Hello brother Jeffrey,<\/p>\n
I have a question\u00a0for you.\u00a0Biblically speaking what is consecration? I noticed that this word had multiple definitions.<\/p>\n\t
The Hebrew word\u00a0qadhash<\/em> means “to be holy.” Thus, it refers to things or people dedicated to God or set apart for use in service to God.<\/p>\n “Sanctify<\/strong> to Me every firstborn, the first offspring of every womb among the sons of Israel, both of man and beast; it belongs to Me<\/em>” (Exodus 13:2).<\/p>\n “You shall speak to all the skillful persons whom I have endowed with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron’s garments to consecrate<\/strong> him, that he may minister as priest to Me<\/em>” (Exodus 28:3).<\/p>\n “King David also dedicated<\/strong> these to the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated<\/strong> from all the nations which he had subdued<\/em>” (II Samuel 8:11).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n It can also be used for events that God set in motion and, thus, are dedicated to God’s purpose or prepared by God to accomplish a task of His. “For I will set apart<\/strong> destroyers against you, each with his weapons; and they will cut down your choicest cedars and throw them on the fire<\/em>” (Jeremiah 22:7).<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: Hello brother Jeffrey, I have a question\u00a0for you.\u00a0Biblically speaking what is consecration? I noticed that this word had multiple definitions. Answer: The Hebrew word\u00a0qadhash means “to be holy.” Thus, it refers to things or people dedicated to God or set apart for use in service to God. “Sanctify to Me every firstborn, the first…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[1061,1026,781],"class_list":["post-49949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-anointing","tag-holy","tag-sanctification"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24226,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/was-there-a-ritual-that-a-levite-had-to-go-through-before-becoming-a-high-priest\/","url_meta":{"origin":49949,"position":0},"title":"Was there a ritual that a Levite had to go through before becoming a high priest?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 9, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Was there a ritual (cleansing, education, ceremony, etc.) that a Levite must go through before he became the high priest? 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Hamilton Text: Psalm 99 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Near the end of his life Joshua told the people of Israel - Joshua 24:14-24 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0After their declaration to serve God, it seems strange for Joshua to tell them that they are unable to serve because He is holy. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What is it about\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":70291,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-a-preacher-pray-over-oil-and-sanctify-it\/","url_meta":{"origin":49949,"position":3},"title":"Can a preacher pray over oil and sanctify it?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 11, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Is it scriptural to have a minister pray over olive oil today, and when someone uses it, they act like you have used something sacred? 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