it you would be surprised to see that to be a holy representation of God that is set apart instrument to representgod. That is the task of being a priest.